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Can The Mexico Tax Be Another Big Blow To Chipotle Mexican Grill?
As President Trump seeks a 20% Mexico import tax to pay for the proposed border wall, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), which imports avocados from Mexico (exclusively in certain months of the year), is likely to face an increase in its raw ma...
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Chipotle Rebounds After Q4’16 Results; Costs Will Continue To Grow In 2017
Releasing its fourth quarter earnings on 2nd February 2017, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) reported a rise in its revenues. However, the company missed the consensus estimate for not only revenue but also earnings. This indicates that despi...
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Chipotle’s Top Line May See Improvement In Q4’16; Fundamentals Remain Weak
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter and full year results on 2nd February, 2017. In the third quarter, the company continued to see its revenues drop, owing to the continued impact of the E.coli incident...
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Here’s How Chipotle Mexican Grill Plans To Drive Revenues In 2017
The year 2017 has started on a positive note for Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG). The company reported a nearly 15% increase in same store sales for December 2016, indicating that it is finally seeing some positive traction after reeling unde...
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New Year, New Chipotle?
The year 2016 was another miss for Chipotle. The company continued to find conditions challenging, and failed to see any meaningful improvement in its key metrics. The third quarter results, with comparable sales down -22% y-o-y and revenues down...
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Is Starbucks The Brightest Restaurant Stock For The Future?
The year 2016 has been an eventful one for restaurant companies. While Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is still recovering from its food virus scandal, McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) has been aggressively pushing new initiatives to drive sales....
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A Closer Look At Chipotle’s Future Strategy
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) recently announced management changes, even as it struggles to regain its footing a full year after the E-Coli food virus hit its products. The company’s co-CEO Monty Moran stepped down from his post and will r...
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Chipotle Continues To Flounder In 2016
The year 2016 was another miss for Chipotle. The company continued to find conditions challenging, and failed to see any meaningful improvement in its key metrics. The third quarter results, with comparable sales down -22% y-o-y and revenues down...
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Why Have We Revised Our Price Estimate For Chipotle Downwards?
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s (CMG) recent earnings failed to impress, despite the company’s many efforts to revive growth. One of the most watched metric for the industry, comparable sales, which was estimated to fall by roughly 19% by a...
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Is This The New Normal For Chipotle?
Who would have thought the outbreak of E.coli linked to the America’s fastest growing fast food chain, Chipotle, would have turned into never-ending, uphill battle for the company. There is nothing that the company hasn’t done to reva...
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Is Focus On Its Core Brand Critical For Chipotle’s Revival?
Chipotle Mexican Grill ‘s (NYSE: CMG) Q3 2016 results (reported October 25th) were not very encouraging. The company reported a drop in both revenue and earningsand missed the consensus estimates for both these metrics as well as comparab...
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Chipotle’s Q3’16 Performance Fails To Impress; Tough Road Ahead
Releasing its third quarer earnings on 25th October 2016, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) reported a drop in both its revenues and earnings. Furthermore, it missed the consensus estimate not only for the aforementioned metrics, but also for ...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Q3 FY’16 Earnings Preview: Comps Will Remain Under Pressure
Key Trends: Chipotle’s top line will continue to suffer as it struggles to restore its comp growth in the aftermath of the continued impact of the E.coli controversy. Implemented a food safety protocol and appointed a food safety exp...
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Will Chipotle’s Food Safety Initiatives Lead To A Turnaround In Comps?
Chipotle Mexican Grill won’t rest with the freebies and promotional activities until it sees a restoration in its comparable sales and traffic data, or so it seems. After the unfortunate E.coli breakout, Chipotle has been making news for ei...
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Health Revolution: Healthy For Some, Unhealthy For Others
The health revolution has taken the U.S. by storm, as is evident from the paradigm shift in two indicative industries, fast food and athletic wear. Not only are people more aware of the detrimental effects that fast food have on their well being ...
