earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
First Watch Q3 revenue +14.8% to $251.6M; Net income $2.1M; Adj. EBITDA $25.6M
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$0.29
revenue$752,619,000
- Total revenues $251.6M (+14.8% YoY); system-wide sales $291.8M (+8.0%).
- Net income $2.1M ($0.03 diluted EPS) vs $5.4M ($0.09) YoY; Adj. EBITDA $25.6M (+18%).
- Same-restaurant sales -1.9%, traffic -4.4%; restaurant-level operating profit margin 18.9% (vs 18.7%).
- Opened 9 new system-wide restaurants in 8 states; total 547 locations (466 company-owned, 81 franchise).
- Hurricane Milton: no material Q4 same-restaurant impact; five openings delayed to January 2025.