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Trading Update

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Q3 Poland like-for-like sales grew 14.1%, October reached record PLN 22.2m monthly sales with 34.8% growth.

  • Poland LFL System Sales growth Q3 14.1%
  • Poland LFL System Sales growth October 34.8%
  • Poland October System Sales PLN 22.2m
  • Poland LFL order count growth Q3 15.4%
  • Croatia Total System Sales growth YTD October 34.4%
  • Cash at bank £2.4m (prior £2.7m)
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DP Poland, the operator of pizza stores and restaurants across Poland and Croatia, announces a trading update for Q3 2023 and trading to the end of October.

Highlights

  • LFL System Sales in Poland increased 14.1% In Q3
  • LFL System Sales in Poland increased 34.8% in October to a new monthly record of PLN 22.2m
  • LFL System order count in Poland grew 15.4% in Q3 and by 37.2% in October
  • Food and labour costs remain in line with expectations
  • Croatian total System Sales grew 30% in Q3 driven by new store openings in the prior year
  • Croatian total System Sales grew 34.4% in October with LFL System Sales +3.3%
  • Cash at bank of £2.4m as at 30 September 2023 (£2.7m as at 30 June 2023)

DP Poland's Chief Executive Officer, Nils Gornall, said:

"We have worked hard to transform the business and its very satisfying to see another quarter of double digit LFL sales growth in Poland. Growth in October was an impressive 34.8% and set a new record for monthly sales of PLN 22.2m.

We are seeing the benefits of our focus to build a High Volume Mentality business; delivering a compelling value proposition for our customers based on fantastic quality pizza delivered quickly. We have seen a consistent improvement in customer satisfaction ratings as we deliver on our strategy and this is reflected in increased consumer retention and higher order counts. These are key elements to delivering the highly profitable businesses we have seen in other Domino's markets.

The Croatian business also continues to deliver strongly with a very good performance of all stores in the network and the most recently opened store in October is already exceeding our initial sales expectations.

It's fantastic to see the business begin to capitalise on the potential of the markets we operate in, but this is only the beginning, and we expect performance to continue improving."

Poland

PLNmQ1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023October 2023
PLNm% YoY changePLNm% YoY changePLNm% YoY changePLNm% YoY change
Total System sales 153.115.4%55.014.4%55.07.1%22.232.7%
LFL System sales 252.219.4%53.716.8%54.314.1%21.834.8%
non-delivery16.947.7%18.86.3%20.011.9%7.012.2%
delivery35.39.3%34.823.3%34.315.5%14.848.9%
UnitsMQ1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023October 2023
UnitsM% YoY changeUnitsM% YoY changeUnitsM% YoY changeUnitsM% YoY change
Total System orders 11.04.0%1.012.2%1.09.1%0.433.4%
LFL System orders 20.97.3%1.015.5%1.015.4%0.437.2%

1 System Sales and System orders - total retail sales or orders including sales or orders from corporate and sub-franchised stores.

2 Like-for-like System Sales growth in Polish Złoty, matching trading periods for the same stores or orders growth in units, matching trading periods for the same stores

Current trading remains strong, with double digit sales growth continuing and driven largely by growth in order counts. An improved customer value proposition, high quality pizza delivered quickly, is driving an improved customer satisfaction rating and this is reflected in improved customer retention numbers.

Total System Sales growth of 7.1% in Q3 2023 doesn't fully reflect the 14.1% LFL sales growth in the same period as we took the decision to close some stores that were positioned in shopping centres in order to relocate them to more delivery efficient premises. Having fully reviewed our portfolio over the past 12 months, it is expected that store closures have largely been completed, positioning the company for future growth.

Food and labour costs remain in line with expectations.

Croatia

(EURm)YTD October 2022YTD October 2023% change vs. 2022
Total System Sales 11.41.934.4%
LFL System Sales 21.41.53.3%

1 System Sales and System orders - total retail sales or orders including sales or orders from corporate and sub-franchised stores.

2 Like-for-like System Sales growth in Euro, matching trading periods for the same stores or orders growth in units, matching trading periods for the same stores

3 Difference between Total System Sales growth and LFL system sales growth driven by 3rd store opening in June 2022, 4th store opening in June 2023 and a 5th store opening in October 2023

LFL System Sales in Croatia have shown lower growth levels than Poland due to the high performing nature of the three existing stores in 2022. The Company opened the 5th corporate store in the Croatian market in October 2023, where sales have exceeded expectation in the first few weeks of operation.

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