“We achieved the highest opening week sales on record at our Costner's Corner, Virginia restaurant, which generated more than $90,000 in first-week sales, reinforcing the strength of our model.” (CEO)
“We have grown our system from 428 restaurants at the time of our IPO to 633 at the end of 2025 and nearly doubled adjusted EBITDA along the way.” (CFO)
“Same-restaurant traffic growth was negative 1.9%... carried pricing of around 5%, partially offset by commodity inflation of 1.1%.” (CFO)
“The 2025 restaurant class is exceeding our expectations, with first-year sales trends running 19% above their underwriting target.” (CEO)
“We remain the fastest growing full-service restaurant brand in the United States and are exceptionally well positioned to build on our record performance.” (CEO)
Prepared Metrics
Metric
Value
Speaker/Context
Q4 Total Revenue
$316.4M
CFO
Q4 Same-Restaurant Sales Growth
+3.1%
CFO
Q4 Restaurant-Level Operating Profit Margin
19.0%
CFO
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA
$33.7M
CFO
Full-Year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
10.6%
CFO
2026E Capital Expenditures
$150M–$160M
CFO
2026E Adjusted EBITDA
$132M–$140M
CFO
2026E System New Restaurants (Company-owned)
53–55
CFO
Q&A Batch (1-5 of 5)
Q1 — James Ronald Salera
Topic: FY2026 同店销售指引与行业假设
Key points:
全年同店销售指引为 1%–3%;行业 Black Box 预测行业同店客流下降约 3%,公司历史上每季均跑赢行业。
Topic: G&A leverage outlook and commodity inflation breakdown
Key points:
G&A leveraged about 60 bps in 2025; company does not guide to G&A but continues to expect leverage on cash-based G&A, while non-cash piece may challenge the overall increase in 2026.
Commodity inflation outlook for the year is +1% to +3%; expecting deflation on avocados, but no relaxation yet on coffee or pork prices.
Mgmt stance: Neutral – on G&A, maintains expectation for cash-based leverage but acknowledges non-cash headwinds; on commodities, cautiously optimistic on some deflation (avocados) but patience needed for coffee and pork.