Chipotle Restaurant stands in Manhattan, New York City, on February 6, 2024.
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Mexican Chipotle grill She said on Tuesday that the traffic to its restaurants continues to rise, which helps the estimates of senior analysts for its quarterly profits.
However, the Borito series disappointed the investors with the same store's sales expectations for the year 2025 and to comment on the weakest traffic in January. The shares of the company decreased by more than 4 % in extended trading.
Here is what the company informed compared to what Wall Street expected, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:
- Persons per share: 25 cents were seized for 24 cents expected
- Revenue: $ 2.85 billion, meeting expectations
The company's net sales rose 13.1 % to $ 2.85 billion. The store sales themselves increased by 5.4 %, and severely estimated 5.7 % of growth.
The transactions have increased by 4 % in this quarter, and the Borito Series chain continued to rise. Over the past year, Chipotle outperformed the broader restaurant industry, which witnessed the decline in traffic as many consumers choose to cook their meals to save money.
But sales were eased at the end of December, which attributed the executives to Christmas and New Year on Wednesday.
However, the sales were “volatile” so far in 2025, according to financial director Adam Rimmer in the company's collective call. The weather, including forest fires in Los Angeles, had a greater traffic effect than last year, according to executives.
“While we believe that basic transactions trends are healthy and we have a strong plan for this year, we compare in exchange for gradually stronger companies in the first half of the year, and thus we direct to number one companies low to the middle of the year for the full year, Rimmer said.
Wall Street expected the store's sales itself by 5.4 % for the full year, according to Street Street estimates.
Chipotle's effect does not include effect Any tariff This can be implemented on Canadian and Mexican imports. Executive officials said that the customs tariff will raise the cost of the company's sales by 60 basis points, or 0.6 percentage points.
In September, Chipotle broilen smoked. The company receives the limited menu component more than other protein options.
Chipotle recorded the net income of the fourth quarter from 331.8 million dollars, or 24 cents per share, an increase of 282.1 million dollars, or 20 cents per share, a year ago.
With the exception of fees for weak restaurants, legal costs and other elements, Chipotle got 25 cents per share.
The company opened 120 restaurants during this quarter, including one internationally licensed location. After 30 years of focusing mainly on its American business, Chipotle tries to expand internationally. For example, last year, Kuwait entered Kuwait, its first new country.
For 2025, Chipotle expects to open between 315 and 345 new sites, over 80 % of which will have “Chipotlane” for digital requests.
