Dunkin' Brands Sales Growth Hurt by Sale of Company-Owned Stores
July 21 2016 - 8:50AM
Dow Jones News
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. reported slower-than-expected sales
growth as the owner of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins continues
to sell its company-owned stores.
"We anticipate that by the end of the year, we will have fewer
than five company-owned stores remaining," said Paul Carbone, chief
financial officer. "While the sale of these stores impacts our
revenue growth, we do not anticipate that there will be a material
impact to our profits."
Dunkin' Brands said it now expects revenue for the year to rise
between 3% and 5%, compared with its previous forecast for growth
between 4% and 6%.
Chief Executive Nigel Travis said the company's plan to drive
sales growth at its established Dunkin' Donuts U.S. stores, known
as comparable-store sales, is still in its early phases and has yet
to make an impact on sales. Comparable-store sales rose 0.5% in the
second quarter at U.S. Dunkin' Donuts locations and 0.6% at U.S.
Baskin-Robbins stores, down from growth of 2.8% and 4.1%,
respectively, in the year-ago quarter.
Overall, Dunkin' Brands posted a profit of $49.6 million, or 54
cents a share, up from year-ago earnings of $42.3 million, or 44
cents a share. Per-share earnings were boosted by a decrease in
shares outstanding from ongoing share repurchases.
On an adjusted basis—excluding tax adjustments, litigation and
other items—the company reported per-share earnings of 57 cents a
share, above the 56 cents expected by analysts and 50 cents
reported in the year-ago quarter.
Sales rose 2.3% to $216.3 million, due to increased royalty
income and a rise in revenue associated with Dunkin' K-Cup pod
licensing. The increases were offset by a decrease in sales at
company-operated restaurants and in ice cream and other
products.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected revenue of
$220 million.
Systemwide sales, which include franchisee-operated restaurants,
rose 3.8% to $2.77 billion.
Dunkin' Brands's stock has fallen 15% over the past three
months. Shares were flat premarket at $47.07.
Write to Brittney Laryea at brittney.laryea@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 21, 2016 08:35 ET (12:35 GMT)
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