Montevideo / UY. (arc) Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Latin America’s largest restaurant chain and the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, reported its systemwide comparable sales results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022, ahead of its quarterly earnings announcement planned for March 15, 2023. The Company also provided guidance for restaurant openings, modernizations and total capital expenditures for 2023.
«The Three D’s strategy of Digital, Delivery and Drive-thru, combined with increasing on-premise restaurant traffic, kept sales growth strong throughout 2022 in all divisions. With expanding Digital functionality and the largest free-standing restaurant portfolio in the industry, our guests are able to choose what, when, where and how they want to enjoy their McDonald’s experience. Our market research shows we gained significant market share, especially in Delivery and Drive-thru, widening the gap with our nearest competitors across the region in 2022. Comparable sales rose from two to more than three times blended inflation last year, in all divisions. This real sales growth helped generate operating leverage and higher Adjusted Ebitda. Based on preliminary results, Adjusted Ebitda in US dollars in the fourth quarter surpassed the previous quarterly record established in 2021,” said Marcelo Rabach, Arcos Dorados’ Chief Executive Officer.
«We executed our openings and modernization plans for 2022, exceeding guidance for both while focusing openings on free-standing units. This structural competitive advantage was made stronger, as we opened far more free-standing units than any other restaurant operator in the region. We have a robust openings pipeline for 2023 and continue to believe we can open at least 1,000 McDonald’s restaurants in our footprint over the next ten years.»
For additional information please read the company’s PDF file below (318 KB):
20230205-ARCOS-FY2022.
