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SweetGreen · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sweetgreen's Q2 2023 performance reflected a commitment to balancing growth and profitability.

Sweetgreen reported a 22% increase in total revenue to $152.5 million, achieved a restaurant level margin of over 20%, and reached Adjusted EBITDA profitability of $3.3 million.

  • Total revenue increased by 22% to $152.5 million compared to the prior year period.
  • Same-Store Sales Change was 3%, compared to 16% in the prior year period.
  • Restaurant-Level Profit was $31.1 million, with a Restaurant-Level Profit Margin of 20%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $3.3 million, a significant improvement from $(7.8) million in the prior year period.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$153M

Previous: $125M+22.1%
EPS (adj)

-$0.20

Previous: -$0.36+44.4%
Net New Openings

10

Previous: 8+25.0%
Same-Store Sales Change

3.0%

Previous: 16.0%-81.3%
Total Digital Revenue %

59.0%

Previous: 62.0%-4.8%
Owned Digital Revenue %

37.0%

Previous: 40.0%-7.5%
Restaurant-Level Profit Margin

20.0%

Previous: 18.0%+11.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$55.8M

Previous: -$46.6M-19.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$83M

Previous: -$86.7M+4.2%
Net Income

-$27.3M

Previous: -$40M+31.9%
Operating Income

-$31.2M

Previous: -$42.2M+26.0%
Gross Profit

$31.1M

Previous: $23M+34.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$280M

Previous: $407M-31.1%
Total Assets

$887M

Previous: $727M+22.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$14.4M

Previous: $23.2M-37.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Sweetgreen · Revenue · Quarterly

$153M

Q2 2023+22.1%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Sweetgreen updated its fiscal year 2023 guidance to reflect a higher Restaurant-Level Profit Margin and a lower Adjusted EBITDA loss.

Tailwinds

  • 30-35 Net New Restaurant openings
  • Revenue ranging from $575 million to $595 million
  • Same-Store Sales between 2% and 6%
  • Restaurant-Level Profit Margin between 16% and 18%
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $(10) million and $(0) 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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

+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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