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Noodles & Co · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Noodles & Company's financial performance declined due to COVID-19 impact and refranchising.

Noodles & Company reported an 8.8% decrease in total revenue to $100.3 million, driven by a 7.2% decrease in system-wide comparable restaurant sales due to COVID-19 mandated dining room closures and refranchising. The company strengthened off-premise capabilities and saw digital sales grow by 44.2%. Net loss was $5.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share.

  • Total revenue decreased by 8.8% to $100.3 million due to COVID-19 and refranchising.
  • System-wide comparable restaurant sales decreased by 7.2%, but showed 5.5% growth in the first ten weeks of the year.
  • Digital sales increased by 44.2%, accounting for 31.0% of total sales.
  • Net loss was $5.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$100M

Previous: $110M-8.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.09

Previous: -$0.03-200.0%
System-wide Comparable Sales

-7.2%

Previous: 3.0%-340.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.92M

Previous: -$4.16M+5.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$9.75M

Previous: -$6.02M-62.2%
Net Income

-$5.84M

Previous: -$1.85M-215.2%
Operating Income

-$4.85M

Previous: -$1.09M-345.3%
Gross Profit

-$16.3M

Previous: $112K-14643.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$50.5M

Previous: $1.8M+2707.2%
Total Assets

$414M

Previous: $385M+7.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$159K

Previous: $726K-78.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Noodles & Co · Revenue · Quarterly

$100M

Q1 2020-8.8%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Noodles & Co · $100M total across 2 segments · Q1 2020

  • Restaurant Revenue
    $98.7M
  • Franchising Royalties and Fees
    $1.63M

Forward guidance

Noodles & Company withdrew its financial guidance on March 16, 2020, and does not have any further updates on its fiscal year 2020 expectations.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

-2.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

36%

18 / 50 earnings

Positive

+20.9%

Q1 2018

Best reaction

-28.8%

Q4 2014

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2027+1.2%+7.7%
Q3 2025+13.6%+15.2%+48.5%
Q1 2025-15.8%-13.9%-20.8%
Q4 2025+13.6%-3.2%-10.4%
Q3 2024-14.4%-23.7%-46.6%
Q2 2024-13.7%-0.6%-13.0%
Q1 2024+20.8%+19.1%+10.7%
Q4 2023-10.8%-20.3%-38.2%
Q3 2023+12.7%+19.1%+50.0%
Q2 2023-3.5%-3.9%-16.9%
Q1 2023-18.8%-20.1%-29.2%
Q3 2022-6.0%+5.7%-7.0%
Q2 2022+12.6%+18.1%+10.3%
Q1 2022+14.9%+20.2%+34.2%
Q4 2021-16.8%-20.9%-32.3%
Q3 2021-3.5%-2.8%-15.8%
Q2 2021+4.6%+2.6%+3.1%
Q1 2021+14.3%+13.8%+22.2%
Q4 2020-1.4%+16.4%+11.2%
Q3 2020-14.4%-20.4%+1.4%
Q2 2020+6.3%+14.9%+10.6%
Q1 2020-4.0%+4.7%+45.1%
Q4 2019-0.1%-4.0%-37.1%
Q3 2019+6.2%+16.7%+8.8%
Q2 2019-6.4%-11.4%-21.5%
Q1 2019+14.2%+9.2%-4.3%
Q4 2018-15.3%-11.3%-12.6%
Q3 2018-24.3%-23.0%-25.7%
Q2 2018-2.5%-0.8%-7.0%
Q1 2018+20.9%+32.4%+27.7%
Q4 2017+7.8%+18.0%+15.6%
Q3 2017+2.3%+9.3%+9.3%
Q2 2017-6.3%-5.0%+21.2%
Q1 2017-2.7%-14.5%-26.5%
Q4 2016+6.6%-5.3%+51.3%
Q3 2016-8.8%-14.3%-8.8%
Q2 2016-5.8%-7.9%-11.2%
Q1 2016-2.6%
Q4 2015-2.4%
Q3 2015-13.2%
Q2 2015-19.2%
Q1 2015-17.3%
Q4 2014-28.8%
Q3 2014+15.9%
Q2 2014-16.5%
Q1 2014-10.3%
Q4 2012-0.8%
Q4 2013+5.4%
Q3 2013-11.7%
Q2 2013-8.3%
Q1 2013
Q3 2012
Q2 2012
Q1 2012

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