Financial Performance - Total revenues for Q3 2024 were 506.8million,adecreaseof3.1522.8 million in Q3 2023[4] - Global system-wide restaurant sales were 1.19billion,reflectinga365.2 million, up from 31.9millioninthesamequarterlastyear,whileadjustedoperatingincomedecreasedby12.929.3 million[6] - Diluted earnings per common share rose to 1.27from0.48 in Q3 2023, while adjusted diluted earnings per share fell to 0.43from0.53[7] - Net income attributable to the Company for the three months ended September 29, 2024, was 41,808,000,upfrom15,861,000, representing a 163% increase[28] - Basic earnings per share rose to 1.28,comparedto0.49 in the same quarter last year, marking a 161% increase[28] - Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 29, 2024, was 56,086,000,comparedto59,938,000 for the same period in 2023, indicating a decline[24] Sales and Comparable Performance - North America comparable sales decreased by 6% year-over-year, with Domestic Company-owned restaurants down 7% and North America franchised restaurants down 5%[1] - Comparable sales for Domestic Company-owned restaurants declined by 6.7% in Q3 2024, compared to a growth of 5.9% in Q3 2023[8] - Domestic company-owned restaurant sales decreased by 4% to 168,672,000from177,195,000 year-over-year[28] Cash Flow and Dividends - Free cash flow for the nine months ended September 29, 2024, was 9.0million,significantlydownfrom76.0 million in the prior year period[10] - Cash dividends paid in Q3 2024 amounted to 15.2million,or0.46 per common share[12] - The Company declared dividends of 0.46percommonshare,consistentwiththepreviousyear[28]RestaurantOperationsandOpenings−Thecompanyopened25netrestaurantsinQ32024,withexpectationsofover100grossopeningsinNorthAmericaand170to190internationallyforthefiscalyear[1]−AsofSeptember29,2024,therewere5,908PapaJohn′srestaurantsoperatingglobally,withanetincreaseof25restaurantsduringthequarter[9]CostsandExpenses−Totalcostsandexpensesdecreasedto441,578,000 from 490,944,000,areductionofapproximately1052,528,000 from 46,815,000,reflectinga12215,857,000 as of September 29, 2024, from 231,018,000attheendof2023[27]−Totalliabilitiesdecreasedto1,275,557,000 as of September 29, 2024, from 1,317,770,000attheendof2023[27]−Cashandcashequivalentsdecreasedto17,550,000 as of September 29, 2024, from 40,587,000attheendof2023[27]ChallengesandRisks−Thecompanyisfacingrisksrelatedtolaborshortagesandincreasedoperatingcostsduetoinflationandsupplychaindisruptions[18]−Futureperformancemaybeimpactedbyeconomicconditionsandpotentialdelaysinnewrestaurantopeningsdomesticallyandinternationally[18]OtherFinancialMetrics−NetcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesfortheninemonthsendedSeptember29,2024,was55,884,000, down from 126,936,000intheprioryear[29]−Thecompanyincurredinternationalrestructuringcostsof19,514,000 for the nine months ended September 29, 2024[24] - Total revenues for the three months ended September 29, 2024, were 506,807,000,adecreaseof3522,812,000 for the same period in 2023[28]