Sharechat Logo

Restaurant Brands lifts 2Q sales; appetite for KFC offsets ditched Starbucks

Thursday 19th September 2019

Text too small?

Restaurant Brands New Zealand lifted second-quarter sales 3.5 percent as growing demand for the fast-food operator's local KFC chain more than offset the loss of its lacklustre Starbucks Coffee stores. 

Total sales rose to $259.7 million in the 16 weeks ended Sept. 9 from $251 million a year earlier. Its New Zealand arm still accounts for more than half its revenue, largely through the success of 97 KFC stores. 

The local KFC arm lifted sales 8.8 percent, or $9.2 million, to $113.5 million, more than making up for the retailer's exit from Starbucks, which contributed $7.3 million to revenue in the same period a year earlier. Its local Pizza Hut franchise posted a 5.9 percent drop in sales to $10.6 million, and its Carl's Jr chain lifted revenue 8.3 percent to $10.7 million, helped in part by the introduction of UberEats. 

Second-quarter sales from its 61 KFC stores in Australia rose 2.4 percent to $62 million, including a weaker Australian dollar crimping returns in New Zealand dollar terms. Its Hawaiian Taco Bell and Pizza Hut stores lifted sales 9.2 percent to $62.9 million, buoyed by a stronger greenback. 

The fast-food operator is targeting profit growth of 6 percent in the current financial year, a period that will see it open the first Taco Bell stores across Australia and New Zealand. It reported underlying annual profit of $42.2 million in the year ended Feb. 25.

Restaurant Brands will report its first-half result on Oct. 16. 

First-half sales were up 2.7 percent at $442.6 million, of which 44 percent came from its New Zealand KFC stores. The exit from Starbucks last year meant the company had 285 stores at the end of the period, down from 305 a year earlier. 

The shares last traded at $11.02, hitting an all-time high at $11.04 yesterday. Mexico's Finaccess Capital took control of the company in a partial takeover last year, paying $9.45 a share for 75 percent of the stock. 

(BusinessDesk)



  General Finance Advertising    

Comments from our readers

No comments yet

Add your comment:
Your name:
Your email:
Not displayed to the public
Comment:
Comments to Sharechat go through an approval process. Comments which are defamatory, abusive or in some way deemed inappropriate will not be approved. It is allowable to use some form of non-de-plume for your name, however we recommend real email addresses are used. Comments from free email addresses such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc may not be approved.

Related News:

KMD - 1H FY2024 Interim Results
SCT - Resignation of Chief Executive Officer
March 19th Morning Report
SKC - APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
NWF - Chief Executive Officer Warren Koia Resignation
March 18th Morning Report
Pacific Edge Directors Give Notice of Retirement
Meridian Energy monthly operating report for February 2024
Another unworkable farming rule bites the dust
March 14th Morning Report