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| Twin Peaks has a strong management team led by CEO, Joe Hummel, as a result of the concept's industry-leading economics and strong pipeline of profitable growth |
| Twin Peaks new unit pipeline is healthy with over 125 new franchise deals signed paid and committed to be built in the next five years |
| We just want to make sure that our balance sheet is well positioned for it and that we deliver on our promise to delever the debt that we have today |
| In summary, franchise interest remains strong |
| We have an experienced management team in place and a robust platform that supports expansion of our existing brands and accretive acquisitions that can be efficiently integrated with minimal overhead |
| We leveraged this strong top line growth into a nearly 3% increase in adjusted EBITDA, ending 2023 with $91.2 million in adjusted EBITDA, up from $88.9 million in 2022 |
| Our pipeline for organic growth is healthy, ensuring our sustained growth for years to come which will naturally delever our balance sheet |
| So we've had good success getting non-traditional off the ground |
| Co-branding is a great model from both a menu and margin perspective and produces an incremental sales lift of 10% to 20% |
| One, business is solid |
| Coming off a record 2022, we are proud to have generated another year of strong growth |
| Adding a strong player in the barbecue space to our portfolio like Smokey Bones gives our sales team more options to offer franchise partners, so they can further their new unit growth |
| As a result, our franchisees see a great return with co-branding and we will continue to roll out new options in the years to come |
| I would like to reiterate, 2023 was a great year and 2024 is off to a solid start |
| The group will gather to celebrate our extraordinary growth in addition to honing in on our Summit theme All Systems Go, which encapsulates our commitment to moving forward together, navigating industry challenges and maximizing the synergies within our FAT Brands family |
| That means that we've already, what you call, tap that securitization facility, created additional bonds based on the strong performance of the brands, the cash flow from the brands |
| System-wide sales in the fourth quarter grew to $626.7 million, a 16.5% increase when compared to the prior year quarter |
| This conversion process allows us to open restaurants much quicker compared to the 2.5 years needed to build a new Twin Peaks from the ground up, and which produces higher unit sales volumes as it Twin Peaks compared to Smokey Bones |
| During 2023, we grew total revenue over 18% to $480.5 million from $407.2 million in the prior year |
| That remains another vehicle for organic growth for us |
| Total revenue during the quarter increased 52.8% to $158.6 million, driven by a 10.4% increase in royalties and 80.5% increase in company-owned restaurant revenues driven by new restaurant openings and the acquisition of Smokey Bones during the fourth quarter of 2023 and a 10% increase in revenues from our manufacturing facility |
| During 2023, our manufacturing facility generated $38 million in sales, a 13% increase over the prior year |
| I would like to express my gratitude to our teams, franchisees and their employees for their dedication and hard work in 2023 |
| System-wide sales increased 6.9% to $2.3 billion |
| They are highly profitable restaurants with an elevated food and beverage program that far surpasses anything else in its category |
| Twin Peaks restaurants produced category-leading AUVs of around $6 million with some of our highest volume locations in Florida generating AUVs between $9 million and $13 million |
| The increase was driven by a 10.4% increase in royalties and 80.5% increase in company-owned restaurant revenues, and a 10% increase in revenues from our manufacturing facility |
| The planned unit expansion is expected to grow Twin Peak systemwide sales to approximately $1 billion and increase the mix of franchise locations to between 75% and 80% |
| We expect Smokey Bones to increase annual adjusted EBITDA by approximately $10 million net of conversions |
| So, there's still a lot of potential upside there |
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| So operators have taken price to maintain their margin, but there's definitely traffic pushback on that across the entire industry, not just within FAT 18 brands |
| Net loss for the quarter was $26.2 million or $1.68 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $70.8 million or $4.39 per diluted share in the prior year quarter |
| Doesn't mean that we wouldn't consider another brand and make an acquisition along the way, if it made sense for us but the price would have to be right and it would have to be a delevering event |
| Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties |
| On an as adjusted basis, our net loss was $17.3 million or $1.15 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $43 million or $2.70 per diluted share in the prior year quarter |
| So a little delay on makes it a little larger |
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