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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
FWRGCIK 0001789940NasdaqLarge AcceleratedRetail-Eating PlacesDelawareFY ends Dec 28
Period
FY 2025
Revenue
$1.22B
Net Income
$19.43M
Total Assets
$1.74B
Equity
$626.28M
Shares Out
61.14M
Op. Cash Flow
$125.91M
Business
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. operates a daytime dining restaurant chain focused on made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch served during a single daytime shift. It offers seasonal and chef-driven menus, fresh juices, premium coffees, a unique alcohol platform and related catering, takeout and delivery services. Its business comprises company-owned and franchise-owned restaurants and a franchise program, supported by centralized training, supply chain, quality assurance, technology and a “You First” employee culture. First Watch serves customers through in-restaurant dining, takeout, third-party delivery and digital ordering across 29 U.S. states.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-11
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 1,223 | 1,016 | 892 | 730 | 601 | |
| Food and beverage costs | 280 | 223 | 197 | 173 | 134 | |
| Labor and other related expenses | 406 | 335 | 294 | 238 | 189 | |
| Other restaurant operating expenses | 189 | 152 | 134 | 114 | 95 | |
| Occupancy expenses | 101 | 83 | 68 | 60 | 55 | |
| Pre-opening expenses | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 129 | 113 | 103 | 85 | 70 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 75 | 58 | 41 | 34 | 32 | |
| Impairments and loss on disposal of assets | 448,000 | 525,000 | 1 | 920,000 | 381,000 | |
| Transaction expenses, net | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | −1 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 1,195 | 977 | 850 | 713 | 579 | |
| Income from operations | 28 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 22 | |
| Interest expense | −17 | −13 | −8 | −5 | — | |
| Other income, net | 1 | 2 | 3 | 910,000 | −2 | |
| Income before income taxes | 12 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 370,000 | |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 7 | −9 | −11 | −6 | −2 | |
| Net income | 19 | 19 | 25 | 7 | −2 | |
| Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives | −869,000 | 301,000 | −889,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income tax related to other comprehensive (loss) income | 215,000 | −75,000 | 222,000 | 0 | — | |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | −654,000 | 226,000 | −667,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Comprehensive income | 19 | 19 | 25 | — | −2 | |
| Net income (loss) per common share - basic (in dollars per share) | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.12 | −0.04 | |
| Net income (loss) per common share - diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.31 | 0.3 | 0.41 | 0.11 | −0.04 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares) | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 48 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 48 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 21 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 52 | |
| Accounts receivable | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Inventory | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Deposits and other current assets | 6 | 2 | 2 | 373,000 | 1 | |
| Total current assets | 49 | 56 | 71 | 67 | 68 | |
| Goodwill (primarily expected synergies and assembled workforce; tax deductible) | 420 | 399 | 360 | 345 | 345 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 175 | 168 | 151 | 143 | 143 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 615 | 528 | 420 | 352 | 325 | |
| Property, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $285,706 and $229,227, respectively | 478 | 361 | 263 | 195 | 165 | |
| Other long-term assets | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total assets | 1,742 | 1,514 | 1,267 | 1,104 | 1,047 | |
| Accounts payable | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 38 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 16 | |
| Accrued compensation | 24 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | |
| Deferred revenues | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 75 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| Interest rate swap liabilities, current | 900,000 | 105,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 167 | 138 | 115 | 100 | 97 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 651 | 556 | 441 | 366 | 330 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 269 | 189 | 120 | 95 | 100 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 22 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 12 | |
| Derivative liabilities | 557,000 | 503,000 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,116 | 919 | 706 | 581 | 542 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock; $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 61,131,978 and 60,700,090 shares issued and outstanding at December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively | 611,000 | 607,000 | 599,000 | 592,000 | 590,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 661 | 649 | 634 | 621 | 609 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −34 | −54 | −73 | −98 | −105 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −1 | −441,000 | −667,000 | 0 | — | |
| Total equity | 626 | 595 | 561 | 523 | 504 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,742 | 1,514 | 1,267 | 1,104 | 1,047 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| Non-cash operating lease costs | 33 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 13 | |
| Non-cash loss on extinguishments and modifications of debt | 0 | 358,000 | 0 | −83,000 | −961,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
| Amortization of debt discount and deferred issuance costs | 664,000 | 567,000 | 452,000 | 445,000 | 1 | |
| Accounts receivable | 376,000 | −2 | 632,000 | −2 | −535,000 | |
| Inventory | −867,000 | −508,000 | −62,000 | −1 | −1 | |
| Prepaid expenses | −868,000 | 509,000 | −2 | −123,000 | −3 | |
| Deposits and other assets, current and long-term | −6 | 77,000 | −4 | 1 | 169,000 | |
| Accounts payable | 2 | 637,000 | −1 | −3 | 7 | |
| Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Accrued compensation and deferred payroll taxes | 3 | −467,000 | 4 | −3 | 7 | |
| Deferred revenues, current and long-term | 555,000 | −136,000 | −657,000 | 719,000 | 648,000 | |
| Other liabilities | 0 | −259,000 | −368,000 | −309,000 | — | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −8 | −5 | −11 | −7 | −10 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 126 | 116 | 95 | 63 | 63 | |
| Capital expenditures | −157 | −128 | −83 | −62 | −35 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −56 | −79 | −40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchase of intangible assets | −850,000 | −100,000 | −161,000 | −1 | −371,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −214 | −207 | −123 | −63 | −36 | |
| Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facility | 444 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facility | −388 | −53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 28 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Repayments of long-term debt, including finance lease liabilities | −9 | −97 | −6 | −2 | −292 | |
| Payment of debt discount and deferred issuance costs | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of employee taxes paid | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Contingent consideration payment | 0 | −375,000 | −198,000 | −78,000 | −9,000 | |
| Repayment of notes payable | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3 | −522,000 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 76 | 74 | 28 | −2 | −14 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −12 | −17 | 38,000 | −2 | 13 | |
| Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 16 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds | 3 | 3 | 2 | 915,000 | 79,000 | |
| Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 115 | 129 | 89 | 46 | 34 | |
| Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | 10 | 2 | 249,000 | 127,000 | 217,000 | |
| Remeasurements and terminations of operating lease assets and lease liabilities | 5 | 6 | −898,000 | −3 | −3 | |
| Remeasurements and terminations of finance lease assets and lease liabilities | −575,000 | 86,000 | −48,000 | −197,000 | 6,000 | |
| (Decrease) Increase in liabilities from acquisition of property, fixtures and equipment | −5 | 3 | 7 | — | — |
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