Press release
Domino's Pizza® Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Global retail sales growth (excluding foreign currency impact) of 8.5% U.S. same store sales decline of 1.9% International same store sales growth of 8.8%
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[{"type":"text","content":"Global retail sales growth (excluding foreign currency impact) of 8.5%\n U.S. same store sales decline of 1.9%\n International same store sales growth of 8.8%\n Global net store growth of 323\n Diluted EPS up 30.1% to $3.24\n\n\nANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world, announced results for the third quarter. Global retail sales increased 10.0% in the third quarter, or 8.5% excluding foreign currency impact. U.S. same store sales decreased 1.9% during the quarter versus the year-ago period. The international business posted strong results, with same store sales growth of 8.8% during the quarter. The third quarter marked the 111th consecutive quarter of international same store sales growth. The Company had third quarter global net store growth of 323 stores, comprised of 45 net U.S. store openings and 278 net international store openings. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nDiluted EPS for the third quarter was $3.24, an increase of 30.1% over the prior year quarter.\nSubsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2021, on October 12, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.94 per share quarterly dividend on its outstanding common stock for shareholders of record as of December 15, 2021 to be paid on December 30, 2021.\n\"We are pleased with our results this quarter, with robust store and sales increases internationally, while rolling over our highest quarter of 2020 in the U.S. On a two-year basis, our U.S. same store sales were up 15.6% over the 2019 baseline, with our international same store sales up 15.0% during that time, marking significant growth in our brand,\" said Ritch Allison, Domino's Chief Executive Officer. \"We are proud of our franchisees who continue to focus on providing great products at a great value to our customers around the world.\" \n(dollars in millions, except per share data)\nThird\nQuarter of\n2021\nThird\nQuarter of\n2020\nThree FiscalQuarters of2021\nThree Fiscal\nQuarters of\n2020\nNet income\n$\n120.4\n$\n99.1\n$\n354.8\n$\n339.4\nWeighted average diluted shares\n37,130,209\n39,791,805\n38,144,509\n39,724,289\nDiluted EPS\n$\n3.24\n$\n2.49\n$\n9.30\n$\n8.54\nItems affecting comparability (1)\n—\n—\n0.06\n—\nDiluted EPS, as adjusted (1)\n$\n3.24\n$\n2.49\n$\n9.36\n$\n8.54\n(1)\nRefer to the Financial Results Comp...