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To: Ccube who wrote (76647)	12/10/2024 7:39:08 AM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78476

Re: United Nat Foods (UNFI) - Pre-market27.00+2.32 (+9.40%) United Natural Foods, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Performance (comparisons to first quarter fiscal 2024) Net sales increased 4.2% to $7.9 billion Net loss of $21 million; Loss per diluted share (EPS) of $(0.35) Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 14.5% to $134 million Adjusted EPS(1) increased to $0.16 Recent Financial and Operational Summary *Raising full-year outlook for all financial metrics other than capital spending* Improvement initiatives and lean management routines drove 14.5% Adjusted EBITDA growth and $170 million improvement in free cash flow(1) compared to the prior year quarter Continuing to execute upon recently announced multi-year strategy Value creation initiatives led to new business gains with existing customers Revamped commercial go-to-market strategy continuing to be rolled out Significant network optimization progress across distribution network Announced pending closure of Ft. Wayne DC; completed Bismarck and Billings DC closures Moved natural volumes from York to larger, soon-to-be automated Manchester DC Created incremental efficiencies through further organizational streamlining Company continues to see improvements across several metrics especially net sales. FCF still Negative BUT improving Free Cash Flow – During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, free cash flow was $(159) million compared to $(328) million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Free cash flow for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 reflects net cash used in operating activities of $110 million less payments for capital expenditures of $49 million. Free cash flow in the quarter was lowered by the strategic reduction in the company’s accounts receivable monetization facility of $69 million.

To: Ccube who wrote (76647)	12/10/2024 10:03:17 AM
From: E_K_S	Respond to of 78476

RE: UNFI +25% on earnings We kissed the SMA(200) at $31, so peeled off 15% of my shares but will hold to see if this can run to $40 - $43. Company raised guidance for FY 2025. Hopefully the turn around is now leveraged for growth. Got some of my shares earlier this year 4/2024 at $9.10/share and still hold 60% of my shares from buys in 2/2020 at $6.55/share. FCF still negative but getting better every quarter.

To: Ccube who wrote (76647)	2/13/2025 10:44:48 AM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78476

RE: United Nat Foods (UNFI) 33.25 +1.28 (+4.00%) Palantir Technologies Inc Cl A (PLTR) 117.07 Totally missed PLTR as I sold my share way too early at $16/share. However, still hold all my UNFI w/ buys in Q3 2004 & long holds from 02/2020. Continues to be a reversion to the mean play w/ my price target at/near $41/share. The value proposition for both of these are 'rich'; UNFI Forward PE 41x & PLTR at 363x. It's hard to apply value metrics but at least for UNFI you have a 14 year history, so reversion to the mean thinking does help. I have found that the market can run a lot longer than one expects, so always good to keep a few shares on the back burner and let them run. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Re: Manitowoc Company (MTW) 11.81 +2.04 (+20.88%) had good earnings! (Note: an idea from Richard at Speculating In Take Over Targets) A small cap w/ only $343 million market cap; 12.6x Forward PE Manitowoc Inc. is a leading provider of engineered lifting solutions, including lattice-boom cranes, tower cranes, mobile telescopic cranes and boom trucks. The company has 3 reportable units, the Americas segment, EURAF segment, and MEAP segment. The Americas operating segment includes N. America and S. America. The EURAF operating segment includes Europe and Africa. The MEAP operating segment includes Asia and Australia and the Middle East region. It designs, manufactures, markets, sells and supports one of the most comprehensive product lines of mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes and boom trucks. The company's crane products are principally marketed under the Manitowoc, Grove, Potain and National Crane brands. It supports customers like dealers, rental companies, contractors and government entities, across the petrochemical, industrial, commercial construction, power and utilities, infrastructure and residential construction end markets; with financing and leasing options. The Manitowoc Company Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results; Provides Full-Year 2025 Guidance Fourth-Quarter 2024 Highlights Net sales of $596.0 million Net income of $56.7 million; Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $34.9 million Net cash provided by operating activities of $110.8 million, free cash flows(1) of $99.5 million Full-Year 2024 Highlights Net sales of $2,178.0 million Non-new machine sales of $629.1 million, an increase of $16.5 million year-over-year Net income of $55.8 million; Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $128.4 million Still holding Buys from 2022; & 13 new buys through out 2024 & 2025 as I built a 0.06% portfolio position. SMA(200) weekly is $14.85/share and 10 year reversion to mean may/could be $30/share. MTW manufactures Cranes and construction equipment so if cyclical. They also have Foreign Divisions so may/could be impacted by tariffs.