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Papa John's turnaround is gaining traction, outperforming pizza peers with sequential sales improvements driven by value offerings and first-party platform growth. Despite margin pressure from one-off marketing and franchisee expenses, guest traffic and brand perception are rising, signaling sustainable momentum. Strategic initiatives like refranchising and a Google Cloud partnership could further boost margins and digital engagement, supporting long-term growth.

Domino's gains edge with global growth, DoorDash deal and loyalty revamp, while Papa John's lags on earnings downward revisions and weaker stock performance.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Papa John's International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZA) (“Papa Johns®”) today announced that members of its leadership team will participate in the 2025 Oppenheimer Consumer Growth and E-Commerce Conference. Todd Penegor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ravi Thanawala, Chief Financial Officer and EVP, International, and Heather Hollander, SVP, Investor Relations, FP&A, and Strategy will be interviewed in an analyst-led fireside chat discussion at 9:45 a.m. ET.

PZZA's focus on investment in technology-led initiatives and Google Cloud partnership bodes well. However, soft comps are a headwind.

PZZA's Q1 top line reflects a gain in commissary revenues, stemming from higher commodity prices. Also, a rise in advertising funds adds to the positives.

In November 2023, we upgraded Papa John's International, Inc. to a Buy, citing improved company performance and a positive growth outlook despite past market challenges, then took rapid return profits. We downgraded in May 2024, and the stock sold off dramatically, but slight revenue growth, better-than-expected earnings, with mixed comp sales justify an upgrade. Opened 47 new restaurants but closed more underperforming stores, resulting in a net loss of 13 stores from the start of 2025, yet overall store count increased from last year.

Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Heather Hollander - Senior Vice President, Strategy & Investor Relations Todd Penegor - President & Chief Executive Officer Ravi Thanawala - Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, International Conference Call Participants Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer Andrew Strelzik - BMO Capital Markets Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Peter Saleh - BTIG Jim Salera - Stephens Sarah Senatori - Bank of America Brian Mullan - Piper Sandler Jim Sanderson - Northcoast Research Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to Papa John's First Quarter 2025 Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Papa John's (PZZA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Papa John's (PZZA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.36 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Papa John's International Q1 2025 earnings release.