Starbucks (SBUX) Tops Q3 EPS by 24c, Updates Guidance
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported Q3 EPS of $1.01, $0.24 better than the analyst estimate of $0.77. Revenue for the quarter came in at $7.5 billion versus the consensus estimate of $7.24 billion.
- Q3 Comparable Store Sales Up 73% Globally; U.S. Up 83% with 10% Two-Year Growth
GUIDANCE:
Starbucks sees FY2021 EPS of $3.20-$3.25, versus the consensus of $2.99. Starbucks sees FY2021 revenue of $29.1-29.3 billion, versus the consensus of $28.79 billion.
- Global comparable store sales growth of 20% to 21%
- (previously 18% to 23%)
- Americas and U.S. comparable store sales growth of 21% to 22%
- (previously 17% to 22%)
- International comparable store sales growth of 15% to 17%
- (previously 25% to 30%)
- China comparable store sales growth of 18% to 20%
- (previously 27% to 32%)
- Americas approximately 800 new store openings and approximately zero net new stores
- (previously approximately 850 new store openings and approximately 50 net new stores)
- International approximately 1,350 new store openings and 1,100 net new stores
- (previously approximately 1,300 new store openings and 1,050 net new stores)
- Consolidated revenue of $29.1 billion to $29.3 billion, inclusive of a $500 million impact attributable to the 53rd week
- (previously $28.5 billion to $29.3 billion, inclusive of a $500 million impact attributable to the 53rd week)
- Channel Development revenue of $1.5 billion to $1.6 billion
- (previously $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion)
- Consolidated GAAP operating margin of approximately 17%
- (previously 15% to 16%)
- Consolidated non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 18%
- (previously 16.5% to 17.5%)
- GAAP and non-GAAP effective tax rates in the low 20%s
- (previously low to mid-20%s)
- Capital expenditures of approximately $1.7 billion
- (previously approximately $1.9 billion)
- GAAP EPS in the range of $2.97 to $3.02, inclusive of a $0.10 impact attributable to the 53rd week
- (previously $2.65 to $2.75, inclusive of a $0.10 impact attributable to the 53rd week)
- Non-GAAP EPS in the range of $3.20 to $3.25 inclusive of a $0.10 impact attributable to the 53rd week
- (previously $2.90 to $3.00, inclusive of a $0.10 impact attributable to the 53rd week)
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