Q4 2024 EARNINGS SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 27, 2024
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Q4 2024 HIGHLIGHTS 3 7.4% Sales Decline (1) System-Wide -1.6% SSS Decline (2) System-Wide 30 New Store Openings (3) Q4 2024 $145.3mm Total Revenue Q4 2024 $14.4mm Adj. EBITDA (4) Q4 2024 $580.2mm System-Wide Sales (1) System-wide sales growth reflects the percentage change in sales in any given fiscal period compared to the prior fiscal period for all stores in that brand only when the brand is owned by FAT Brands. Because of acquisitions, new store openings and store closures, the stores open throughout both fiscal periods being compared may be different from period to period. Fiscal fourth quarter 2024 included 13 weeks while fiscal third quarter 2023 included 14. (2) Same-store sales growth reflects the change in year-over-year sales for the comparable store base, which we define as the number of stores open and in the FAT Brands system for at least one full fiscal year. For stores that were temporarily closed, sales in the current and prior period are adjusted accordingly. Given our focused marketing efforts and public excitement surrounding each opening, new stores often experience an initial start-up period with considerably higher than average sales volumes, which subsequently decrease to stabilized levels after three to six months. Additionally, when we acquire a brand, it may take several months to integrate fully each location of said brand into the FAT Brands platform. Thus, we do not include stores in the comparable base until they have been open and in the FAT Brands system for at least one full fiscal year. (3) New store openings reflects the number of stores opened during a particular reporting period. The total number of new stores per reporting period and the timing of store openings has, and will continue to have, an impact on our results. (4) EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We use the term EBITDA, as opposed to income from operations, as it is widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We believe that EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance. EBITDA is not a measure of our financial performance or liquidity that is determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of financial performance or cash flows from operations as measures of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (as defined above), excluding expenses related to acquisitions, refranchising gain or losses, impairment charges, and certain non-recurring or non-cash items that the Company does not believe directly reflect its core operations and may not be indicative of the Company’s recurring business operations. A reconciliation of net income presented in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA is set forth in the Appendix.
YTD Q4 2024 HIGHLIGHTS 4 3.1% Sales Growth (1) System-Wide -2.5% SSS Decline (2) System-Wide 92 New Store Openings (3) YTD Q4 2024 $592.7mm Total Revenue YTD Q4 2024 $62.4mm Adj. EBITDA (4) YTD Q4 2024 $2,401.2mm System-Wide Sales (1) System-wide sales growth reflects the percentage change in sales in any given fiscal period compared to the prior fiscal period for all stores in that brand only when the brand is owned by FAT Brands. Because of acquisitions, new store openings and store closures, the stores open throughout both fiscal periods being compared may be different from period to period. (2) Same-store sales growth reflects the change in year-over-year sales for the comparable store base, which we define as the number of stores open and in the FAT Brands system for at least one full fiscal year. For stores that were temporarily closed, sales in the current and prior period are adjusted accordingly. Given our focused marketing efforts and public excitement surrounding each opening, new stores often experience an initial start-up period with considerably higher than average sales volumes, which subsequently decrease to stabilized levels after three to six months. Additionally, when we acquire a brand, it may take several months to integrate fully each location of said brand into the FAT Brands platform. Thus, we do not include stores in the comparable base until they have been open and in the FAT Brands system for at least one full fiscal year. (3) New store openings reflects the number of stores opened during a particular reporting period. The total number of new stores per reporting period and the timing of store openings has, and will continue to have, an impact on our results. (4) EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We use the term EBITDA, as opposed to income from operations, as it is widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We believe that EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance. EBITDA is not a measure of our financial performance or liquidity that is determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of financial performance or cash flows from operations as measures of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (as defined above), excluding expenses related to acquisitions, refranchising gain or losses, impairment charges, and certain non-recurring or non-cash items that the Company does not believe directly reflect its core operations and may not be indicative of the Company’s recurring business operations. A reconciliation of net income presented in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA is set forth in the Appendix.
