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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The recent earnings call for Domino’s Pizza highlighted several key aspects of its financial performance, strategic initiatives, and market dynamics, revealing both promising areas and challenges.</li><li>The company’s Hungry for MORE strategy appears to be yielding positive results domestically, but international markets face significant hurdles.</li><li>Domestically, Domino’s Pizza has successfully leveraged its value-focused Hungry for MORE strategy.</li></ul>

The recent earnings call for Domino’s Pizza highlighted several key aspects of its financial performance, strategic initiatives, and market dynamics, revealing both promising areas and challenges.The company’s Hungry for MORE strategy appears to be yielding positive results domestically, but international markets face significant hurdles.Domestically, Domino’s Pizza has successfully leveraged its value-focused Hungry for MORE strategy.

Warren Buffett’s Domino’s Pizza Deal: The Possible Strategy Behind The Recent $550 Million Investment! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Domino's Pizza presented their Q2 2024 earnings wherein several key developments were noted that provide both an encouraging and concerning insight for investors.</li><li>Encouragingly, the Hungry for MORE strategy adopted by Domino's seems to be generating positive results, as evidenced by the consecutive-quarter growth in US comp performance driven by profitable order count growth, positive order counts across its delivery and carryout businesses, as well as across all income cohorts.</li><li>The company also reported an improvement in its international comps and consistent earnings in line with expectations.</li></ul>

Domino's Pizza presented their Q2 2024 earnings wherein several key developments were noted that provide both an encouraging and concerning insight for investors.Encouragingly, the Hungry for MORE strategy adopted by Domino's seems to be generating positive results, as evidenced by the consecutive-quarter growth in US comp performance driven by profitable order count growth, positive order counts across its delivery and carryout businesses, as well as across all income cohorts.The company also reported an improvement in its international comps and consistent earnings in line with expectations.

Domino's Pizza Inc.: Is The Efficient Store Splitting Strategy Paying Off? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Domino's Pizza, Inc. recently presented its first quarter 2024 results, underpinned by a robust performance reportedly driven by strong U.S. sales, reflecting bullish growth in the carryout and lower-income cohort segments.</li><li>The company experienced a notable 5.6% increase in U.S. same-store sales, driven predominantly by transaction growth, which the management attributes to the enhancements in its loyalty program and promotional strategies.</li><li>Despite a strong domestic performance, international sales showed relatively softer growth at a rate of 0.9%.</li></ul>

Domino's Pizza, Inc. recently presented its first quarter 2024 results, underpinned by a robust performance reportedly driven by strong U.S. sales, reflecting bullish growth in the carryout and lower-income cohort segments.The company experienced a notable 5.6% increase in U.S. same-store sales, driven predominantly by transaction growth, which the management attributes to the enhancements in its loyalty program and promotional strategies.Despite a strong domestic performance, international sales showed relatively softer growth at a rate of 0.9%.

Domino's Pizza Inc.: How Are Their Franchisee and Market Pricing Strategies Evolving? - Major Drivers

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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Equity Bottom-up Research

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shakey-s-pizza-asia-ventures" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23706:1" rel="noopener">Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures (PIZZA PM)</a> is a play on F&amp;B normalizing in the Philippines.  On our numbers, it trades at a 12.9x PE for FY22 and 10x for FY23.</li>
<li>Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) peers like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/domino-s-pizza-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6436:1" rel="noopener">Domino's Pizza (DPZ US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jubilant-foodworks-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:986:1" rel="noopener">Jubilant Foodworks (JUBI IN)</a> trade at multiples of 39x and 59x fwd PE, making Shakey's an extremely cheap stock. </li>
<li>Versus the current multiple of 7.9 peso/share, we believe the stock can trade up to 30x PE FY23 implying a 24 peso/share price (200% upside).</li>
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Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures (PIZZA PM) is a play on F&amp;B normalizing in the Philippines.  On our numbers, it trades at a 12.9x PE for FY22 and 10x for FY23.
Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) peers like Domino's Pizza (DPZ US) and Jubilant Foodworks (JUBI IN) trade at multiples of 39x and 59x fwd PE, making Shakey's an extremely cheap stock. 
Versus the current multiple of 7.9 peso/share, we believe the stock can trade up to 30x PE FY23 implying a 24 peso/share price (200% upside).


Shakey's Pizza: High Conviction Three Bagger, Management Call Provides Superb Guidance For FY22

<ul><li>Domino's Pizza had a strong Q4 which the company attributes to its new "Hungriest for MORE" strategy, focusing on increased sales, store growth, and profits.</li><li>Throughout the earnings call, the company pointed at positive U.S. same-store sales and transaction growth in both delivery and carryout, signaling strong momentum in the business.</li><li>In 2023, Domino's added over 60 new franchisees to its system, the most in 15 years, highlighting the company's expansion strategy.</li></ul>

Domino's Pizza had a strong Q4 which the company attributes to its new "Hungriest for MORE" strategy, focusing on increased sales, store growth, and profits.Throughout the earnings call, the company pointed at positive U.S. same-store sales and transaction growth in both delivery and carryout, signaling strong momentum in the business.In 2023, Domino's added over 60 new franchisees to its system, the most in 15 years, highlighting the company's expansion strategy.

Domino's Pizza: Is Its Improving Supply Chain Profitability Enough To Warrant A Bullish Rating? - Major Drivers

United States

Domino's Pizza, Inc. operates a network of Company-owned and franchise Domino's Pizza stores, located throughout the United States and in other countries.  The Company also operates regional dough manufacturing and distribution centers in the contiguous United States and outside the United States.

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Sameer Taneja

Domino's Pizza: Is Its Improving Supply Chain Profitability Enough To Warrant A Bullish Rating? - Major Drivers

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