The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated · NASDAQ:CAKE

The Cheesecake Factory — Investor Presentation (May 2024)

26 slides from The Cheesecake Factory's investor presentation, May 8, 2024

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation

    INVESTOR PRESENTATION May 8, 2024

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This includes, without limitation, financial guidance and projections, includin

  3. Slide 3: Investment Highlights

    INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Experiential dining category leader with diversified growth engines • Best-in-class operational execution and industry-leading retention • Significant growth opportunities driving one of the highest expected growth rates in the casual dining industry • Leveraging the Company’

  4. Slide 4: The Cheesecake Factory - Global Footprint

    THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY - GLOBAL FOOTPRINT Opportunity for 300 Domestic Locations Over Time & Continued International Expansion Beijing Toronto Shanghai (3) Kuwait (3) Chengdu Hangzhou Company-Owned: 216 Bahrain Macau (Including Toronto, Canada) (1) Qatar Hong Saudi (3) Kong Arabia Bangkok UAE (4) (6

  5. Slide 5: Filling White Space for an On-Trend, Contemporary Italian Offering

    FILLING WHITE SPACE FOR AN ON-TREND, CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN OFFERING • Potential for 200 domestic locations over time • 38 locations in 13 states & Washington D.C. • All dishes handmade from scratch daily • Unique menu items tailored to local markets • Serving lunch, dinner, weekend brunch & weekday h

  6. Slide 6: Fox Restaurant Concepts (FRC) Is an Incubation Engine Innovating Concepts for the Future

    FOX RESTAURANT CONCEPTS (FRC) IS AN INCUBATION ENGINE INNOVATING CONCEPTS FOR THE FUTURE 31 Locations Growth Across the U.S. Potential Growth Boutique Brands 42 FRC Locations Across the U.S. 6

  7. Slide 7: Accelerating Unit Growth Across Concepts

    ACCELERATING UNIT GROWTH ACROSS CONCEPTS AS MANY AS 22 NEW UNITS PLANNED FOR 2024 New Restaurants Opened in 2024 Flower Child | Plano, TX North Italia | Houston, TX Culinary Dropout | Atlanta, GA North Italia | Dallas, TX Culinary Dropout | Birmingham, AL 6 The Cheesecake Factory locations 3 The Che

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  9. Slide 9: A Highly Differentiated Concept

    A HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED CONCEPT Extensive and Innovative Menu Menu 225+ Items Made Fresh, From Scratch High-energy Atmosphere Ambiance Exceptional Service and Hospitality Restaurant Best-in-Class Operational Execution Operations Experienced, Dedicated Managers Integrated Innovative, High-Quality Che

  10. Slide 10: Integrated Bakery – The Cheesecake Magic

    INTEGRATED BAKERY – THE “CHEESECAKE” MAGIC 2 60 Bakery Varieties of Industry-Leading Dessert Sales production cheesecakes & facilities desserts 16% FY 2019* 17% FY 2023* Enables creativity, quality control and supply chain efficiencies * Percent of total sales 10

  11. Slide 11: Best-in-Class Operational Execution and Industry-Leading Retention

    BEST-IN-CLASS OPERATIONAL EXECUTION AND INDUSTRY-LEADING RETENTION 11th CONSECUTIVE YEAR Recognized as a best workplace for Average Tenure by Position* Senior VP of Operations 34 years diversity, millennials and women Regional Vice Presidents 25 years Area Directors of Operations 20 years Area Kitch

  12. Slide 12: Cult Status & Strong Consumer Engagement

    CULT STATUS & STRONG CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT Millions of 5M fans 1M+ followers Viewers 350K 360K Reaching followers followers 5M+ users Note: Statistics as of April 24, 2024 12

  13. Slide 13: Highest Unit Volumes With a Moderate Average Check

    Highest Unit Volumes $12.2 ($ in millions) $9.5 $9.5 $7.6 $6.1 $5.5 $4.7 $4.1 $3.6 $3.4 $3.3 Yard House Maggiano's Texas BJ's Olive LongHorn Outback Carrabba's Chili's Bonefish Roadhouse Garden With a Moderate Average Check $35 $34 $32 $31 $28 $26 $25 $23 $22 $21 $19 Yard Bonefish Maggiano's Outback

