Financial Performance - Total revenue for Q2 fiscal 2025 was 949.4million,a1.522.2 million, a 16.3% decrease from 26.5millionintheprioryearquarter[6]−AdjustedEBITDAforQ2was74.6 million, reflecting a 19.6% increase from 62.4millionintheprioryearquarter[6]−Adjustedearningsperdilutedsharewere1.38, a 9.5% increase compared to 1.26intheprioryearquarter[7]−TotalrevenueforthesecondquarterendedJanuary31,2025,was949,439,000, representing a 2% increase compared to 935,401,000forthesameperiodlastyear[17]−Netincomedecreasedby1622,207,000 for the second quarter, down from 26,534,000intheprioryear[17]−Earningspershare(EPS)onadilutedbasiswas0.99, a decrease of 17% from 1.19inthesamequarterlastyear[17]−Operatingincomeforthesecondquarterwas29,123,000, down 5% from 30,762,000inthepreviousyear[17]−Adjustednetincomeforthesecondquarterwas30,921 thousand, representing a 10.0% increase from 28,067thousandintheprioryear[25]−EBITDAforthesecondquarterwas59,357 thousand, with an EBITDA margin of 6.3%[27] - Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was 74,628thousand,reflectingamarginof7.93.45 billion and 3.50billion,upfromthepreviousoutlookof3.4 billion to 3.5billion[11]−AdjustedEBITDAguidanceforfiscal2025isnowsetat210 million to 220million,increasedfromthepreviousrangeof200 million to 215million[11]StoreOperations−Comparablestorerestaurantsalesincreasedby4.7305,465,000, a decrease of 2% from 310,522,000intheprioryear[23]−Thecompanyincurred5,263 thousand in proxy contest expenses during the second quarter[27] - Strategic transformation initiative expenses amounted to 3,965thousandinthesecondquarter[27]CashandAssets−Cashandcashequivalentsattheendoftheperiodwere10,346,000, down from 12,602,000attheendofthepreviousyear[20]−Thecompanyreportedanetcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesof93,693,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2025, compared to 61,879,000forthesameperiodlastyear[21]−Totalassetsdecreasedto2,149,557,000 from 2,185,059,000year−over−year[20]Dividends−Thequarterlydividenddeclaredis0.25 per share, payable on May 14, 2025[8] Financial Reporting Changes - The company plans to enhance comparability of its financial measures by no longer adjusting for store closing costs starting from the second quarter of fiscal 2025[26]