New York, February 26, 2015 -- Moody's Investors Service said today that Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.'s (Ba3/positive) strong financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending January 31, 2015 are a credit positive. The company reported a strong 8.5% same store sales growth in the fourth quarter driven by both traffic and higher average ticket. For the fiscal year 2014 the company reported industry leading 9.9% same store sales growth. The company's operating margin of 6.7% for fiscal year 2014 demonstrated a 100 basis point improvement compared to fiscal 2013 despite price investments. The strong operating performance of Sprouts demonstrates that organic, natural and specialty product offerings of the company offered at a lower price point than competitors continue to resonate with consumers.

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