BurgerFi Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

Revenue Grows 311% to $44.9 million in First Quarter

BurgerFi opens six restaurants in First Quarter

Company Affirms 2022 Guidance

Conference Call today, May 16, at 4:30 p.m. ET

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BurgerFi International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW) (“BurgerFi” or the “Company”), owner of one of the nation’s leading fast-casual “better burger” dining concepts through the BurgerFi brand, and the high-quality, casual dining pizza brand under the name Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings (“Anthony’s”), today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Key Metrics¹ Summary

1. Refer to “Key Metrics Definitions” and “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” sections below.
   
   

Management Commentary

Ophir Sternberg, Executive Chairman of BurgerFi, stated, “After a transformative year in 2021, we continued to effectively execute on our growth strategy in the first quarter of 2022 and remain well on track to deliver on our business targets for the fiscal year. We are pleased to have opened six new BurgerFi locations in the quarter positioning us to meet our growth target of 15-20 new BurgerFi locations in 2022. Further, we are encouraged by our performance as we grew our total revenues by more than 300% and drove over 200% in growth in adjusted EBITDA during the first quarter as compared to the prior year through the acquisition of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings. I am excited about the synergies resulting from the acquisition by BurgerFi of Anthony’s as it has provided access to greater competencies between the two brands and leadership teams and expanded our addressable market for future growth.”

Ian Baines, Chief Executive Officer of BurgerFi, added, “In the first quarter we built a solid foundation for growth for 2022. We saw a 20% growth in BurgerFi corporate restaurant sales driven by new store openings in the last year while, we continued to retain a significant portion of our digital sales. We were also very encouraged by the sales recovery in our Anthony’s business, which produced year-over-year same-store sales growth of 13%. For the year, we are on track to achieve the previously guided $2.0 million in year cost synergies from the Anthony’s transaction in November, and I am pleased to report that those synergies are expected to ramp up as we progress through 2022, which we expect will drive accelerated EBITDA in 2022. Despite the impact of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in January, and the continued presence of labor and supply chain pressures, our expectations remain the same for the year and we are confident in reiterating our previous guidance for 2022. Given continued unit growth, our enhanced omni-channel customer experience, and anticipated cost savings, I believe we are on track for a fantastic 2022.”

First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenue in the first quarter of 2022 increased 311% to $44.9 million compared to $10.9 million in the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by the addition of the Anthony’s business acquired on November 3, 2021 and additional revenue from new restaurants opened during the period. Systemwide sales for BurgerFi in the first quarter of 2022 increased 2% to $40.5 million compared to $39.8 million in the prior year period. For the BurgerFi brand, same store sales decreased 8% and 5% in corporate-owned and franchised locations, respectively as the Omicron variant negatively impacted sales in January. For the Anthony’s brand, same-store sales for the first quarter increased 13% over the prior year period.

Restaurant-level operating expenses for the first quarter of 2022 were $36.6 million compared to $7.1 million in the first quarter of 2021, the increase driven by the inclusion of a full quarter of Anthony’s operations. For the BurgerFi brand, restaurant-level operating expenses, as a percentage of sales, increased 340 basis points for the first quarter of 2022, compared to the first quarter of 2021, primarily due to higher food, beverage and labor costs.

Net loss in the first quarter was $(13.6) million compared to a net loss of $(8.2) million in the year-ago quarter. This change is primarily the result of operating income delivered from restaurant operations, offset by higher depreciation, amortization of intangibles, share-based compensation, interest expense resulting from the acquisition-related debt and to a lesser extent, the annualization of certain investments made related to becoming a public company.

Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2022 increased 213% to $2.3 million compared to $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2021, driven by the acquisition of Anthony’s and BurgerFi’s organic revenue growth, partially offset by the investments related to being a public company and pre-opening expenses related to the growth and development of corporate-owned restaurants. See the definition of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, and the reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure below.

2022 Outlook

The Company acknowledges the challenges many in the industry are facing related to labor and food cost pressures, along with elevated economic uncertainty from a consumer perspective. With that, management is reiterating the following expectations for the full year 2022 and updating its expectations regarding capital expenditures as set forth below assuming the current economic environment does not change materially:

• Annual revenues of $180-190 million.
• Mid-single digit same-store sales growth.
• 15-20 new BurgerFi brand restaurant openings, most of which will be franchised locations.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $12-14 million.
• Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $3-$4 million.
  

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call today, May 16, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its first quarter 2022 results.

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time
Toll-free dial-in number: (844) 825-9789
International dial-in number: (412) 317-5180
Conference ID: 10166640

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact ICR at (646) 430-2216.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for two weeks for replay on the Company’s Investor Relations website at ir.burgerfi.com.

Key Metrics Definitions

The following definitions apply to the terms listed below:

“Systemwide Restaurant Sales” is presented as informational data in order to understand the aggregation of franchised stores sales, ghost kitchen and corporate-owned store sales performance. Systemwide restaurant sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all franchised restaurants, ghost kitchens and corporate-owned restaurants in one period from the same period in the prior year. Systemwide restaurant same store sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all franchised restaurants, ghost kitchens, and corporate-owned restaurants once the restaurant has been in operation after 14 months. See definition below for same store sales.

“Corporate-Owned Restaurant Sales” represent the sales generated only by corporate-owned restaurants that are open at the end of the period. Corporate-owned restaurant sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all corporate-owned restaurants in one period from the same period in the prior year. Corporate-owned restaurant same store sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all corporate-owned restaurants once the restaurant has been in operation after 14 months. These measures highlight the performance of existing corporate-owned restaurants.

