Chipotle Mexican Grill — Feb 4, 2025 release
Fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001058090-25-000008
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Comparable restaurant sales growth
“low to mid-single digit range”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Long-term restaurant count goal in North Ame… for the long term
“7,000”
Long-term AUV goal for the long term
“beyond $4 million”
Comparable restaurant sales growth for FY2025
“low to mid-single digit range”
New company-owned restaurant openings for FY2025
“315 to 345”
Share of new company-owned restaurants with … for FY2025
“over 80%”
Estimated underlying effective full year tax… for FY2025
“between 25% and 27%”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
… earlier in the release
More information will be available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which will be filed with the SEC by the end of February 2025. Outlook For 2025, management is anticipating the following: • Full year comparable restaurant sales growth in the low to mid-single digit range • 315 to 345 new company-owned restaurant openings with over 80% having a Chipotlane • An estimated underlying effective full year tax rate between 25% and 27% before discrete items Definitions The following definitions apply to these terms as used throughout this release: • Comparable restaurant sales, or sales comps, and comparable restaurant transactions , represent the change in period-over-period total revenue or transactions for restaurants in operation for at least 13 full calendar months. • Average restaurant sales refer to the average trailing 12-month food and beverage revenue for restaurants in operation for at least 12 full calendar months. • Restaurant level operating margin represents total revenue less direct restaurant operating costs, expressed as a percent of total revenue. • Digital sales represent food and beverage revenue for company-owned restaurants generated through the Chipotle website, Chipotle app or third-party delivery aggregators. Digital sales include revenue deferrals associated with Chipotle Rewards. Conference Call Details Chipotle will host a conference call on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 4:30 PM Eastern time to discuss fourth quarter and full
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Text is the filed exhibit, verbatim.