Benzinga | Sep 29, 2020 07:03AM EDT

Papa John's Reports Prelim. Q3 Domestic Comparable Sales Growth Figures

Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) today provided preliminary estimated comparable sales information for the month of September and the third quarter fiscal period. In light of the uncertainty related to the pandemic, the company has continued to provide this information on a monthly basis.

President & CEO Rob Lynch said, "Six consecutive months of double-digit comparable sales growth were made possible by the hard work of Papa John's team members and franchisees during the global pandemic. We remain confident that our innovation pipeline, marketing and technology platforms, and strong operations will continue to support strong results during, and after, the pandemic."

Preliminary Estimated Comparable Sales for September 2020 Fiscal Period and Third Quarter

Preliminary estimated comparable sales information for the five weeks and the fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2020, relative to the same periods in the prior year are as follows:

Period 9 Third Quarter

August 24, 2020 Three months to ended September 27, September 27, 2020 2020



Comparable sales growth (a)



Domestic company-owned restaurants 14.3% 18.2%

North America franchised restaurants 19.7% 25.5%

System-wide North America restaurants 18.4% 23.8%



System-wide international restaurants 23.3% 20.6%(b)