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| We believe the new model balances improving store returns without significantly impacting our P&L |
| But in the grand scheme, we still feel very good about 5% to 6% and the flow-through of the model franchisees will still – and our own corporate clubs, should still have expanding EBITDA margins on a four-wall basis with those same-store sales |
| Our significant size and scale advantage has enabled us to deliver consistent reliable growth for more than 30 years and we're focusing on expanding our lead against our high-value, low-price competitors even further |
| Franchisee same-store sales grew 7.6% and corporate same-store sales increased 8.7% |
| And because it's a point in time, we think when we remeasure it, when the company remeasures it in a few years again, assuming the generational trends are – continue to move as they have been projected, it should be another positive story |
| So it's really – we think it's really good news, not unexpected, frankly |
| We talk about our original store in Dover here in New Hampshire still has positive same-store sales growth, mostly due to member growth |
| This is an example of us using our balance sheet to drive growth at a faster pace in exciting new markets as we continue to position Planet Fitness for sustained growth and value creation |
| We expect adjusted net income to increase in the 9% to 10% range and we expect adjusted earnings per share to grow in the 10% to 11% range |
| On an annual basis, we experienced an improved cancel rate, and we continue to see overall higher visits per member as well as all age groups visiting more frequently year-over-year |
| We believe that we are operating from a position of solid financial and balance sheet strength as we continue to break down fitness barriers for first timers and casual gym goers |
| We are capitalizing on our strong momentum, along with our proactive forward-thinking mindset to drive enhanced value for shareholders |
| This was driven in large part by our successful High School Summer Pass program in its third year and second consecutive summer with more than 3 million teen participants and our conversion rate to paying customers was above the 2022 level |
| We aim to be the brand that Gen Z think of when they are ready to join a gym and this program further strengthened our appeal |
| We have very promising opportunities on the horizon as we continue our pricing tests and execute our new growth model |
| So time will tell exactly how many we opened this year versus next year, but we feel good about the progress that we’ve made in a short period of time |
| So, we feel really good about what we’ve done |
| We think Spain is a great opportunity |
| I am proud of the work we have done during my time at Planet Fitness to deliver value to our franchisees and our shareholders |
| So they feel really good about the results |
| We feel really good about Spain |
| Finally, I'd like to share some very encouraging results from the third-party studies we conducted on our long-term domestic store opportunity |
| [Technical Difficulty] and we feel really good about it |
| But we're pretty confident that our franchisees are very aggressive and want to – as I've said before, want to grab as many good locations as is possible |
| We believe that the changes we recently made will further improve returns for all of our stakeholders as we enhance our model to deliver long-term sustainable value for many years to come |
| So, this is going to look and feel much more like Mexico and Canada size store potential wise, and we feel good at that |
| We think it’s an attractive market |
| So we’re excited about it |
| I believe there’s only four million prescriptions right now, but it’s clearly gaining a lot of momentum |
| As a reminder, our plan is focused on enhancing our already strong new store economics and reducing capital requirements for opening and operating a Planet Fitness franchise location |
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| Just two months into his role, the pandemic hit and all gyms closed temporarily, which presented an unexpected and once-in-a-lifetime challenge for a newly appointed CFO |
| The decrease was primarily driven by higher reequipment sales in Q4 2022, which ran seasonably high due to the supply chain issues that pushed equipment deliveries from the second quarter to later in the year |
| We’re paying to reformat the stores and we’re likely going to lose a lot of the members |
| Equipment segment revenue decreased 25.5% |
| Part of the challenge is also finding locations as we're in an all-time low for retail space |
| Black Card penetration was 61.9%, a decrease of 60 basis points |
| Megan Alexander No worries, maybe in light of that, there has been a lot of data pointing to maybe some softer trends quarter-to-date |
| But I was hoping maybe you could just talk through some of the other puts and takes that's driving the expectation for it to be lower than last year |
| And then maybe as a follow-up, the placement outlook, 120 to 130, it is a bit below last year |
| So, we need [indiscernible] to make it work and if it’s hard to find that does slow the ship down |
| It gradually lessens as you go to the Southeast and even lower in the Southwest middle of the country and lowest in the West, where we went last |
| At this time, we will not be reissuing a three-year outlook given several factors, including: first, continued macroeconomic uncertainty; second, our franchisees are still incorporating the changes from the new growth model into our long-term plans; and last, we'd like for our permanent CEO to have the opportunity to weigh in on our targets |
| A lot of others have commented on some weather noise in January |
| Craig Benson And I think that the other thing that we have to understand is that we are fortunate our membership continues to decrease in age, not increase in age |
| It is a little bit below where it is on average, only to your point, because when they’re younger, their Black Card mix tends to be lower |
| And so there could be some anomalies associated with that |
| So, it’s a problem that we need to work through, but I agree with Tom |
| So I’d say, on an average basis, our membership perhaps is lower users of that because of the affordability factor |
| The reception has been beyond what we expected |
| The decrease primarily reflects the continued increase in our Gen Z membership growth |
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