earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
First Watch reports Q4 same-restaurant sales up 5.0%; FY traffic rises 0.2%
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
2023-FY EPS reported
$0.41
revenue$891,551,000
- Q4 same-restaurant sales growth of 5.0% vs prior year; FY same-restaurant sales up 7.6%.
- Q4 same-restaurant traffic declined 1.3% YoY, but FY traffic increased 0.2%; dining room traffic improved sequentially.
- Opened 51 system-wide restaurants in 2023 (37 company-owned); total system restaurants reached 524.
- Since May 2023, acquired or agreed to acquire 44 franchise-owned restaurants as part of growth strategy.
- CEO cited better-than-expected food and labor costs in Q4, supporting margin outlook.