Potbelly Corporation Provides Preliminary Second Fiscal Quarter 2014 Results and Business Update
Preliminary, Unaudited Second Fiscal Quarter 2014 Results
For the second fiscal quarter 2014 ended
Lewis continued, "We have three main drivers of profit growth: comparable store sales, operational productivity and profitable new unit development. Two of the three continue to deliver expected results. The obvious opportunity for us is to regain comparable store sales momentum. Our neighborhood marketing approach will continue to be our primary focus in the near-term, but we will also take additional steps to drive comparable store sales growth. We have been encouraged by the strong customer reception and trial for our new Flats offering and believe we can continue to build this platform over time. Additionally, we intend to vigorously test a number of new marketing, menu and operational tactics during the second half of the year. We plan on discussing these initiatives in more detail on our upcoming second quarter conference call next month.
Our new unit growth and development pipeline remains robust and over time we will develop at least one thousand domestic shops. In the second quarter, we opened seven company-operated shops and one franchise shop and we continue to be pleased with the performance of our latest class of shops. We expect to achieve new unit openings for the fiscal year in line with our previously disclosed guidance of 40-48 total new shop openings.
While the first half of the year has been difficult, we remain confident in our people, our great brand and the long-term fundamentals of our business and believe we are taking the appropriate steps to address our known sales opportunities."
Revised 2014 Outlook
Based on the preliminary results for its second fiscal quarter, management has revised its financial outlook for fiscal 2014. The following outlook is based on current business trends and expectations for the remainder of the fiscal year:
- 40-48 total new shop openings, with the remaining units more heavily weighted in the fourth quarter;
- Flat to negative low single-digit comparable store sales;
- An effective tax rate that is not expected to exceed approximately 39.5%; and
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Adjusted net income attributable to
Potbelly Corporation per diluted share of approximately$0.18 to$0.21 .
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast to discuss the complete second fiscal quarter unaudited financial results on August 5th at
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Alternatively, the conference call will be available via webcast at www.potbelly.com on the "Investor Relations" webpage. For those unable to participate, an audio replay will be available from
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Management uses adjusted net income to convey supplemental information to investors regarding the Company's performance excluding the impact of certain non-cash charges, costs associated with our IPO and other special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters, are expected in future quarters and in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter.
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