H1 2019 Trading Update

DP Poland PLC (“DP Poland or the “Company”))

System sales up 10%. Like-for-likes returning positive from March. More sub-franchisees in place.

  • 10% increase in System Sales1 H1 2019 on H1 2018
  • 80% of delivery sales ordered online
  • Like-for-likes building from March 2019:
    • 5% like-for-like growth in System Sales2 March-June 2019 on March-June 2018
    • 6% like-for-like growth in order count3 March-June 2019 on March-June 2018
    • -1% like-for-like growth in System Sales January-June 2019 on January-June 2018
  • 3 corporate stores acquired/agreed to be acquired by 2 new sub-franchisees on 1st July 2019:
    • DP Poland has currently 10 sub-franchisees across Poland
  • 3 corporate stores taken under management contract by 1 existing sub-franchisee
  • 67 stores in 28 towns and cities to-date
  • 4 new stores opened in H1 2019

Nick Donaldson, non–executive Chairman of DP Poland, said:

“The first half of 2019 has seen momentum return to like-for-like performance following the strong comparatives driven by TV advertising in January and February 2018. Like-for-like order count has grown 6% since March. Total System Sales grew 10% in the first half as a result of like-for-like performance and new store openings. Our efforts in sub-franchisee recruitment are bearing fruit with 2 additional sub-franchisees acquiring/agreeing to acquire 3 corporate stores between them this month We have also entered into 3 more management contracts with 1 of our existing sub-franchisees.

We intend to announce our interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019 on 24 September 2019. ”

 

  • Enquiries:
  • 020 3393 6954DP Poland PLC
  • Nick Donaldson, non-executive Chairman
  • 020 7418 8900 Peel Hunt
  • Adrian Trimmings/George Sellar

Notes to editors

DP Poland, through its wholly owned subsidiary DP Polska S.A., has the exclusive right to develop, operate and sub-franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in Poland. There are currently 67 Domino’s Pizza stores, 43 corporate, of which 4 are managed under management contract, and 24 sub-franchised.

  • 1 System Sales – total retail sales including sales from corporate and sub-franchised stores
  • 2 Like-for-like System Sales growth in PLN, matching trading periods for the same stores between 1 January and 30 June 2018 and 1 January and 30 June 2019
  • 3 Like-for-like growth in the number of orders, matching trading periods for the same stores between 1 January and 30 June 2018 and 1 January and 30 June 2019

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