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SweetGreen · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sweetgreen's Q3 2024 performance was driven by menu innovation and operational execution, resulting in revenue growth and improved profitability.

Sweetgreen reported a strong third quarter with a 13% increase in total revenue, driven by a 6% increase in same-store sales. The company's restaurant-level profit margin improved to 20.2%, and adjusted EBITDA increased to $6.8 million. Sweetgreen is raising its fiscal year 2024 guidance.

  • Total revenue increased by 13% to $173.4 million compared to the prior year period.
  • Same-store sales increased by 6%, driven by positive traffic and mix.
  • Restaurant-level profit margin improved to 20.2%, a more than 100 basis point increase from the third quarter of 2023.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased to $6.8 million, up from $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$173M

Previous: $153M+13.0%
EPS

-$0.18

Previous: -$0.22+18.2%
Net New Openings

5

Previous: 15-66.7%
Same-Store Sales Change

5.6%

Previous: 4.0%+40.0%
Total Digital Revenue %

55.1%

Previous: 58.0%-5.0%
Owned Digital Revenue %

29.2%

Previous: 37.0%-21.1%
Restaurant-Level Profit Margin

20.1%

Previous: 19.0%+5.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$57.7M

Previous: -$74.9M+22.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$78.6M

Previous: -$99.9M+21.4%
Net Income

-$20.8M

Previous: -$25.1M+16.9%
Operating Income

-$21.2M

Previous: -$26.5M+20.1%
Gross Profit

-$138M

Previous: $29.1M-575.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$9.69M

Previous: $11.5M-15.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Sweetgreen · Revenue · Quarterly

$173M

Q3 2024+13%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Sweetgreen is updating its financial guidance for fiscal year 2024 to reflect the strength of its first three quarters.

Tailwinds

  • 24-26 Net New Restaurant Openings
  • Revenue ranging from $675 million to $680 million
  • Same-Store Sales Change between 6-7%
  • Restaurant-Level Profit Margin of 19.5%-20%
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $18 million to $20 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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 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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