“Franchise Restaurant Sales” represent the sales generated only by franchisee-owned restaurants that are open at the end of the period. Franchise restaurant sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all franchised restaurants in one period from the same period in the prior year. Franchise restaurant same store sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all franchised restaurants once the restaurant has been in operation after 14 months. These measures highlight the performance of existing franchised restaurants.

“Same Store Sales” is used to evaluate the performance of our store base, which excludes the impact of new stores and closed stores, in both periods under comparison. We include a restaurant in the calculation of same store sales once it has been in operation after 14 months. A restaurant which is temporarily closed (including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic), is included in the same store sales computation. A restaurant which is closed permanently, such as upon termination of the lease, or other permanent closure, is immediately removed from the same store sales computation. Our calculation of same store sales may not be comparable to others in the industry.

“Digital Channel % of Systemwide Sales” is used to measure performance of our investments made in our digital platform and partnerships with third party delivery partners. We believe our digital platform capabilities are a vital element to continuing to serve our customers and will continue to be a differentiator for the Company as compared to some of our competitors. Digital channel as percentages of systemwide sales are indicative of the sales placed through our digital platforms and the percentage of those digital sales when compared to total sales at all our franchised and corporate-owned restaurants.

“Adjusted EBITDA,” a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net loss before the change in value of warrant liability, interest expense (which includes the change in value of preferred stock), income tax (benefit) expense, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, pre-opening costs, store closure costs (income), gain on extinguishment of debt, legal settlements, and merger, acquisition, and integration costs.

About BurgerFi International (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW)

Established in 2011, BurgerFi is a leading multi-brand restaurant company that develops, markets, and acquires fast-casual and premium-casual dining restaurant concepts around the world, including corporate-owned stores and franchises. BurgerFi is among the nation’s fastest-growing better burger concepts with 124 BurgerFi restaurants (97 franchised and 27 corporate-owned). As of March 31, 2022, BurgerFi is the owner and franchisor of the two following brands with a combined 185 locations.

BurgerFi. BurgerFi is chef-founded and committed to serving fresh, all-natural and quality food at all locations, online and via first-party and third-party deliveries. BurgerFi uses 100% American Angus Beef with no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals or additives. BurgerFi’s menu also includes high quality wagyu beef, antibiotic and cage-free chicken offerings, fresh, hand-cut sides, and custard shakes and concretes. BurgerFi was named “Best Fast Casual Restaurant” in USA Today’s 10Best 2022 Readers Choice Awards for the second consecutive year, QSR Magazine's Breakout Brand of 2020, Fast Casual's 2021 #1 Brand of the Year and included in Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies List. In 2021, Consumer Report’s Chain Reaction Report praised BurgerFi for serving “no antibiotic beef” across all its restaurants, and Consumer Reports awarded BurgerFi an "A-Grade Angus Beef" rating for the third consecutive year. To learn more about BurgerFi or to find a full list of locations, please visit www.burgerfi.com. Download the BurgerFi App on iOS or Android devices for rewards and 'Like' or follow @BurgerFi on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.  BurgerFi® is a Registered Trademark of BurgerFi IP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BurgerFi.

Anthony’s. Anthony’s was acquired by BurgerFi on November 3, 2021 and is a premium pizza and wing brand that operates 61 corporate-owned casual restaurant locations, as of March 31, 2022. Known for serving fresh, never frozen and quality ingredients, Anthony’s is centered around a 900-degree coal fired oven with menu offerings including “well-done” pizza, coal fired chicken wings, homemade meatballs, and a variety of handcrafted sandwiches and salads. Anthony’s was named “The Best Pizza Chain in America" by USA Today's Great American Bites and “Top 3 Best Major Pizza Chain” by Mashed in 2021. To learn more about Anthony’s, please visit www.acfp.com.

About Non-GAAP Projected Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the measure Adjusted EBITDA. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We use this non-GAAP financial measure for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to this non-GAAP financial measure in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. This non-GAAP financial measure also facilitates management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors’ operating results. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors both because (1) it allows for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) it is used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health of our business.

There are a number of limitations related to the use of this non-GAAP financial measure. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from this non-GAAP financial measure and evaluating this non-GAAP financial measure together with its relevant financial measures in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA guidance is not being provided due to the nature of this forward-looking non-GAAP measure containing certain elements that are impractical to predict given their market-based nature, such as share-based compensation expense and gain and losses on change in value of warrant liabilities, without unreasonable efforts. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, nor can we accurately predict all of the components of the applicable non-GAAP financial measure and reconciling adjustments thereto; accordingly, guidance for the corresponding GAAP measure may be materially different than guidance for the non-GAAP measure. Such forward looking information is also subject to uncertainty and various risks, and there can be no assurance that any forecasted results or conditions will actually be achieved.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to BurgerFi’s estimates of its future business outlook, prospects or financial results, BurgerFi remaining on track to deliver on its business targets for the fiscal year, store opening plans, cost synergies from the Anthony’s transaction, expectations regarding adjusted EBITDA in 2022, the continued presence of labor and supply chain pressures and elevated uncertainty from a consumer perspective, continued unit growth and BurgerFi’s enhanced omni-channel customer experience, and anticipated cost savings, , as well as statements set forth under the section entitled “2022 Outlook” above. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our ability to successfully realize the expected benefits of the acquisition of Anthony’s as a result of the impact of COVID-19 or any other factors. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to BurgerFi or persons acting on BurgerFi’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this press release. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

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Released May 16, 2022