Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Reports Preliminary Sales Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020
Preliminary highlights for the 14-Week Fourth Quarter of 2020 versus the 13-Week Fourth Quarter of 2019
- Total restaurant sales increased 5.8% to
$420.5 million compared to$397.6 million in the prior year quarter; the Company generated$28.4 million in restaurant sales during the 14th week; - Comparable restaurant sales for the Company's Burger King® restaurants decreased 0.9%; and
- Comparable restaurant sales for the Company’s Popeyes® restaurants decreased 12.9%, after a gain of 21.2% in the prior year quarter.
Preliminary highlights for the 53-Week Full Year of 2020 versus the 52-Week Full Year of 2019
- Total restaurant sales increased 6.5% to
$1,547.5 million compared to$1,452.5 million in the prior year; the Company generated$28.4 million in restaurant sales during the 53rd week; - Comparable restaurant sales for the Company's Burger King® restaurants decreased 2.8%; and
- Comparable restaurant sales for the Company’s Popeyes® restaurants decreased 0.1%.
Management Commentary
Accordino concluded, “Last week, we finalized our revised Burger King area development agreement with our franchisor on the terms generally outlined in our third quarter earnings release. With this agreement, our remodel and new restaurant build commitments have been significantly reduced. Also, while we terminated our right-of-first-refusal provision in the prior agreement, we are pre-approved to acquire up to 500 Burger King restaurants in territories where we currently operate. Under this new arrangement, we believe we will have the flexibility to grow our business organically and through acquisitions in a manner that will best optimize our profit growth potential while generating consistent and enhanced free cash flow and keeping our leverage in check.”
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company utilized
About the Company
Carrols is one of the largest restaurant franchisees in
Forward-Looking Statements
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