Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2015 Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - May 4, 2015 - Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (NasdaqGS: TXRH), today announced financial results for the 13 week period ended March 31, 2015.

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Results for the first quarter included the following highlights:

Kent Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Texas Roadhouse, Inc., commented, "We are off to a strong start for the year with another quarter of solid revenue growth driven by increasing guest counts and new restaurant development. We credit our success to our value proposition with consumers and our ability to execute at the restaurant level even in the face of continued commodity inflation. Our development plans for 2015 remain on track with 25 to 30 company restaurant openings this year."

2015 Outlook

The Company reported that comparable restaurant sales at company restaurants for the first four weeks of its second quarter of fiscal 2015 increased approximately 8.4% compared to the prior year period.

Management reiterated the following expectations for 2015:

Conference Call

The Company is hosting a conference call today, May 4, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. The dial-in number is (877) 795-3604 or (719) 325-4804 for international calls. A replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference call. To access the replay, please dial (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international calls, and use 3067251 as the pass code. There will be a simultaneous Web cast conducted at www.texasroadhouse.com.

About Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse is a casual dining concept that first opened in 1993 and today operates over 455 restaurants system-wide in 49 states and four foreign countries. For more information, please visit the Company's Web site at www.texasroadhouse.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this release that are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those relating to our anticipated financial performance, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of the Company. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors including, without limitation, the actual number of restaurants opening; the sales at these and our other company and franchise restaurants; changes in restaurant development or operating costs, such as food and labor; our ability to acquire franchise restaurants; our ability to integrate the franchise restaurants we acquire or other concepts we develop; our ability to continue to generate the necessary cash flows to fund our new restaurant growth, continue our share repurchase program and pay a quarterly cash dividend; strength of consumer spending; pending or future legal claims; breaches of security; conditions beyond our control such as weather, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics impacting our customers or food supplies; acts of war or terrorism and other factors disclosed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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SOURCE Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

Contacts:

Tonya Robinson
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
Investor Relations
502-515-7269

Travis Doster
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
Media Relations
502-638-5457

 

About Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse is a casual dining concept that first opened in 1993 and today has grown to over 580 restaurants system-wide in 49 states and ten foreign countries.

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