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Domino's Delivers Great Q2 Results, but Shares No Bargain

Sean Dunlop Equity Analyst

Analyst Note

| Sean Dunlop |

Domino's Pizza reported strong second-quarter results, with $1 billion in revenue and $3.06 in EPS exceeding our estimates of $970 million and $2.81, respectively. Despite lapping robust comps, the firm was able to generate impressive 3.5% comparable-store sales growth in the U.S. and 13.9% in international markets, pushing system sales 17.1% higher than a year ago. Sustained strength abroad led us to revisit our international unit growth assumptions, pushing us to the low end of management's 6%-8% guidance over the next few years (6.4%) and raising our fair value estimate to $410 per share from $386. However, we view the market's reaction as overblown, with the shares trading up 14.5% at the time of writing against our 6.2% fair value estimate lift. The shares currently trade about 30% ahead of our fair value estimate.

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Domino’s Pizza is a restaurant operator and franchiser with more than 17,800 stores across 90 countries. The firm generates revenue through the sales of pizza, wings, salads, and sandwiches at company-owned stores, royalty and marketing contributions from franchise-operated stores, and its network of 26 dough manufacturing and supply chain facilities, which centralize purchasing, preparation, and last-mile delivery for more than 6,800 units in the U.S. and Canada. With roughly $16 billion in 2020 system sales, Domino’s is the largest player in the global pizza market, ahead of Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, and Little Caesars.

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30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
T +1 734 930-3030
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Industry Restaurants
Most Recent Earnings Jun 30, 2021
Fiscal Year End Jan 2, 2022
Stock Type Cyclical
Employees 14,400

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