earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
GEN Restaurant Group Q1 revenue up 16% to $50.8M; net income falls to $3.7M; same-store sales down 1.8%
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.11
revenue$50,760,000
- Revenue $50.8M (+16% YoY); operating income $108K, net income $3.7M vs $4.5M prior year.
- Comparable restaurant sales down 1.8% YoY; costs rose from wage hikes in CA and new store pre-opening expenses of $1.9M.
- Bought out 50% partner in GKBH Restaurant LLC in February; now owns 100% of 40 locations; gain of $3.4M.
- Opened 2 new locations in Q1 (Seattle, Dallas) and 1 in April (Jacksonville); launched Premium Menu at $20 extra.
- Adjusted EBITDA $6.4M (12.5% of rev) vs $5.8M (13.3%); cash $28.1M.