Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC (LSE:MEX)
£ 0.74 (0%) Market Cap: 28.61 Mil Enterprise Value: 75.11 Mil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 0 GF Score: 53/100

Half Year 2025 Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC Earnings Call Transcript

Oct 3, 2025 / 08:30 AM GMT
Release Date Price: £0.386 (+1.58%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC (FRA:73D) reported a year of record UK profitability, with profits increasing by more than 30% in the first half of the year.
  • The company has successfully converted 6 French sites, with plans to open a 7th by the end of the year, marking progress in its European expansion strategy.
  • Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC has seen a significant improvement in staff retention and engagement, contributing to a better customer experience.
  • The introduction of self-ordering kiosks in over half of the UK estate has resulted in a 10% sales uplift at those sites.
  • The company has hedged against beef price increases, protecting its UK profitability amidst inflationary pressures.
Negative
  • Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC reported a loss before tax, primarily due to the investment phase in France.
  • The company's free cash flow reflects a cash outflow of 4 million, driven by investment in technology and French expansion.
  • There are a small number of loss-making stores in the UK, which the company is addressing through potential closures.
  • The company's leverage has increased due to its investment phase, edging closer to its maximum borrowing capacity.
  • The expansion in France has taken longer than anticipated, impacting the speed of international growth.


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E D I T E D V E R S I O N

MEX.L - Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC
Half Year 2025 Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC Earnings Call
Oct 03, 2025 / 08:30AM GMT

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC investor presentation. Throughout this recorded presentation, investors will be in listen-only mode. Questions are encouraged. They can be submitted at any time via the Q&A tab that's just situated on the right hand corner of your screen. Please just simply type in your questions and press send.

The company may not be in a position to answer every question it receives during the meeting itself. However, the company can review all questions submitted today, and we'll publish those responses where it's appropriate to do so on the Invest to meet company platform.

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