National Beverage announces commencement of stock buyback

National Beverage (FIZZ) announced that it had begun open market purchases of its common stock and will release further details at an appropriate time. The purchases were made pursuant to the company’s previously announced share buyback program. “Our Company remains fundamentally strong and continues to generate superior cash flows. Geopolitical headwinds, including the current government shutdown, funding of the SNAP program, tariffs and the reduced purchasing by consumers, have impacted the entire consumer retail and beverage sector,” stated a company spokesperson. “We believe these headwinds are temporary. Innovation has long been and will continue to be our keystone. National Beverage Corp. has the wherewithal to pursue a wide range of opportunities to improve shareholder returns. Our fortress balance sheet and cash flow enable the exercise of capital deployment opportunities which others may be unable to complete in the current marketplace. Accordingly, we believe current trading prices do not accurately reflect the underlying value of the Company… Our long-term objectives remain to grow volume and revenue to expand our healthy consumer franchises and deliver shareholder value. We remain bullish on the economic future of the United States and the prospects for our Company.”