Darden Restaurants, Inc. · NYSE:DRI

Darden Restaurants — Q3 2021 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from Darden Restaurants's earnings presentation, Mar 25, 2021

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

    EARNINGS CALL FISCAL 2021: THIRD QUARTER RESULTS MARCH 25, 2021

  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: A Full-Service Restaurant Company With Back-to-Basics Philosophy

    A FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT COMPANY WITH … 1 Be financially successful through great people consistently delivering outstanding food, drinks and service in an inviting atmosphere making every guest loyal. MISSION 4 Significant Scale  Extensive Data & Insights  Rigorous Strategic Planning  Results-

  4. Slide 4: Total Investment of $200 Million+ Since March 2020

    Investing in Our People Hourly Earnings Commitment Previous Investment Highlights • $10/hour: March 29 • Paid Sick Leave • $11/hour: January 2022 • COVID-19 Emergency Pay • $12/hour: January 2023 • Benefits Premiums • Paid Time Off for COVID-19 Vaccine TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $200 MILLION+ SINCE MARCH 2

  5. Slide 5: Ongoing Priorities

    Ongoing Priorities Health & Safety Simplified Operations Technology Deployments Business Model Transformation 5

  6. Slide 6: Health & Safety

    Health & Safety Our Commitment to Each Other WELCOME BACK! JX DARDEN. The heath and safely of our guests ord team members has always been our ist priory. While our dining rooms were closed, we took great care fo continue serving you with our ToGo offerings. As we weleome you back into our dining roo

  7. Slide 7: Simplified Operations

    Simplified Operations J. DARDEN RESTAURANTS

  8. Slide 8: Technology Deployment

    Technology Deployment Curbside I’m Here Web Site Enhancements 8

  9. Slide 9: Business Model Transformations

    Business Model Transformations Adjust Cost Structure Re-Imagine Our Offerings Investments in New Restaurants Optimize Support Structure 9

  10. Slide 10: Thank You to Our Team Members

    Thank You to Our Team Members 10

  11. Slide 11: Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Financial Highlights

    Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Financial Highlights $1.7BILLION TOTAL SALES (26.1)% TOTAL SALES GROWTH (26.7)% SAME-RESTAURANT SALES GROWTH $236MILLION $0.98 DILUTED NET EPS FROM EBITDA1 CONTINUING OPERATIONS 1 A reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures can be found in the Additional Information section of th

  12. Slide 12: Margin Analysis

    Margin Analysis Fiscal Q3 2021 ($ millions) % of Sales vs. Q3 2020 (bps) Favorable/(Unfavorable) Sales $1,733.0 Food and Beverage $499.4 28.8% (80) Excl. Team Member Bonus Restaurant Labor $559.4 32.3% (20) $542.9 31.3% 80 Restaurant Expenses $336.8 19.4% (250) Marketing Expenses $19.2 1.1% 200 Rest

  13. Slide 13: 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 Q3 2021 Reported Mark to Market Impact ($ millions) % of Sales ($ millions) (bps) Favorable / (Unfavorable) Sales $1,733.0 G&A $78.9 4.6% ($8.8) (50) Operating Income $148.0 8.5% ($8.8) (50) Income Tax Expense $3.1

  14. Slide 14: Third Quarter Normalized Effective Tax Rate of 12.1%

    Third Quarter Normalized Effective Tax Rate of 12.1% EBT Taxes Tax Rate Reported $132.3 $3.1 2.3% Mark to Market $8.8 $7.2 Stock Option Exercises $6.8 Normalized $141.1 $17.1 12.1% 14

  15. Slide 15: Third Quarter Segment Performance

    Third Quarter Segment Performance Segment Sales ($ millions) Fine Dining Other $1,169 $511 $454 $478 $872 $188 $302 $104 FY20 Q3 FY21 Q3 FY20 Q3 FY21 Q3 FY20 Q3 FY21 Q3 FY20 Q3 FY21 Q3 Segment Profit Margin1 Fine Dining Other 23.2% 24.8% 21.1% 20.5% 18.1% 15.7% 14.5% 10.5% FY20 Q3 FY21 Q3 FY20 Q3 FY

  16. Slide 16: Strong Cash Flow

    Strong Cash Flow Fiscal 2021 Free Cash Flow $ in millions YTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations $746.0 $206.7 $221.9 $317.4 Less: Purchases of land, buildings and equipment (177.3) (42.2) (66.0) (69.1) Less: Purchases of capitalized software and other assets

  17. Slide 17: Business Update

    Business Update Same-Restaurant Sales Compared to Fiscal 2019* Weeks Ended 2/28/2021 3/7/2021 3/14/2021 3/21/2021 Darden (15.9)% (13.9)% (11.1)% 5.4% Olive Garden (17.4)% (15.3)% (11.6)% 5.7% LongHorn Steakhouse (3.4)% 0.3% 3.8% 23.2% * Comparison to fiscal 2019 due to impact of pandemic on fiscal 2

  18. Slide 18: Fiscal 2021 Fourth Quarter Outlook

    Fiscal 2021 Fourth Quarter Outlook Total Sales Approximately $2.1 billion EBITDA $345 - $360 million Diluted share count ~132 million Diluted Net Earnings Per Share $1.60 to $1.70 Fiscal 2021 Annual CapEx $285 - $295 million Fiscal 2021Annual Net New Restaurants 33 18

  19. Slide 19: Preliminary Fiscal 2022 Outlook

    Preliminary Fiscal 2022 Outlook New Restaurants ~35 Capital Expenditures $350 to $400 million New Restaurants $150 - $175 million Maintenance/Refresh/Tech/Other $200 - $225 million Effective Tax Rate 12% to 13% 19

  20. Slide 20: Additional Information

    J. DARDEN RESTAURANTS Additional Information

  21. Slide 21: Commodities Outlook – Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021

    Commodities Outlook – Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021 Mar-May FY2021 Annual spend by category Coverage Outlook Beef 18% 85% Low single digit inflation Produce 14% 100% Low single digit inflation Dairy / Oil1 10% 75% High single digit inflation Seafood 9% 95% Low single digit inflation Chicken 7% 100% Low

  22. Slide 22: EBITDA, Restaurant Labor, and G&A Reconciliations

    EBITDA, Restaurant Labor, and G&A Reconciliations Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) Reconciliation $ in millions Q3 2021 Reported Earnings from Continuing Operations $129.2 Interest, Net 15.2 Income Tax Expense 3.1 Depreciation and Amortization 88.2 EBITDA $235.

  23. Slide 23: EBITDA Outlook to Net Earnings Reconciliation

    EBITDA Outlook to Net Earnings Reconciliation Fiscal 2021 Fourth Quarter EBITDA Outlook Reconciliation $ in millions Net Earnings $211 to $223 Interest, Net 16 16 Income Tax Expense 28 31 Depreciation and Amortization 90 90 EBITDA $345 to $360 23

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