The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2023 and Provides Business Update

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., August 02, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on July 4, 2023.

Total revenues were $866.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to $832.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Net income and diluted net income per share were $42.7 million and $0.87, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

The Company recorded a pre-tax net expense of $0.6 million related to Fox Restaurant Concepts ("FRC") acquisition-related expenses and impairment of assets and lease termination income. Excluding the after-tax impact of these items, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 were $43.1 million and $0.88, respectively. Please see the Company’s reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures at the end of this press release.

Comparable restaurant sales at The Cheesecake Factory restaurants increased 1.5% year-over-year in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and increased 14.1% relative to the second quarter of fiscal 2019, on an operating week basis.

"I am pleased to report our second quarter results marked the third consecutive quarter of sequential profit margin expansion, finishing above our expectations, reflecting continued progress against our stated goal of recapturing our margins," said David Overton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We delivered another quarter of comparable sales growth across our portfolio of concepts, with comparable sales at The Cheesecake Factory restaurants continuing to outpace the industry relative to 2019. Our experienced operators drove solid operational execution within our restaurants to deliver year-over-year improvements in labor productivity and hourly staff and manager retention."

"We opened three new restaurants during the second quarter, including two in the Miami area which opened to impressive demand, underscoring the strength of the consumer demand for our concepts and the unique dining experiences we provide for our guests. We remain intently focused on accelerating our unit growth and achieving our long-term unit growth objectives, despite ongoing construction and permitting challenges."

Development

During the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company opened a Cheesecake Factory and a Henry in the Miami area and a Doughbird in Tucson, AZ. While all of the sites in the Company’s pipeline remain active, the Company continues to experience some delays in opening dates due to construction challenges and permit approval delays. As a result, the Company now expects to open as many as 20 new restaurants in fiscal 2023, including as many as six Cheesecake Factory restaurants, five North Italia restaurants, and as many as nine FRC restaurants, including three Flower Child locations.

In addition, in fiscal 2023 the Company expects two to three Cheesecake Factory restaurants to open internationally under licensing agreements.

Liquidity and Capital Allocation

As of July 4, 2023, the Company had total available liquidity of $330.1 million, including a cash balance of $91.6 million and availability on its revolving credit facility of $238.5 million. Total principal amount of debt outstanding was $475 million, including $345 million in principal amount of 0.375% convertible senior notes due 2026 and $130 million in principal amount drawn on the Company’s revolving credit facility.

The Company repurchased approximately 280,400 shares of its stock at a cost of $9.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share to be paid on August 29, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 16, 2023.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will hold a conference call to review its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The conference call will be webcast live on the Company’s website at investors.thecheesecakefactory.com and a replay of the webcast will be available through September 1, 2023.

About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is a leader in experiential dining. We are culinary forward and relentlessly focused on hospitality. Delicious, memorable experiences created by passionate people – this defines who we are and where we are going. We currently own and operate 321 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands including The Cheesecake Factory^®, North Italia^® and a collection within our Fox Restaurant Concepts business. Internationally, 30 The Cheesecake Factory^® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. Our bakery division operates two facilities that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for our restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2023, we were named to the FORTUNE Magazine "100 Best Companies to Work For^®" list for the tenth consecutive year. To learn more, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com, www.northitalia.com and www.foxrc.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as codified in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s goal of recapturing margins, comparable sales outpacing the industry, unit growth objectives and restaurant development. Such forward-looking statements include all other statements that are not historical facts, as well as statements that are preceded by, followed by or that include words or phrases such as "believe," "plan," "will likely result," "expect," "intend," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "may," "could," "would," "should" and similar expressions. These statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in such statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. These forward-looking statements may be affected by various factors including: economic, public health and political conditions that impact consumer confidence and spending, including rising interest rates, periods of heightened inflation and market instability, and armed conflicts; supply chain disruptions; demonstrations, political unrest, potential damage to or closure of the Company’s restaurants and potential reputational damage to the Company or any of its brands; pandemics and related containment measures, including the potential for quarantines or restriction on in-person dining; acceptance and success of The Cheesecake Factory in international markets; acceptance and success of North Italia and the Fox Restaurant Concepts restaurants; the risks of doing business abroad through Company-owned restaurants and/or licensees; foreign exchange rates, tariffs and cross border taxation; changes in unemployment rates; increases in minimum wages and benefit costs; the economic health of the Company’s landlords and other tenants in retail centers in which its restaurants are located, and the Company’s ability to successfully manage its lease arrangements with landlords; the economic health of suppliers, licensees, vendors and other third parties providing goods or services to the Company; the timing of new unit development; compliance with debt covenants; strategic capital allocation decisions including with respect to share repurchases or dividends; the ability to achieve projected financial results; the resolution of uncertain tax positions with the Internal Revenue Service and the impact of tax reform legislation; changes in laws impacting the Company’s business; adverse weather conditions in regions in which the Company’s restaurants are located; factors that are under the control of government agencies, landlords and other third parties; the risks, costs and uncertainties associated with opening new restaurants; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the dates on which they are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required to do so by law. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements and the discussion of risk factors contained in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov.