  14. Slide 14: Leveraging This Differentiation in the Off-Premise Channel

    LEVERAGING THIS DIFFERENTIATION IN THE OFF-PREMISE CHANNEL Off-Premise Sales (% of Total Revenue) ~$2.7 million per restaurant (annualized based on 1Q24*) 43% 32% 25% 22% 22% 16% 9% Reflecting COVID-19 dining restrictions Upgraded Takeout Packaging *Annual unit volume equivalent based on total syste

  15. Slide 15: Further Leaning in to Convenience

    FURTHER LEANING IN TO CONVENIENCE I’m on my way Enter my parking spot Bring my order out 15

  16. Slide 16: Corporate Social Responsibility

    CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Guided by our core values we are committed to achieving our sustainability goals and creating a sustainable future for our staff, local communities and the environment we all share OBJECTIVES COMMITMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS $6.4M Donated to 15% Lower Energy 7.9M Pounds of fo

  17. Slide 17: Financial Resiliency, Sales Leadership, Growth Opportunities

    Confidential Financial Resiliency Sales Leadership Growth Opportunities 17

  18. Slide 18: Diversifying Our Portfolio Across Experiential Concepts for Growth

    DIVERSIFYING OUR PORTFOLIO ACROSS EXPERIENTIAL CONCEPTS FOR GROWTH Culinary forward. First class hospitality. Concepts like no other. Highly differentiated, well-positioned Diversified across segment, cuisine, price experiential concepts point and occasion

  19. Slide 19: Driving Strong Sales Growth

    DRIVING STRONG SALES GROWTH FY 2023 Q1 2024 COMP SALES COMP SALES AVERAGE WEEKLY SALES vs 2022 vs 1Q23 ~$237,900 Equates to $12.4M 3.0% (0.6)% Annualized AUV(1) ~$147,700 8% 3% Equates to $7.7M Annualized AUV (1) FY 2023 Q1 2024 AVERAGE WEEKLY SALES (2) AVERAGE WEEKLY SALES (2) vs 2022 vs 1Q23 ~$140

  20. Slide 20: 2024 Underlying Key Assumptions

    2024 UNDERLYING KEY ASSUMPTIONS (1) Consolidated Sales Approximately $3.6 Billion CCF AUVs Approximately $12.4 Million Net Income Margin Targeting ~4.25% at the stated sales level As many as 22 New Restaurant Openings • 3-4 The Cheesecake Factory locations New Unit Growth • 6-7 North Italia location

  21. Slide 21: Quality Growth Opportunity

    QUALITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITY Diversified Portfolio Attractive Growth Potential Value Creation Opportunities Differentiated experiential concepts Significant runway for future development Leveraging brand power, operational diversified across industry segment, price across portfolio of concepts to driv

  22. Slide 22: History of Outperforming the Industry

    HISTORY OF OUTPERFORMING THE INDUSTRY Comparable Sales - Historical 2-year Stack(1),(2) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020(1) 2021(2) 2022(2) 2023(2) 13.9% Industry Outperformance 10.5% 10.3% During Economic 6.5% Downturn 4.0% 4.2% 4.1% 3.8% 3.3% 2.6% 2.5% 3.3% 2.0% 0.9

  23. Slide 23: Durable Business Over Time

    DURABLE BUSINESS OVER TIME Adjusted Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share Free Cash Flow(1) $2.83 $2.60 $2.51 $2.61 $2.69 $163 $158 $163 $2.37 $2.13 $128 $120 $112 $135 $146 $2.10$1.97 $107 $120 $1.88 $94 $100 $1.42 $1.64 $1.51 $85 $1.07 $67 $0.84 $50 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '

  24. Slide 24: Appendix

    APPENDIX

  25. Slide 25: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS In addition to the results provided in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in this presentation, the Company is providing non-GAAP measurements which present adjusted diluted net income/(loss) per common share excluding the impact of certain

  26. Slide 26: Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures ($ in thousands, except per share data) Fiscal Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Net income/(loss) (GAAP) $ 52,293 $ 42,833 $ 81,713 $ 95,720

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