NYSE$PLNT

Planet Fitness Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Planet Fitness's Q3 2023 performance reflected growth in revenue, membership, and store count.

Planet Fitness reported a 13.6% increase in total revenue to $277.6 million, driven by an 8.4% increase in system-wide same-store sales and the opening of 26 new stores. The company ended the quarter with over 18.5 million members. Net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. was $39.1 million, or $0.46 per diluted share.

  • Total revenue increased by 13.6% to $277.6 million.
  • System-wide same store sales increased by 8.4%.
  • Net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. was $39.1 million, or $0.46 per diluted share.
  • Opened 26 new Planet Fitness stores, bringing the total to 2,498.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$278M

Previous: $244M+13.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.59

Previous: $0.42+40.5%
System-wide Same Club Sales Growth

8.4%

Previous: 8.2%+2.4%
Adjusted EBITDA

$112M

Previous: $93.9M+19.2%
New Clubs Opened

26

Previous: 29-10.3%
Total Members

18.5M

Previous: 16.6M+11.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$84.6M

Previous: -$65.1M-29.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$45.5M

Previous: -$38.2M-19.0%
Net Income

$39.1M

Previous: $26.9M+45.4%
Operating Income

$72.4M

Previous: $61.9M+16.8%
Gross Profit

$224M

Previous: $196M+14.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$309M

Previous: $404M-23.6%
Total Assets

$2.94B

Previous: $2.85B+3.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Planet Fitness · Revenue · Quarterly

$278M

Q3 2023+13.6%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Planet Fitness · $278M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Corporate-Owned Clubs
    $113M+11.7%
  • Franchise Segment
    $98.2M+21.7%
  • Equipment Segment
    $66.1M+6.1%

Forward guidance

For the year ending December 31, 2023, the Company is updating or reiterating the following expectations as compared to the Company’s 2022 results, which assumes there are no material new supply chain disruptions

Tailwinds

  • New equipment placements of between approximately 130 and 140 in franchisee-owned locations
  • System-wide new store openings of between approximately 150 and 160 locations
  • System-wide same store sales in the high single-digit percentage range
  • Revenue to increase approximately 14%
  • Adjusted EBITDA to increase approximately 18%

Headwinds

  • Net interest expense to be in the low $70 million range
  • Capital expenditures to increase approximately 40%
  • Depreciation and amortization to increase in the high-teens percentage range

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 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+1.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.4%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

24 / 43 earnings

Positive

+18.0%

Q3 2018

Best reaction

-32.5%

Q1 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-32.5%-22.7%-20.8%
Q4 2025-7.6%-9.5%-16.9%
Q3 2025+12.6%+15.4%+21.1%
Q1 2025-4.7%-7.8%+3.8%
Q4 2024-9.2%-6.7%-0.1%
Q3 2024+12.6%+11.9%+18.0%
Q2 2024+5.2%+9.8%+13.5%
Q1 2024+5.0%+6.4%+10.1%
Q4 2023-3.3%-3.6%-9.0%
Q3 2023+11.6%+16.3%+23.3%
Q2 2023-7.2%-7.2%-6.9%
Q1 2023-14.7%-13.8%-21.9%
Q4 2022+1.9%+2.5%-5.9%
Q3 2022+11.3%+15.5%+24.4%
Q2 2022-4.9%-5.4%-13.9%
Q1 2022+1.5%+5.2%+2.1%
Q4 2021-4.0%-4.8%-4.6%
Q3 2021+15.9%+14.4%-2.4%
Q2 2021-0.7%-0.7%+1.9%
Q1 2021-5.2%-5.2%-7.4%
Q4 2020-0.3%+6.7%-0.5%
Q3 2020+1.1%+9.9%+13.0%
Q2 2020-1.5%+0.4%+20.7%
Q1 2020+5.2%+4.8%+28.0%
Q4 2019-10.1%-19.9%-37.8%
Q3 2019+11.2%+13.8%+21.0%
Q2 2019-3.3%-1.3%-12.8%
Q1 2019-3.6%-1.6%+1.4%
Q4 2018+3.1%+7.8%+19.9%
Q3 2018+18.0%+16.8%+19.4%
Q2 2018+7.6%+9.1%+4.3%
Q1 2018-6.7%-2.3%+3.3%
Q4 2017+9.2%+9.7%+12.0%
Q3 2017+12.1%+12.4%+20.5%
Q2 2017+8.3%+4.6%+7.3%
Q1 2017-1.3%+0.6%+6.1%
Q4 2016-1.6%-1.6%-10.4%
Q3 2016+9.6%+8.3%+10.4%
Q2 2016+10.9%+9.7%-0.3%
Q1 2016+3.6%
Q4 2015+6.1%
Q3 2015+6.2%
Q2 2015+2.0%
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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