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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) is a multi-brand, full-service restaurant company whose news flow centers on financial performance, portfolio development and capital allocation. Public announcements frequently cover quarterly and annual results, with detailed disclosures on total sales, blended same-restaurant sales by segment, segment profit, and the number of company-owned restaurants across its brands.
Investors following DRI news can expect regular earnings releases for each fiscal quarter and year. These updates highlight performance at Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining and Other Business segments, including the impact of acquisitions such as Chuy's Tex Mex restaurants and net new restaurant openings. Darden also uses these releases to update its fiscal outlook, providing guidance ranges for total sales growth, same-restaurant sales growth, new restaurant openings, capital spending, inflation assumptions, effective tax rate and adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations.
Darden’s news also includes dividend declarations and share repurchase activity. The company regularly announces quarterly cash dividends on its common stock and reports the number of shares repurchased and remaining authorization under its share repurchase program. These items provide insight into how management allocates capital between growth investments and returns to shareholders.
Additional news items may cover strategic initiatives and partnerships affecting its brands. For example, Darden has announced a pilot of on-demand delivery at Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen using Uber Direct, building on an earlier rollout at Olive Garden. Such releases describe how specific brands test new service models within the broader portfolio.
Corporate governance and executive compensation developments also appear in Darden’s news and related SEC filings. These can include results of the annual meeting of shareholders, advisory votes on executive compensation, ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm, and special performance-based equity awards for senior executives.
For a consolidated view of these updates, the DRI news page aggregates press releases and related information so readers can track earnings, outlook changes, dividends, repurchases, brand-level initiatives and governance actions over time.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) has announced its plans to release its fiscal 2025 first quarter financial results on Thursday, September 19, 2024, before the market opens. This will be followed by a conference call at 8:30 am ET on the same day. CEO Rick Cardenas and other senior management will discuss the first quarter results and conduct a Q&A session.
Investors and analysts can access the live conference call via the internet or telephone. The webcast will be available at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=PaNJ6RaT, while those preferring to dial in can use the number 877-407-9219. A replay of the call will be made available shortly after its conclusion for those unable to attend the live broadcast.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) has announced its acquisition of Chuy's Holdings (Nasdaq: CHUY) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $605 million. Darden will acquire all outstanding shares of Chuy's for $37.50 per share, representing a 40% premium to the 60-day volume weighted average price. Chuy's, a Tex-Mex restaurant chain founded in 1982, will complement Darden's portfolio of brands including Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse.
The acquisition is expected to be neutral to Darden's diluted net earnings per share for fiscal 2025 and accretive by 12 to 15 cents in fiscal 2027. Darden anticipates pre-tax net synergies of about $15 million by the end of fiscal 2026. The transaction, unanimously approved by both companies' boards, is expected to close in Darden's fiscal second quarter, subject to customary conditions.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) reported its Q4 and fiscal 2024 results, highlighting a 6.8% increase in Q4 sales to $3.0 billion, attributed to new restaurant openings including 80 Ruth's Chris Steak House locations. Same-restaurant sales were flat overall, with Olive Garden down 1.5% and LongHorn Steakhouse up 4.0%. Adjusted diluted EPS for Q4 rose to $2.65. Fiscal 2024 saw an 8.6% rise in total sales to $11.4 billion and an adjusted diluted EPS of $8.88, up 11.0%. Darden also declared a 6.9% increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.40 per share and announced a fiscal 2025 sales outlook between $11.8 to $11.9 billion with an EPS range of $9.40 to $9.60.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) will release its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter financial results on June 20, 2024, before the market opens.
The company will host a conference call at 8:30 am ET on the same day with CEO Rick Cardenas and other senior management to discuss the results and engage in a Q&A session.
The conference call can be accessed live via the Internet or by dialing 877-407-9219. A replay will be available shortly after the call.
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