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Wingstop Inc. NASDAQ: WING recently released its first-quarter 2025 financial results, which triggered a positive reaction from the market. Shares jumped on April 30, immediately following the release, as investors digested a potent mix of better-than-expected profitability and accelerating global expansion plans.

Wingstop Inc. WING shares are trading lower on Thursday On Wednesday, the restaurant franchise reported first-quarter earnings per share of 99 cents, beating the street view of 90 cents.

Shares of Wingstop rallied after its Q1 earnings release, driven by ambitious AUV expansion plans via the new AI-driven Smart Kitchen, despite decelerating same-store sales growth. The Smart Kitchen aims to cut ticket times by 50%, but it's likely that Wingstop's path to $3 million in AUV is constrained by softening demand, not kitchen efficiency. Same-store sales growth decelerated to just 0.5% y/y, which reflects a cautious consumer that is pushing back against price increases.

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 30, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Kristen Thomas - Senior Manager of Investor Relations Michael Skipworth - President and Chief Executive Officer Alex Kaleida - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays David Tarantino - Baird Danilo Gargiulo - Bernstein Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley Andrew Charles - TD Cowen Chris O'Cull - Stifel Andy Barish - Jefferies Sara Senatore - Bank of America Christine Cho - Goldman Sachs Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Wingstop Fiscal First Quarter and 2025 Earnings Conference Call.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Wingstop (WING) 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.

Wingstop (WING) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.99 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.84 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.98 per share a year ago.

Wingstop (WING 5.38%), a leader in the fast-casual dining segment, released its Q1 FY2025 earnings on April 30, 2025, revealing robust sales growth with a 17.4% increase from the previous year.

Record 126 Net New Openings in First Quarter, 18.0% Net New Unit Growth DALLAS , April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop Inc. ("Wingstop" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: WING) today announced financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 29, 2025. Highlights for the fiscal first quarter 2025 compared to the fiscal first quarter 2024: System-wide sales increased 15.7% to $1.3 billion 126 net new openings in the fiscal first quarter 2025 Domestic restaurant AUV increased to $2.1 million Domestic same store sales increased 0.5% Digital sales increased to 72.0% of system-wide sales Total revenue increased 17.4% to $171.1 million Net income increased 221.0% to $92.3 million, or $3.24 per diluted share Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share, both non-GAAP measures, were $28.3 million, or $0.99 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, increased 18.4% to $59.5 million Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, and adjusted earnings per diluted share are

Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Wingstop (WING), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.

Wingstop (WING) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.