Domino's Pizza Tops on Higher Sales - Analyst Blog
04 Agosto 2011 - 12:00PM
Zacks
Domino's Pizza
Inc. (DPZ) reported second quarter 2011 earnings of 40
cents per share, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4
cents and the year-ago quarter's adjusted earnings by 7 cents.
The upbeat result was attributable
to higher international royalty revenues, international expansion
and lower interest expense.
Inside the Headline
Numbers
Total revenue increased 6.2% year
over year to $384.9 million, comfortably surpassing the Zacks
Consensus Estimate of $374.0 million. The growth was mainly driven
by higher international and domestic same-store sales and expansion
in the international market, partially offset by lower revenues due
to the sale of 26 company-owned stores to a franchisee in the last
quarter.
During the quarter, the company’s
overall domestic same-store sales jumped 4.8% with company-owned
units and franchises rising 5.3% and 4.8%, respectively, due to
unit growth and higher traffic. The company had witnessed 8.8%
domestic same-store sales growth in the year-ago quarter.
Same-store sales grew 7.4% in the
international market. Global retail sales were up 14.5% or 9.6%
excluding foreign currency impact, while international stores
recorded a robust 25.6% growth and domestic stores spiked 5.0%.
The company’s operating margin
expanded 110 basis points (bps) to 28.8% in the reported quarter,
as cost of sales declined by the same magnitude to 71.2%.
Store Count
During the second quarter, Domino’s
opened 13 and closed 28 domestic franchise stores, bringing down
the total store count to 4,467.
At quarter end, the company had 427
company-owned restaurants in the domestic market. The company
opened 88 stores and closed 16 in the international market. The
company currently operates 4,542 international stores.
Domino’s Pizza remains optimistic
on its international operations both in terms of sales and store
growth. In this context, the company remains committed to opening
10,000 stores worldwide.
Financials
At quarter end, Domino’s Pizza had
cash and cash equivalents of $78.6 million with long-term debt of
$1,450.9 million.
During the quarter, the company
repurchased and retired 1.7 million shares for $41.4 million.
Our Take
With the economy showing signs of
improvement, we believe Domino’s will be able to maintain improved
earnings momentum. Domino’s Pizza’s store level economics are
strong and are driving store growth.
Moreover, the company’s growth
model does not involve substantial investments as it utilizes the
master franchise. Management expects to implement promotional
activities and improve execution in its corporate and franchise
stores. We expect estimates to go up in the coming days based on
better-than-expected second quarter results. The Zacks Consensus
Estimates for 2011 and 2012 are pegged at $1.62 and $1.84,
respectively.
One of Domino’s primary
competitors, Brinker International Inc. (EAT) will
reports its fourth quarter results on August 11, 2011.
Domino’s holds a Zacks #1 Rank,
implying a short-term Strong Buy rating. We also reiterate our
long-term Outperform recommendation on the stock.
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