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Darden Restaurants DRIThe company said total sales for Q4 increased 6.8% to $3.0 billion, driven by sales from the addition of 80 company-owned Ruth's Chris restaurants and 37 other net new restaurants. Reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.58.
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AI summaryThe company said total sales for Q4 increased 6.8% to $3.0 billion, driven by sales from the addition of 80 company-owned Ruth's Chris restaurants and 37 other net new restaurants. Reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.58.
The company said adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding $0.07 in Ruth's Chris transaction and integration related costs, were $2.65 for Q4, up 2.7%. On a full-year basis, adjusted earnings per share, excluding $0.35 in those costs, were $8.88, up 11.0%.
The company said that over the 12 months ended 5/26/2024, net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations was $1,621.7 million. It used $701.1 million for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and paid $628.4 million in dividends and $453.9 million in share repurchases over the same period.
The company said its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.40 per share, a 6.9% increase from Q3 of fiscal 2024. The company also presented its outlook for fiscal 2025, with total sales of $11.8 to $11.9 billion and diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations of $9.40 to $9.60.
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Q4 Sales and Earnings Per Share
The company said total sales for Q4 increased 6.8% to $3.0 billion, driven by sales from the addition of 80 company-owned Ruth's Chris restaurants and 37 other net new restaurants. Reported diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $2.58.
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Adjusted EPS and Ruth's Chris-Related Costs
The company said adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding $0.07 in Ruth's Chris transaction and integration related costs, were $2.65 for Q4, up 2.7%. On a full-year basis, adjusted earnings per share, excluding $0.35 in those costs, were $8.88, up 11.0%.
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Full-Year Operating Cash Flow, Acquisitions and Capital Use
The company said that over the 12 months ended 5/26/2024, net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations was $1,621.7 million. It used $701.1 million for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and paid $628.4 million in dividends and $453.9 million in share repurchases over the same period.
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Quarterly Dividend Increase and Fiscal 2025 Outlook
The company said its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.40 per share, a 6.9% increase from Q3 of fiscal 2024. The company also presented its outlook for fiscal 2025, with total sales of $11.8 to $11.9 billion and diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations of $9.40 to $9.60.
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
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