Jubilant FoodWorks Q1 net profit dips marginally to Rs 71.48 cr

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, which operates fast-food chains Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts, on Wednesday reported a marginal decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 71.48 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2019.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 72.12 crore in April-June quarter a year-ago, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL) said in a BSE filing.

However, its revenue from operations was up 9.94 per cent to Rs 949.11 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 863.22 crore of the corresponding quarter last fiscal.

"This was driven by Same-Store Sales Growth (SSG) of 4.1 per cent in Domino's Pizza, on a strong base of 25.9 per cent last year. Like for Like (LFL) sales growth i.e. sales growth of stores that were not split since April 1, 2018, came in higher at 5.8 per cent," JFL said in a statement.

JFL's total expenses was at Rs 853.71 crore in the June quarter, as against Rs 760.36 crore, registering a growth of 12.27 per cent.

Commenting on the results, JFL CEO Pratik Pota said:" Lapping one of our highest quarters ever from last year, we delivered near double-digit growth and strong EBITDA margins. Online sales continued to be strong and now contribute to 81 per cent of delivery sale."