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited; in thousands, except per share and statistical data)
		13 Weeks Ended							13 Weeks Ended							26 Weeks Ended							26 Weeks Ended
Consolidated Statements of Income		July 4, 2023							June 28, 2022							July 4, 2023							June 28, 2022
		Amount				Percent of Revenues			Amount				Percent of Revenues			Amount				Percent of Revenues			Amount				Percent of Revenues
Revenues		$	866,170			100.0	%		$	832,643			100.0	%		$	1,732,284			100.0	%		$	1,626,353			100.0	%
Costs and expenses:
Food and beverage cost			201,094			23.2	%			204,182			24.5	%			407,318			23.5	%			392,683			24.1	%
Labor expenses			306,149			35.3	%			304,519			36.6	%			617,677			35.7	%			600,282			36.9	%
Other operating costs and expenses			226,996			26.2	%			219,200			26.3	%			457,925			26.4	%			426,835			26.3	%
General and administrative expenses			54,488			6.4	%			50,191			6.0	%			108,557			6.3	%			99,314			6.1	%
Depreciation and amortization expenses			23,332			2.7	%			22,608			2.7	%			46,287			2.7	%			44,113			2.7	%
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses			(653	)		(0.1	)%			106			0.0	%			1,589			0.1	%			313			0.0	%
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, compensation and amortization expenses			1,287			0.1	%			948			0.1	%			2,476			0.1	%			1,839			0.1	%
Preopening costs			6,006			0.7	%			2,947			0.4	%			9,058			0.5	%			4,711			0.3	%
Total costs and expenses			818,699			94.5	%			804,701			96.6	%			1,650,887			95.3	%			1,570,090			96.5	%
Income from operations			47,471			5.5	%			27,942			3.4	%			81,397			4.7	%			56,263			3.5	%
Interest and other expense, net			(2,162	)		(0.3	)%			(1,130	)		(0.2	)%			(4,042	)		(0.2	)%			(2,591	)		(0.2	)%
Income before income taxes			45,309			5.2	%			26,812			3.2	%			77,355			4.5	%			53,672			3.3	%
Income tax provision			2,634			0.3	%			1,156			0.1	%			6,630			0.4	%			4,853			0.3	%
Net income			42,675			4.9	%			25,656			3.1	%			70,725			4.1	%			48,819			3.0	%
Basic net income per share		$	0.88						$	0.51						$	1.46						$	0.97
Basic weighted average shares outstanding			48,492							50,387							48,593							50,360
Diluted net income per share		$	0.87						$	0.50						$	1.43						$	0.96
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding			49,085							50,929							49,296							50,966

		13 Weeks Ended					13 Weeks Ended					26 Weeks Ended					26 Weeks Ended
Selected Segment Information		July 4, 2023					June 28, 2022					July 4, 2023					June 28, 2022
Revenues:
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants		$	652,481				$	640,858				$	1,308,481				$	1,250,674
North Italia			65,934					56,238					129,237					108,995
Other FRC			65,728					60,020					134,368					118,852
Other			82,027					75,527					160,198					147,832
Total		$	866,170				$	832,643				$	1,732,284				$	1,626,353
Income from operations:
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants		$	85,677				$	64,327				$	164,073				$	127,771
North Italia			6,627					5,048					11,233					8,726
Other FRC			6,079					6,793					14,790					14,122
Other			(50,912	)				(48,226	)				(108,699	)				(94,356	)
Total		$	47,471				$	27,942				$	81,397				$	56,263
Preopening costs:
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants		$	3,091				$	1,372				$	4,539				$	2,406
North Italia			618					1,004					1,064					1,414
Other FRC			1,999					284					2,720					273
Other			298					287					735					618
Total		$	6,006				$	2,947				$	9,058				$	4,711
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses:
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants		$	38				$	106				$	131					(59	)
North Italia			-					-					-					-
Other FRC			-					-					55					-
Other			(691	)				-					1,403					372
Total		$	(653	)			$	106				$	1,589				$	313
Depreciation and amortization expenses:
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants		$	16,235				$	16,275				$	32,244				$	31,862
North Italia			1,668					1,222					3,135					2,520
Other FRC			1,809					1,470					3,736					3,051
Other			3,620					3,641					7,172					6,680
Total		$	23,332				$	22,608				$	46,287				$	44,113