YTD Q4 2024 RESULTS 5 (1) EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We use the term EBITDA, as opposed to income from operations, as it is widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We believe that EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance. EBITDA is not a measure of our financial performance or liquidity that is determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of financial performance or cash flows from operations as measures of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (as defined above), excluding expenses related to acquisitions, refranchising gain or losses, impairment charges, and certain non-recurring or non-cash items that the Company does not believe directly reflect its core operations and may not be indicative of the Company’s recurring business operations. A reconciliation of net income presented in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA is set forth in the Appendix. 2Q 2023 includes $12.7 million related to Employee Retention Tax Credits and 2Q 2024 includes $2.1 million related to Employee Retention Tax Credits. Royalties $94.0mm $90.0mm YTD Q4 2023 53-weeks YTD Q4 2024 52-weeks Systemwide Sales Revenue $480.5mm $592.7mm YTD Q4 2023 53-weeks YTD Q4 2024 52-weeks Adj. EBITDA (1) $91.2mm $62.4mm YTD Q4 2023 53-weeks YTD Q4 2024 52-weeks $2,327.9mm $2,401.2mm YTD Q4 2023 53-weeks YTD Q4 2024 52-weeks
2025 STRATEGIC FOCUS 6 Accelerate Build-Out of 1,000+ Unit New Store Pipeline Drive Adj. EBITDA Growth ~$10mm from New Stores ~$5mm from Factory Maintain Strong Liquidity Continue to Build Net Asset Value for Future Liquidity (Debt Reduction) Event Grow Factory Production to Utilize ~60% Excess Capacity via Expanded Organic Channels & 3rd Party Dough & Mix Manufacturing Re-franchise Fazoli’s 57 Company-Owned Restaurants
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DEFINITIONS “EBITDA,” a non-GAAP measure, defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We use the term EBITDA, as opposed to income from operations, as it is widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We believe that EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance. EBITDA is not a measure of our financial performance or liquidity that is determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of financial performance or cash flows from operations as measures of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of net income presented in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA is set forth in the Appendix. “Adjusted EBITDA,” a non-GAAP measure, defined as EBITDA (as defined above), excluding expenses related to acquisitions, refranchising gain or losses, impairment charges, and certain non-recurring or non-cash items that the Company does not believe directly reflect its core operations and may not be indicative of the Company’s recurring business operations. A reconciliation of net income presented in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA is set forth in the Appendix. “Adjusted net loss,” a non-GAAP measure, defined as net loss plus the impact of adjustments and the tax effects of such adjustments. Adjusted net loss is presented because we believe it helps convey supplemental information to investors regarding our performance, excluding the impact of special items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters to expected results in future quarters. Adjusted net loss as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies, and our presentation of adjusted net loss should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by excluded or unusual items. Our management uses this non- GAAP financial measure to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter based on comparable financial results. Reconciliations of net loss attributable to FAT Brands Inc. presented in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss are set forth in the Appendix. “Same-store sales growth” or “SSS” a non-GAAP measure, reflects the change in year-over-year sales for the comparable store base, which we define as the number of stores open and in the FAT Brands system for at least one full fiscal year. For stores that were temporarily closed, sales in the current and prior period are adjusted accordingly. Given our focused marketing efforts and public excitement surrounding each opening, new stores often experience an initial start-up period with considerably higher than average sales volumes, which subsequently decrease to stabilized levels after three to six months. Additionally, when we acquire a brand, it may take several months to integrate fully each location of said brand into the FAT Brands platform. Thus, we do not include stores in the comparable base until they have been open and in the FAT Brands system for at least one full fiscal year. “System-wide sales growth,” a non-GAAP measure, reflects the percentage change in sales in any given fiscal period compared to the prior fiscal period for all stores in that brand only when the brand is owned by FAT Brands. Because of acquisitions, new store openings and store closures, the stores open throughout both fiscal periods being compared may be different from period to period. I
