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SweetGreen · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sweetgreen's financial performance in Q1 2024 demonstrated substantial year-over-year growth and improved profitability.

Sweetgreen reported a strong first quarter in 2024, with a 26% increase in total revenue to $157.9 million. The company's Restaurant-Level Profit Margin expanded by 400 basis points to 18%, and it achieved positive Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 million. Sweetgreen is updating its financial guidance for fiscal year 2024 to reflect the strength of the first quarter.

  • Total revenue increased by 26% to $157.9 million compared to the prior year.
  • Same-Store Sales Change was 5%, consistent with the prior year period.
  • Restaurant-Level Profit Margin expanded by 400 basis points to 18%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was positive at $0.1 million, compared to $(6.7) million in the prior year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$158M

Previous: $125M+26.2%
EPS

-$0.23

Previous: -$0.30+23.3%
Net New Openings

6

Previous: 9-33.3%
Same-Store Sales Change

5.0%

Previous: 5.0%+0.0%
Total Digital Revenue %

58.9%

Previous: 61.0%-3.4%
Owned Digital Revenue %

32.8%

Previous: 39.0%-15.9%
Restaurant-Level Profit Margin

18.1%

Previous: 14.0%+29.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$13.4M

Previous: -$30.9M+56.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$39.5M

Previous: -$64.5M+38.8%
Net Income

-$26.1M

Previous: -$33.7M+22.6%
Operating Income

-$26.9M

Previous: -$35.3M+23.8%
Gross Profit

-$129M

Previous: $16.9M-863.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$9.63M

Previous: $14.3M-32.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Sweetgreen · Revenue · Quarterly

$158M

Q1 2024+26.2%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Sweetgreen provided financial guidance for fiscal year 2024, reflecting the strength of the first quarter.

Tailwinds

  • Net New Restaurant Openings: 23-27
  • Revenue: $660 million to $675 million
  • Same-Store Sales Change: 4-6%
  • Restaurant-Level Profit Margin: 18.5%-20%
  • Adjusted EBITDA: $10 million to $19 million

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

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

9 / 21 earnings

Positive

+35.7%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-22.2%

Q1 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.3%-5.4%+7.7%
Q4 2025-9.8%-9.9%-23.5%
Q3 2025-7.4%-14.1%+7.0%
Q1 2025-16.0%-14.0%-22.7%
Q4 2024+0.0%-7.2%+10.3%
Q3 2024-4.7%-9.0%+1.0%
Q2 2024+35.6%+33.5%+7.9%
Q1 2024+35.7%+37.5%+39.0%
Q4 2023+31.9%+43.8%+103.7%
Q3 2023-6.8%-5.6%-4.6%
Q2 2023-14.1%-12.0%-15.3%
Q1 2023+16.7%+16.4%+27.5%
Q4 2020-1.6%-10.6%-33.4%
Q4 2022-1.6%-10.6%-33.4%
Q3 2021-12.4%-15.7%-39.0%
Q3 2022-20.2%-13.4%-36.3%
Q2 2021+8.0%+20.4%+20.1%
Q2 2022+3.5%+12.6%+10.6%
Q1 2021-22.2%-32.3%-33.8%
Q1 2022-15.5%-27.2%-38.6%
Q4 2021+11.2%+24.2%+31.8%
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020
Q4 2019
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019
Q4 2018

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