NASDAQ$KRUS

Kura Sushi USA Inc · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Kura Sushi's financial performance improved in Q1 2025, marked by increased total sales and positive comparable restaurant sales.

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. reported a strong start to fiscal year 2025 with increased total sales, positive comparable restaurant sales, and improved profitability. The company opened six new restaurants and reiterated its full-year guidance.

  • Total sales increased to $64.5 million, up from $51.5 million in the first quarter of 2024.
  • Comparable restaurant sales rose by 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
  • Operating loss decreased to $1.5 million, compared to a $2.8 million loss in the first quarter of 2024.
  • Net loss was $1.0 million, or $(0.08) per diluted share, an improvement from the $2.0 million loss, or $(0.18) per diluted share, in the prior year's quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$64.5M

Previous: $51.5M+25.2%
EPS (adj)

-$0.08

Previous: -$0.18+55.6%
Comparable restaurant sales

1.8%

No prior period
Restaurant-level operating profit

$11.7M

No prior period
Restaurant-level operating profit margin

18.2%

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$3.57M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA margin

5.5%

No prior period
Operating loss margin

-2.3%

No prior period
Restaurants at end of period

70

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$11.6M

Previous: -$9.4M-23.0%
Net Income

-$1M

Previous: -$2.05M+51.1%
Operating Income

-$1.5M

Previous: -$2.84M+47.2%
Gross Profit

$45.8M

Previous: $5.87M+679.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.13M

Previous: $1.01M+11.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Kura Sushi · Revenue · Quarterly

$64.5M

Q1 2025+25.2%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company reiterates the following annual guidance for the full fiscal year of 2025.

Tailwinds

  • Total sales between $275 million and $279 million.
  • 14 new restaurants, maintaining an annual unit growth rate above 20%.
  • Average net capital expenditures per unit of approximately $2.5 million.
  • General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales to be approximately 13.5%.
  • Company is excited for another banner year

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+2.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+10.2%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

16 / 31 earnings

Positive

+43.4%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-22.4%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026
Q2 2026-17.8%-18.5%
Q1 2026+16.8%+29.5%+42.5%
Q4 2025-11.3%-13.0%-1.4%
Q3 2025+1.7%+12.5%+6.4%
Q2 2025+31.6%+25.2%+47.7%
Q1 2025-12.5%-15.0%-30.0%
Q4 2024-4.9%-7.7%+6.8%
Q3 2024-20.8%-11.6%-6.4%
Q2 2024+5.7%+11.1%+1.7%
Q1 2024+19.1%+30.5%+32.7%
Q4 2023-10.6%-16.3%-3.8%
Q3 2023+14.3%+19.5%+5.7%
Q2 2023-14.9%-16.5%-0.8%
Q1 2023-20.6%+2.0%+23.1%
Q4 2022+3.0%+1.1%-2.1%
Q3 2022+43.4%+45.6%+68.4%
Q2 2022-5.6%-6.2%-23.9%
Q1 2022-22.4%-18.3%-36.7%
Q4 2021+36.2%+45.3%+29.5%
Q3 2021+24.4%+32.9%+18.8%
Q2 2021+3.6%+3.0%+10.1%
Q1 2021+10.7%+19.5%+34.0%
Q4 2018+5.9%+10.5%+16.5%
Q4 2020-8.3%-5.6%+7.1%
Q3 2020+4.8%+1.4%+0.5%
Q2 2019-0.7%-12.2%+11.2%
Q2 2020-0.7%-12.2%+11.2%
Q1 2019-3.9%-2.7%-9.2%
Q1 2020-8.0%-12.9%-17.9%
Q3 2019+3.2%+12.1%+31.6%
Q4 2019+3.2%+12.1%+31.6%
Q3 2018

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