Chipotle: Best Idea Short Call (Why CMG Has 50% Downside)

08/31/16 11:44AM EDT

Chipotle: Best Idea Short Call (Why CMG Has 50% Downside) - chipotle 8 31

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL: BEST IDEA SHORT

Conference Call

9/6/2016 at 11:00AM

Join the Hedgeye Restaurants Team, led by Sector Head Howard Penney, for an in-depth presentation and refresh to the SHORT case for CMG in which they see 50% of additional downside.

CMG is on their Best Ideas List as a short.

KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

  • Management does not appear to have a cohesive strategy to guide this ship
  • Recovery is slow and the business model is impaired
  • Aggressive unit growth is a leading indicator of future value destruction
  • CMG consumer survey update
  • The new normal P&L is vastly different from the past
  • Margin analysis: What the upside is and how do they get there?
  • Sentiment/Valuation

Q&A

CALL DETAILS:

Attendance on this call is limited.

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