Domino's Pizza(r) Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results.

ANN ARBOR, Mich: Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world, announced results for the third quarter of 2023. Global retail sales grew 4.9% in the third quarter of 2023, excluding the positive impact of foreign currency, and grew 5.1% in the third quarter of 2023, excluding the positive impact of foreign currency and the closure of the Russia market. Without adjusting for the impact of foreign currency, but excluding the closure of the Russia market, global retail sales grew 5.3% in the third quarter of 2023.

U.S. same store sales declined 0.6% during the third quarter of 2023. International same store sales (excluding foreign currency impact) grew 3.3% during the third quarter of 2023. Diluted EPS for the third quarter of 2023 was $4.18, an increase of 49.8% over the prior year quarter.

The Company had third quarter global net store decline of 8 stores, comprised of 27 net U.S. store openings and 35 net international store closures. The Company had 218 gross store openings and 226 gross store closures during the third quarter of 2023. Global and international net store decline reflects the closure of the remaining 143 net Domino's stores in Russia. Excluding the impact of the closure of the Russia market, the Company had third quarter global net store growth of 135 stores, comprised of 27 net U.S. store openings and 108 net international store openings.

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company's master franchisee that owned and operated Domino's Pizza(r) stores in Russia announced its intent to file for bankruptcy with respect to the stores in that market, and, as a result, the Company has excluded the impact of the Russia market from its fiscal 2023 statistical measures, including net store growth, global retail sales growth and global retail sales growth, excluding foreign currency impact. The Company has not received any royalties and fees from the operations of the Russia market subsequent to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. For additional details, refer to the Russia Market Update and Comments on Regulation G sections included below.

Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2023, on October 10, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $1.21 per share quarterly dividend on its outstanding common stock for shareholders of record as of December 15, 2023, to be paid on December 29, 2023.

The Company will host its Investor Day on December 7, 2023 at the Company's headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

"We continue to execute on our initiatives to drive sustainable growth in the U.S.," said Russell Weiner, Domino's Chief Executive Officer. "Our 'Summer of Service' initiative and the hard work of our franchisees and team members have brought delivery times back to pre-pandemic levels. Domino's Rewards is engaging more customers, and our integration with Uber's marketplace is on track. We are ready and excited to deliver the incremental orders both programs will bring in 2024 and beyond."

Third Quarter Highlights (Unaudited):

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Third

Quarter of

2023

Third

Quarter of

2022

Three Fiscal

Quarters of

2023

Three Fiscal

Quarters of

2022

Net income

$

147,676

$

100,504

$

361,826

$

293,961

Weighted average diluted shares

35,357,043

36,062,316

35,516,434

36,265,918

Diluted EPS

$

4.18

$

2.79

$

10.19

$

8.11

Revenues decreased $41.2 million, or 3.9%, in the third quarter of 2023 as compared to the third quarter of 2022, primarily due to lower supply chain revenues and lower U.S. Company-owned store revenues. The decline in supply chain revenues was attributable to a decrease in the Company's market basket pricing to stores, as well as lower order volumes. The Company's market basket pricing to stores decreased 1.7% during the third quarter of 2023 as compared to the third quarter of 2022. U.S. Company-owned store revenues decreased as a result of the refranchising of 114 U.S. Company-owned stores in Arizona and Utah in the fourth quarter of 2022 (the "2022 Store Sale"); however, this decrease was partially offset by higher U.S. Company-owned same store sales. Higher global franchise royalty revenues resulting from global retail sales growth (excluding foreign currency impact) partially offset the decrease in revenues in the third quarter of 2023. U.S. franchise royalties and fees increased primarily due to an increase in fees paid by U.S. franchisees for the use of the Company's technology platforms, as well as U.S. retail sales growth attributable to the impact of the 2022 Store Sale, and, to a lesser extent, net store growth. International franchise royalties and fees also increased due to...