CLAIM #437 · Shake Shack Inc (SHAK) · 2023Q2 earnings call · Aug 3, 2023 · due Sep 30, 2023
“And we expect labor inflation to be in the mid-single-digit range year-over-year.”
Katie Fogertey · CFO
In context
“ger LTO at the end of the quarter. And as a reminder, historically we've seen AWS sequentially declined into August following peak summer travel and then again, in September around back to school. We are guiding 3Q 2023 restaurant margins to be approximately 20% as we are factoring in continued execution of our margin driving initiatives balanced with uncertainty around inflationary outlook for beef. our guidance reflects beef rising by low double digits year-over-year. However, if prices were to rise by more than this level all else equal, given we do not hedge on this important line item, we would expect to fall below our approximately 20% restaurant margin guidance for the third quarter. We expect food and paper inflation for the third quarter to be up mid-single digits year-over-year. And we expect labor inflation to be in the mid-single-digit range year-over-year. Based on the strength that we've seen in the second quarter and our optimistic outlook for the third quarter, we're adjusting our revenue guidance and increasing our profitability targets for the full year 2023. So, for full-year 2023, our guidance calls for total revenue of $1.07 billion to $1.08 billion growing 18% to 21% year-over-year. Same-Shack sales to grow by low-to-mid single digits with mid-to-high single digits price. we are rolling off the high single-digit price we took in October 2022. We expect to end of the year running at just a low single-digit price, which is in line with our more normal pricing patterns. And this will be a pressure to our same-Shack sales in the fourth quarter. We expect licensing revenue to reach $40 million to $41 million. While we're starting to see”
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