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS II FAT Brands Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations Fiscal Quarter Ended Fiscal Year Ended Thirteen Weeks Ended Fourteen Weeks Ended Fifty-Two Weeks Ended Fifty-Three Weeks Ended (In thousands, except share and per share data) December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023 December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023 Revenue Royalties $ 22,416 $ 24,869 $ 90,035 $ 94,036 Restaurant sales 100,893 111,072 413,480 299,029 Advertising fees 9,903 10,510 39,473 39,490 Factory revenues 9,351 9,810 37,949 37,983 Franchise fees 1,317 937 6,487 4,979 Other revenue 1,400 1,438 5,228 4,940 Total revenue 145,280 158,636 592,652 480,457 Costs and expenses General and administrative expense 34,521 30,298 128,564 93,117 Cost of restaurant and factory revenues 97,176 105,130 393,131 282,887 Depreciation and amortization 10,352 9,914 41,528 31,131 Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets 30,600 500 30,600 500 Refranchising loss 109 2,127 1,949 2,873 Advertising fees 11,825 13,811 49,100 47,619 Total costs and expenses 184,583 161,779 644,872 458,127 (Loss) income from operations (39,303) (3,144) (52,220) 22,330 Other (expense) income, net Interest expense (30,262) (28,925) (120,580) (99,342) Interest expense related to preferred shares (4,416) (4,417) (17,670) (18,189) Net gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt (2,226) 325 (1,798) (2,397) Other (expense) income, net 468 1,096 (332) 1,233 Total other expense, net (36,436) (31,921) (140,380) (118,695) Loss before income tax benefit (75,739) (35,065) (192,600) (96,365) Income tax benefit (8,321) (8,827) (2,753) (6,255) Net loss $ (67,418) $ (26,238) $ (189,847) $ (90,110) Net loss $ (67,418) $ (26,238) $ (189,847) $ (90,110) Dividends on preferred shares (2,043) (1,832) (7,779) (7,007) $ (69,461) $ (28,070) $ (197,626) $ (97,117) Basic and diluted loss per common share $ (4.06) $ (1.68) $ (11.60) $ (5.85) Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 17,113,424 16,675,096 17,041,888 16,599,015 Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.56 $ 0.56
CONSOLIDATED EBITDA & ADJ. EBITDA RECONCILIATION IV FAT Brands Inc. Consolidated EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Fiscal Quarter Ended Fiscal Year Ended Thirteen Weeks Ended Fourteen Weeks Ended Fifty-Two Weeks Ended Fifty-Three Weeks Ended (In thousands) December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023 December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023 Net loss $ (67,418) $ (26,238) $ (189,847) $ (90,110) Interest expense, net 34,678 33,342 138,250 117,531 Income tax benefit (8,321) (8,827) (2,753) (6,255) Depreciation and amortization 10,352 9,914 41,528 31,131 EBITDA (30,709) 8,191 (12,822) 52,297 Bad debt expense (recovery) 242 2,868 1,029 (9,827) Share-based compensation expenses 369 947 2,330 3,615 Non-cash lease expenses (130) 535 1,656 1,766 Store closure expense 5,010 — 5,010 — Refranchising loss 109 2,127 1,949 2,873 Litigation costs 4,184 8,832 22,018 28,280 Severance — 341 425 1,377 Net loss related to advertising fund deficit 1,762 1,946 6,747 6,310 Net loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt 2,224 (325) 1,798 2,397 Impairment losses 30,600 1,006 30,600 1,006 Pre-opening expenses 697 564 1,632 1,136 Adjusted EBITDA $ 14,358 $ 27,032 $ 62,372 $ 91,230
ADJUSTED NET LOSS RECONCILIATION V FAT Brands Inc. Adjusted Net Loss Reconciliation Fiscal Quarter Ended Fiscal Year Ended (In thousands, except share and per share data) December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023 December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023 Net loss $ (67,418) $ (26,238) $ (189,847) $ (90,110) Refranchising loss 109 2,127 1,949 2,873 Store closure expense 5,010 — 5,010 — Net loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt 2,224 (325) 1,798 2,397 Impairment losses 30,600 1,006 30,600 1,006 Litigation costs 4,184 8,832 22,018 28,280 Severance — 341 425 1,377 Tax adjustments, net (1) (4,628) (3,016) (883) (2,332) Adjusted net loss $ (29,919) $ (17,273) $ (128,930) $ (56,509) Net loss $ (67,418) $ (26,238) $ (189,847) $ (90,110) Dividends on preferred shares (2,043) (1,832) (7,779) (7,007) $ (69,461) $ (28,070) $ (197,626) $ (97,117) Adjusted net loss $ (29,919) $ (17,273) $ (128,930) $ (56,509) Dividends on preferred shares (2,043) (1,832) (7,779) (7,007) $ (31,962) $ (19,105) $ (136,709) $ (63,516) Loss per basic and diluted share $ (4.06) $ (1.68) $ (11.60) $ (5.85) Adjusted net loss per basic and diluted share $ (1.87) $ (1.15) $ (8.02) $ (3.83) Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding 17,113,424 16,675,096 17,041,888 16,599,015 (1) Reflects the tax impact of the adjustments using the effective tax rate for the respective periods.
CONTACT INVESTOR RELATIONS: MEDIA RELATIONS: ICR MICHELLE MICHALSKI IR-FATBRANDS@ICRINC.COM 646-277-1224 FAT BRANDS ERIN MANDZIK EMANDZIK@FATBRANDS.COM 860-212-6509
