{"id":6725,"date":"2024-07-25T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/chipotle-has-been-on-a-hot-streak-with-customers\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T17:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:00:52","slug":"chipotle-has-been-on-a-hot-streak-with-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/chipotle-has-been-on-a-hot-streak-with-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Chipotle has been on a hot streak with customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chipotle Mexican Grill\u00a0on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts\u2019 expectations as it saw higher traffic at its restaurants, bucking an industry slowdown.<\/p>\n

Shares of the company rose after the closing bell. As of Wednesday\u2019s close, Chipotle\u2019s stock had slid 17% this month, hurt by investor concerns about the health of the restaurant industry. In late June, the company executed a 50-for-1 stock split.<\/p>\n

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From April:<\/strong> Chipotle reports big profit as diners shake off price increases<\/p>\n

The burrito chain reported second-quarter net income of $455.7 million, or 33 cents per share, up from $341.8 million, or 25 cents per share, a year earlier. Chipotle\u2019s profits rose from the year-ago period due to price hikes that helped offset higher avocado prices and greater usage of oil to fry tortilla chips this quarter.<\/p>\n

Excluding items, Chipotle earned 34 cents per share.<\/p>\n

Net sales climbed 18.2% to $2.97 billion.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s same-store sales rose 11.1% in the quarter, topping StreetAccount estimates of 9.2%. <\/p>\n

Demand for its food peaked in April, CEO Brian Niccol said on CNBC\u2019s \u201cClosing Bell: Overtime\u201d on Wednesday. Same-store sales settled around 6% higher in June. Executives said that July has been more difficult to understand, given the Fourth of July holiday, weather disruptions in Texas and a recent tech outage.<\/p>\n

Traffic to its restaurants increased 8.7%, despite backlash on social media fueled by customers who said their burrito bowls are smaller. The company has denied reducing its portion sizes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have focused in on those with outlier portion scores based on consumer surveys, and we are re-emphasizing training and coaching around ensuring we are consistently making bowls and burritos correctly,\u201d Niccol told analysts on the company\u2019s conference call. \u201cWe have also leaned in and re-emphasized generous portions across all of our restaurants, as it is a core brand equity of Chipotle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Restaurant transactions grew across every income level, Niccol said. Other consumer companies, from\u00a0PepsiCo\u00a0to\u00a0McDonald\u2019s, have said in recent months that low-income customers are pulling back more, pressuring their sales. Chipotle, like many fast-casual chains, benefits from a customer base that tends to make higher incomes.<\/p>\n

The chain brought back its chicken al pastor in March as a limited-time menu item. More customers have also been ordering its barbacoa, which underwent a name change earlier this year that added \u201cbraised beef\u201d to improve customer awareness of the option.<\/p>\n

Chipotle opened 52 new company-owned locations and one new international licensed restaurant during the quarter.<\/p>\n

The company reiterated its full-year outlook that same-store sales will grow by a mid- to high-single digit percentage. Chipotle also anticipates that it will open between 285 to 315 new restaurants this year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Chipotle Mexican Grill\u00a0on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts\u2019 expectations as it saw higher traffic at its restaurants, bucking an industry slowdown. Shares of the company rose after the closing bell. As of Wednesday\u2019s close, Chipotle\u2019s stock had slid 17% this month, hurt by investor concerns about the health of the restaurant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}