Domino’s Pizza Has Displayed A Strong Start To 2024, Says Analyst
TD Cowen analyst Andrew Charles reiterated a Buy rating on the shares of Domino’s Pizza Inc (NYSE:DPZ) with a price target of $550. The company reported first-quarter FY24 sales growth of 6% year-on-year to $1.085 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.079 billion. EPS of $3.58 beat the consensus estimate of $3.42. The analyst attributes the EPS beat primarily to 110 basis points of better supply chain margin vs the Cowen model ($0.20), lower interest expense ($0.05), and lower income tax ($0.16). DPC Dash (Domino’s China) investment losses from fair value adjustments weighed on the first-quarter EPS by $0.53 relative to the analyst’s $0.50 estimate. U.S. same store sales of 5.6% exceeded the analyst’s expectations, aided by positive order counts for both delivery & carry-out orders, said the analyst. Order count growth was observed across all income cohorts in a challenged restaurant spending atmosphere for lower income consumers. DPZ ended first-quarter with […]
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