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Monthly Notes On Restaurant Industry: Chipotle Mexican Grill & McDonald’s
According to a report by Knapp Track, comparable store sales for fast casual restaurants rose 0.9% in the month of May 2015. However, the interesting thing to note is that the customer traffic for these restaurants declined 2%, leading to a 2.9% ...
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Is Chipotle’s Stock Undervalued?
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), the leader in the fast casual U.S. restaurant industry, is in an excellent position at the moment, with 81% revenue growth in the last 3 years, from $2.27 billion in 2011 to $4.1 billion in 2014, and is driving...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Earnings: Pork Shortage Slows Down Comparable Sales Growth
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is off to a flying start in 2015, as the company reported strong numbers in its first quarter earnings report for the fiscal 2015. Chipotle’s net revenues for the quarter rose 20.4% year-over-year (y-o-y) to $1.0...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Earnings Preview: All Eyes On Comparable Store Sales Growth
Riding on a strong increase in global net revenues, due to impressive growth in comparable store sales and customer traffic, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is all geared up to report yet another robust sales result in its Q1 earnings report to...
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Three Scenarios That Might Impact Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), the leader in the fast-casual segment, is one of the fastest growing restaurant brands in the U.S. The burrito maker has been able to attract customers and investors, with nearly 20% revenue growth every year fo...
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Increasing Customer Traffic Drives Chipotle’s FY 2014 Revenues
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) finished the fiscal 2014 year with the same impressive vigor that it showed throughout 2014. The company reported net revenues of $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase of more than 26% year-over-year (y...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Earnings Preview: Increasing Customer Count To Drive Comparable Sales In Q4
The fast casual segment, a new concept for the restaurant industry, is fast increasing in popularity in the industry, and over the last three years it has grabbed people’s attention. Top fast casual restaurants, such as Chipotle Mexican Grill (NY...
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2014 Year In Review: Chipotle Mexican Grill
The fast casual concept has been one of the fastest growing concepts of the restaurant industry during the last decade, positioned somewhere between fast food restaurants and casual dining restaurants. They provide counter service and offer more ...
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Price Hikes & Increased Customer Traffic Drive Chipotle’s Q3 Revenues
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) delivered yet another impressive performance in its third quarter results on October 20, sustaining the strong momentum witnessed in the first half of the year. The company reported a 31.1% year-over-year (y-o-y)...
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Chipotle’s Earning Preview: Increasing Customer Count & New Store Openings To Drive Sales
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is scheduled to release its third fiscal quarter earnings report on October 2o, 2014. In the last couple of years, the Mexican cuisine specialist has had a tremendous run, due to increasing customer traffic in th...
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Impact Of Changing Dining Preferences In The U.S. On Chipotle Mexican Grill
According to the NPD ’s foodservice market research, the restaurant industry has been negatively impacted by the changing dining habits in the U.S., primarily driven by changing economic and cultural conditions. Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) h...
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Weekly Review Of The Restaurant Industry: Burger King, McDonald’s & Chipotle Mexican Grill
According to the NPD ’s foodservice market research, the restaurant industry has been negatively impacted by the changing dining habits in the U.S., primarily driven by changing economic and cultural conditions. The increasing income gap between ...
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Weekly Notes On Restaurant Industry: McDonald’s, Burger King & Chipotle Mexican Grill
Restaurant industry has been struggling with rising commodity prices and declining customer traffic over the last six months. However, the situation seems to be improving, as the latest restaurant sales data suggests that the same-store sales gr...
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Key Trends Explaining Our $628 Price Valuation For Chipotle
The leader in the fast-casual segment, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) recently released its second quarter earnings report for the fiscal year 2014. Continuing the momentum of the first quarter, the company delivered impressive results, with ...
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Chipotle’s Q2 Earnings: Price Hike Drives Sales Growth As Expected
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) delivered excellent second quarter figures on July 21, continuing the momentum witnessed in the first quarter. The company’s revenue for the quarter rose to $1.05 billion, up 28.6% year-over-year, primarily drive...
