Share Repurchases
The Company repurchased 2.4 million shares for $45.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company has not repurchased any shares in the first
quarter of 2024 as of the date of this release. As of February 15, approximately $310.0 million remains available under the Companys existing share repurchase authorization that expires in February 2027.
Company Announces Investments to Drive Accelerated Global Growth
The Company announced today investments that are expected to accelerate global growth, deliver significant restaurant margin expansion, and drive long-term
shareholder value. The Company plans to invest:
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Approximately $55 million in incremental breakfast advertising in the U.S. and Canada split evenly over the
next two years; |
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Approximately $15 million, primarily in 2024, to support digital growth through mobile app enhancements and
a step change in personalized marketing capabilities; |
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Approximately $30 million to support a rollout of digital menu boards to all U.S. Company-operated
restaurants by the end of 2025 and digital menu board enhancements for the global system over the next two years. |
2024 Outlook
This release includes forward-looking projections for certain non-GAAP financial measures, including
systemwide sales, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow. The Company excludes certain expenses and benefits from adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow, such as the impact from our advertising
funds, including the net change in the restricted operating assets and liabilities and any excess or deficit of advertising fund revenues over advertising fund expenses, impairment of long-lived assets, reorganization and realignment costs, system
optimization gains, net, amortization of cloud computing arrangements, gain on early extinguishment of debt, net, and the timing and resolution of certain tax matters. Due to the uncertainty and variability of the nature and amount of those expenses
and benefits, the Company is unable without unreasonable effort to provide projections of net income, earnings per share or net cash provided by operating activities, or a reconciliation of those projected measures.
During 2024 the Company Expects:
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Global systemwide sales growth: 5 to 6 percent |
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Adjusted EBITDA: $535 to $545 million |
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Adjusted earnings per share: $0.98 to $1.02 |
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Cash flows from operations: $370 to $390 million |
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Capital expenditures: $90 to $100 million |
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Free cash flow: $280 to $290 million |
Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Today, February 15
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, February 15 at 8:30 a.m. ET, with a simultaneous webcast from the Companys Investor Relations
website at www.irwendys.com. The related presentation materials will also be available on the Companys Investor Relations website. The live conference call will be available by telephone at (844)
200-6205 for domestic callers and (929) 526-1599 for international callers, both using event ID 796998. An archived webcast and presentation materials will be available
on the Companys Investor Relations website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 (the Reform Act). Generally, forward-looking statements include the words may, believes, plans, expects, anticipates, intends, estimate,
goal, upcoming, outlook, guidance or the negation thereof, or similar expressions. In addition, all statements that address future operating, financial or business performance, strategies or
initiatives, future efficiencies or savings, anticipated costs or charges, future capitalization, anticipated impacts of recent or pending investments or transactions and statements expressing general views about future results or brand health are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act. Forward-looking statements are based on the Companys expectations at the time such statements are made, speak only as of the dates they are made and
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