Darden Restaurants, Inc. · NYSE:DRI

Darden Restaurants — Q2 2021 Earnings Presentation

22 slides from Darden Restaurants's earnings presentation, Dec 18, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Earnings Call: Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Results

    EARNINGS CALL FISCAL 2021: SECOND QUARTER RESULTS DECEMBER 18, 2020

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer/Non-GAAP Information

    Disclaimer/Non-GAAP Information IMPORTANT NOTICE The following slides are part of a presentation by Darden Restaurants, Inc. (the "Company") and are intended to be viewed as part of that presentation (the "Presentation"). No representation is made that the Presentation is complete. Forward-looking s

  3. Slide 3: Ongoing Priorities

    Ongoing Priorities Health & Safety of Team Members and Guests Back-to-Basics Operating Philosophy Technology Deployments Business Model Transformation 3

  4. Slide 4: Health & Safety of Team Members and Guests

    Health & Safety of Team Members and Guests 4

  5. Slide 5: Back-to-Basics Operating Philosophy

    Back-to-Basics Operating Philosophy 5

  6. Slide 6: Investing in Technology

    Investing in Technology Curbside I’m Here Wait List Visibility 6

  7. Slide 7: Transforming Our Business Model

    Transforming Our Business Model Adjust Cost Structure Re-Imagine Our Offerings Investments Optimize Support Structure 7

  8. Slide 8: Second Quarter Operating Segment Highlights

    Second Quarter Operating Segment Highlights (19.0)% (19.9)% SAME-RESTAURANT SALES TOTAL SALES GROWTH GROWTH 8

  9. Slide 9: Second Quarter Operating Segment Highlights

    Second Quarter Operating Segment Highlights (8.9)% (11.1)% SAME-RESTAURANT SALES TOTAL SALES GROWTH GROWTH 9

  10. Slide 10: Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Highlights

    Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Highlights $1.7BILLION TOTAL SALES (19.4)% TOTAL SALES GROWTH1 (20.6)% SAME-RESTAURANT SALES GROWTH $206MILLION $0.74 DILUTED NET EPS FROM EBITDA CONTINUING OPERATIONS 10

  11. Slide 11: Margin Analysis

    Margin Analysis Fiscal Q2 2021 ($ millions) % of Sales vs. Q2 2020 (bps)* Favorable/(Unfavorable) Sales $1,656.5 Food and Beverage $475.1 28.7% (30) Restaurant Labor $535.5 32.3% 140 Restaurant Expenses $330.5 20.0% (170) Marketing Expenses $18.8 1.1% 210 Restaurant-Level EBITDA $296.6 17.9% 140 Gen

  12. Slide 12: Mark to Market Reduced Operating Income Margin by 50 bps, Mostly Offset in Tax

    Mark to Market Reduced Operating Income Margin by 50 bps, Mostly Offset in Tax Fiscal Q2 2021 Reported Mark-to-Market Impact ($ millions) % of Sales ($ millions) (bps) Favorable / (Unfavorable) Sales $1,656.5 G&A $89.9 5.4% ($8.1) (50) Operating Income $120.7 7.3% ($8.1) (50) Income Tax Expense $8.8

  13. Slide 13: Second Quarter Segment Performance

    Second Quarter Segment Performance Segment Sales ($ millions) Fine Dining Other $1,024 $447 $431 $830 $407 $155 $312 $108 FY20 Q2 FY21 Q2 FY20 Q2 FY21 Q2 FY20 Q2 FY21 Q2 FY20 Q2 FY21 Q2 Segment Profit Margin1 Fine Dining Other 21.1% 18.6% 19.6% 18.8% 16.1% 16.3% 12.6% 11.1% FY20 Q2 FY21 Q2 FY20 Q2 F

  14. Slide 14: Liquidity and Capital Allocation

    Liquidity and Capital Allocation Well-positioned balance sheet Over $1.5 billion in liquidity Credit metrics well within debt covenants 14

  15. Slide 15: Same-Restaurant Sales Impacted by Dining Room Closures

    Same-Restaurant Sales Impacted by Dining Room Closures Comparable Calendar* Same-Restaurant Sales % Weeks Ended 11/8/20 11/15/20 11/22/20 11/29/20 12/6/20 12/13/20 Darden (23.4)% (23.3)% (29.1)% (34.0)% (33.4)% (36.9)% Olive Garden (21.9)% (22.5)% (27.3)% (34.9)% (31.1)% (32.6)% LongHorn Steakhouse

  16. Slide 16: Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Outlook

    Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Outlook Q3 2021 Outlook Total sales 65% - 70% of LY EBITDA $170 - $210 million Diluted share count ~132 million EPS $ $0.50 - $0.75 16

  17. Slide 17: Our Greatest Competitive Advantage

    Our Greatest Competitive Advantage 17

  18. Slide 18: Additional Information

    J. DARDEN RESTAURANTS Additional Information

  19. Slide 19: Commodities Outlook – Third Quarter Fiscal 2021

    Commodities Outlook – Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Dec-Feb FY2021 Annual spend by category Coverage Outlook Beef 17% 70% Low single digit inflation Produce 14% 90% Low single digit inflation Dairy / Oil1 10% 50% Low single digit deflation Seafood 9% 95% Low single digit deflation Chicken 7% 100% Flat W

  20. Slide 20: Reported to Adjusted Earnings and EBITDA Reconciliations

    Reported to Adjusted Earnings and EBITDA Reconciliations Q2 2020 Earnings Income Diluted Before Tax Net Net $ in millions, except EPS Income Expense Earnings Earnings Tax (Benefit) Per Share Reported Earnings from Continuing Operations ($6.2) ($31.6) $25.4 $0.21 % of Sales (0.3%) (1.5%) (1.2%) Adjus

  21. Slide 21: Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Debt & Total Capital Reconciliations

    Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Debt & Total Capital Reconciliations Fiscal 2021 Free Cash Flow $ in millions YTD Q1 Q2 Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations $428.6 $206.7 $221.9 Less: Purchases of land, buildings and equipment (108.2) (42.2) (66.0) Less: Purchases of capita

  22. Slide 22: EBITDA Outlook to Net Earnings Reconciliation

    EBITDA Outlook to Net Earnings Reconciliation Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter EBITDA Outlook Reconciliation $ in millions Net Earnings $66 to $99 Interest, net 15 15 Income tax expense 1 8 Depreciation and amortization 88 88 EBITDA $170 to $210 22

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