Starbucks announces record Q1 results


Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal first quarter ended December 29, 2019.

Starbucks delivered a strong start to fiscal 2020, fueled by a healthy balance of comp sales growth and new store development, continued expansion of the Global Coffee Alliance and significant margin expansion.

Q1 Fiscal 2020 Highlights include:

  • Global comparable store sales up 5%, driven by a 3% increase in average ticket and a 2% increase in comparable transactions.
    • Americas comparable store sales up 6%, driven by a 3% increase in average ticket and a 2% increase in comparable transactions; U.S. comparable store sales up 6%, with comparable transactions up 3%
    • International comparable store sales up 1%, driven by a 2% increase in average ticket and a 1% decrease in comparable transactions; China comparable store sales up 3%, with comparable transactions up 1%
  • The company opened 539 net new stores in Q1, yielding 31,795 stores at the end of the quarter, a 6% increase over the prior year
  • Consolidated net revenues of $7.1 billion grew 7% over the prior year

The Starbucks executive team will share more details on Q1 earning during a call at 2pm PT. You can listen here: Investor Relations.

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