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Mar 31, 2020

Noodles & Co Q1 2020 Earnings Report

Noodles & Company's financial performance declined due to COVID-19 impact and refranchising.

Key Takeaways

Noodles & Company reported an 8.8% decrease in total revenue to $100.3 million, driven by a 7.2% decrease in system-wide comparable restaurant sales due to COVID-19 mandated dining room closures and refranchising. The company strengthened off-premise capabilities and saw digital sales grow by 44.2%. Net loss was $5.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share.

Total revenue decreased by 8.8% to $100.3 million due to COVID-19 and refranchising.

System-wide comparable restaurant sales decreased by 7.2%, but showed 5.5% growth in the first ten weeks of the year.

Digital sales increased by 44.2%, accounting for 31.0% of total sales.

Net loss was $5.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share.

Total Revenue
$100M
Previous year: $110M
-8.8%
EPS
-$0.09
Previous year: -$0.03
+200.0%
System-wide comparable sales
-7.2%
Previous year: 3%
-340.0%
Gross Profit
$12.2M
Previous year: $18.2M
-33.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$50.5M
Previous year: $1.8M
+2707.2%
Free Cash Flow
-$4.58M
Previous year: -$4.05M
+13.0%
Total Assets
$414M
Previous year: $385M
+7.7%

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Forward Guidance

Noodles & Company withdrew its financial guidance on March 16, 2020, and does not have any further updates on its fiscal year 2020 expectations.

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