NASDAQ$BLMN

Bloomin Brands Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Bloomin' Brands' Q1 2024 financial results were announced, with sales and profit meeting expectations, driven by strengthened sales trends throughout the quarter.

Bloomin' Brands reported a solid start to the year with sales and profit meeting expectations in Q1 2024. Diluted EPS was reported at $(0.96), while adjusted diluted EPS was $0.70. The company retired $83.6 million of convertible notes during the quarter. Total revenues were $1,195.3 million, a decrease of 4.0% compared to Q1 2023.

  • Q1 2024 diluted EPS was $(0.96), and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.70.
  • The company retired $83.6M of convertible notes.
  • Total revenues decreased by 4.0% to $1,195.3 million.
  • Comparable restaurant sales in the U.S. decreased by 1.6%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.2B

Previous: $1.24B-4.0%
EPS

-$0.96

Previous: $0.98-198.0%
U.S. Comparable Sales Growth

-1.6%

Previous: 5.1%-131.4%
Outback U.S. Comp Sales

-1.2%

No prior period
Carrabba's U.S. Comp Sales

0.4%

No prior period
Bonefish U.S. Comp Sales

-4.9%

No prior period
Fleming's U.S. Comp Sales

-2.0%

No prior period
U.S. Traffic Growth

-4.3%

Previous: -0.7%-514.3%
U.S. Avg Check Growth

2.7%

Previous: 5.8%-53.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$64.9M

Previous: -$64.4M-0.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$149M

Previous: $26.9M-653.0%
Net Income

-$83.9M

Previous: $91.3M-191.9%
Operating Income

$77.1M

Previous: $121M-36.1%
Gross Profit

$837M

Previous: $861M-2.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$132M

Previous: $94.4M+39.4%
Total Assets

$3.39B

Previous: $3.23B+5.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.45M

Previous: $2.9M-15.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Bloomin' Brands · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.2B

Q1 2024-4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 14 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Bloomin' Brands · $1.08B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Restaurant sales
    $1.06B+2.3%
  • Franchise and other
    $15.4M+0.2%

Forward guidance

Bloomin' Brands updated its expectations for selected 2024 and Q2 2024 financial operating results.

Tailwinds

  • Reaffirming full-year financial guidance as previously communicated in the February 23, 2024 earnings release.
  • Commodity inflation is expected to be 2% to 3% for 2024.
  • Adjusted effective tax rate is expected to be 14% to 16% for 2024.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share are expected to be $2.51 to $2.66 for 2024.
  • U.S. comparable restaurant sales are expected to be flat to 1.5% for Q2 2024.

Headwinds

  • GAAP effective tax rate is expected to be 29% to 31% for 2024, up from the prior outlook of 14% to 16%.
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be $0.79 to $0.94 for 2024, down from the prior outlook of $2.27 to $2.46.
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be $0.53 to $0.58 for Q2 2024.
  • The decrease in Total revenues was primarily due to lower comparable restaurant sales including the impact of the one-week shift in the fiscal calendar
  • GAAP operating income margin decreased from Q1 2023 primarily due to a decrease in restaurant-level operating margin

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.2%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

35 / 60 earnings

Positive

+17.3%

Q3 2014

Best reaction

-19.3%

Q2 2014

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.1%+2.3%-10.5%
Q4 2025-2.9%+7.7%-10.4%
Q3 2025+5.1%-7.1%-2.0%
Q1 2025-8.4%+11.1%-4.4%
Q4 2024-16.8%-29.1%-37.7%
Q3 2024-18.0%-19.2%-23.2%
Q2 2024-7.3%-14.5%-7.4%
Q1 2024-4.3%-7.7%-19.4%
Q4 2023+4.8%+4.1%+2.7%
Q3 2023-1.9%-3.4%+2.1%
Q2 2023-5.4%-6.9%+4.4%
Q1 2023+4.7%+4.4%+5.4%
Q4 2022+10.5%+12.9%+2.4%
Q3 2022+6.5%+2.9%+1.2%
Q2 2022+3.6%+7.5%+8.1%
Q1 2022+4.9%+4.3%-2.0%
Q4 2021+8.6%+6.6%-3.0%
Q3 2021-5.1%-2.3%-17.1%
Q2 2021+1.1%+1.5%+9.8%
Q1 2021+9.7%+7.2%+2.6%
Q4 2020+10.5%+13.7%+26.3%
Q3 2020-14.1%-20.8%-3.7%
Q2 2020+7.5%+10.8%+13.8%
Q1 2020+15.5%-7.2%+38.9%
Q4 2019+7.0%+8.9%-72.6%
Q3 2019+10.6%+9.9%+7.4%
Q2 2019-3.8%-5.1%+1.2%
Q1 2019+4.6%+0.3%-6.4%
Q4 2018+12.2%+10.1%+5.9%
Q3 2018+8.0%+11.1%+10.5%
Q2 2018-1.1%-7.3%-1.1%
Q1 2018+2.7%+4.4%-8.9%
Q4 2017+9.5%+6.5%+8.2%
Q3 2017-2.1%-2.1%+23.9%
Q2 2017-11.7%-16.1%-16.3%
Q1 2017+6.3%+10.6%+3.1%
Q4 2016+5.1%-0.2%+3.9%
Q3 2016+2.2%+1.1%+16.2%
Q2 2016-5.2%-5.3%+1.4%
Q1 2016+9.9%
Q4 2015-9.5%
Q3 2015-2.4%
Q2 2015+0.8%
Q1 2015-7.0%
Q4 2014-0.2%
Q1 2012+2.3%
Q3 2014+17.3%
Q2 2014-19.3%
Q1 2014+0.8%
Q4 2013-1.8%
Q3 2013-4.1%
Q2 2013+6.3%
Q1 2013-3.6%
Q4 2010+2.1%
Q1 2011+2.1%
Q4 2012-5.9%
Q3 2012+10.0%
Q2 2011+7.1%
Q4 2011+7.1%
Q2 2012+6.8%
Q3 2011

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