[January 22, 2013] Shares of Susser Holdings Rank the Lowest in Terms of Operating Margin in the Food Retail Industry (SUSS, KR, VLGEA, CASY, RDK) Tweet Jan 22, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Food Retail industry with the lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Susser Holdings ranks lowest with a an operating margin of 1.8%. Following is Kroger with a an operating margin of 2.7%. Village Super Market ranks third lowest with a an operating margin of 2.9%. Casey's General Stores follows with a an operating margin of 3.2%, and Ruddick rounds out the bottom five with a an operating margin of 3.5%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Kroger on September 6th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $22.82. Since that recommendation, shares of Kroger have risen 18.7%. We continue to monitor Kroger for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]