		13 Weeks Ended				13 Weeks Ended				26 Weeks Ended				26 Weeks Ended
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants operating information:		July 4, 2023				June 28, 2022				July 4, 2023				June 28, 2022
Comparable restaurant sales vs. prior year		1.5	%			4.7	%			3.6	%			12.0	%
Comparable restaurant sales vs. 2019		14.1	%			13.0	%			14.5	%			10.5	%
Restaurants opened during period		1				-				1				-
Restaurants open at period-end		211				208				211				208
Restaurant operating weeks		2,734				2,704				5,471				5,408
North Italia operating information:
Comparable restaurant sales vs. prior year		8	%			12	%			8	%			21	%
Comparable restaurant sales vs. 2019		30	%			22	%			30	%			23	%
Restaurants opened during period		-				1				-				1
Restaurants open at period-end		33				30				33				30
Restaurant operating weeks		429				378				858				755
Other Fox Restaurant Concepts (FRC) operating information:(1)
Restaurants opened during period		2				-				3				-
Restaurants open at period-end		37				31				37				31
Restaurant operating weeks		462				403				913				806
Other operating information:(2)
Restaurants opened during period		-				1				1				1
Restaurants open at period-end		40				39				40				39
Restaurant operating weeks		520				505				1,035				1,007
Number of company-owned restaurants:
The Cheesecake Factory		211
North Italia		33
Other FRC		37
Other		40
Total		321
Number of international-licensed restaurants:
The Cheesecake Factory		30

(1)		The Other FRC segment includes all FRC brands except Flower Child.
(2)		The Other segment includes the Flower Child, Grand Lux Cafe and Social Monk Asian Kitchen concepts, as well as the Company's third-party bakery, international and consumer packaged goods businesses, unallocated corporate expenses and gift card costs.

Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Information		July 4, 2023				January 3, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents			$	91,557			$	114,777
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs (1)				469,040				468,032

(1)

Includes $339 million net balance of 0.375% convertible senior notes due 2026 (principal amount of $345 million less $6.0 million in unamortized issuance costs) and $130 million drawn on the Company's revolving credit facility. The unamortized issuance costs were recorded as a contra-liability and netted with long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and are being amortized as interest expense.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Results to GAAP Results

In addition to the results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") in this press release, the Company is providing non-GAAP measurements which present net income and net income per share excluding the impact of certain items. The non-GAAP measurements are intended to supplement the presentation of the Company’s financial results in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are calculated by eliminating from net income and diluted net income per share the impact of items the Company does not consider indicative of its ongoing operations. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons.

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)
		13 Weeks Ended					13 Weeks Ended					26 Weeks Ended					26 Weeks Ended
		July 4, 2023					June 28, 2022					July 4, 2023					June 28, 2022
Net income (GAAP)			$	42,675				$	25,656				$	70,725				$	48,819
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses(1)				(653	)				106					1,589					313
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, compensation and amortization expenses(2)				1,287					948					2,476					1,839
Tax effect of adjustments(3)				(165	)				(275	)				(1,057	)				(559	)
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)			$	43,144				$	26,435				$	73,733				$	50,412
Diluted net income per share (GAAP)			$	0.87				$	0.50				$	1.43				$	0.96
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses				(0.01	)				0.00					0.03					0.01
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, compensation and amortization expenses				0.03					0.02					0.05					0.04
Tax effect of adjustments				(0.00	)				(0.01	)				(0.02	)				(0.01	)
Adjusted net income per share (non-GAAP)(4)			$	0.88				$	0.52				$	1.50				$	0.99

(1)		A detailed breakdown of impairment of assets and lease termination expenses recorded in the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2023 and June 28, 2022 can be found in the Selected Segment Information table.
(2)		Represents changes in the fair value of the deferred consideration and contingent consideration and compensation liabilities related to the North Italia and FRC acquisition, as well as amortization of acquired definite-lived licensing agreements.
(3)		Based on the federal statutory rate and an estimated blended state tax rate, the tax effect on all adjustments assumes a 26% tax rate for the fiscal 2023 and 2022 periods.
(4)		Adjusted net income per share may not add due to rounding.

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