August
Domino’s Pizza CEO scrambles to avoid ‘painful’ result
Shares in the pizza maker slumped again as it said same-store sales dropped 1.3 per cent in the first seven weeks of the new financial year.
- Simon Evans
ASX rallies; Bullock rules out cuts; How top dealmakers dine
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Domino’s Pizza boss names sister as local CEO
Kerri Hayman was appointed chief executive of Australia and New Zealand for the brand, while her brother, Don Meij, focuses on fixing the overseas operations.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Retail
Pressure is on Domino’s boss to deliver a turnaround
US parent Domino’s Pizza Inc and local chairman Jack Cowin are each becoming more involved in how ASX-listed Domino’s Pizza Enterprises is run.
- Carrie LaFrenz
July
Rising cheese prices bite into Domino’s earnings: Barrenjoey
Barrenjoey has slashed its earnings forecasts for Domino’s due to a slower store rollout, weak Japanese yen and rising cheese prices.
- Carrie LaFrenz
June
Guzman y Gomez isn’t the only fast food giant with big plans
McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s. The race is on for who can grab the biggest slice of a $25 billion market, as big players scramble for sites and customers.
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- Simon Evans and Carrie LaFrenz
Unsold $45m LA mansion adds to Don Meij’s heartburn
On top of everything else, the pizza svengali appears to be struggling to find a buyer for his gargantuan American home.
- Mark Di Stefano
February
This fundie says Domino’s Pizza is a better bet than the big four
Vertium Asset Management’s Jason Teh has an eye for companies in a turnaround phase – and his gaze is now firmly set on Domino’s and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.
- Joanne Tran
Don Meij still has multiple margin loans
Amid four downgrades in three calendar years, anyone dancing to Don Meij’s beat has not only lost the rhythm, but by this stage broken a leg.
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- Myriam Robin
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January
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Shocker with the lot: Domino’s 30pc plunge puts pressure on Don Meij
The fourth profit downgrade in three years from Domino’s boss Don Meij has raised questions about the credibility of management with at least one veteran analyst.
- James Thomson
November 2023
For Domino’s CEO, pepperoni and a Tarantino movie hard to beat
Domino’s CEO Don Meij says investors expect perfection from large ASX companies, as he regroups and avoids becoming ‘lost in the past’.
- Simon Evans
Domino’s Pizza sticks to guidance, says this is a year to rebuild
The one-time market darling is cutting costs, having already closed its Danish business, and faces a resurgence by smaller rival Pizza Hut in Australia.
- Carrie LaFrenz
October 2023
Ozempic short-selling wave storms ASX
Alarm bells are ringing on Wall Street about the toll of the diabetes drug, which is also used to treat weight loss and has flattened CSL’s valuation.
- Carrie LaFrenz
August 2023
Domino’s: is it time to reorder fallen pizza maker?
The one-time market darling has crashed back to earth and still has analysts split over its prospects.
- Carrie LaFrenz
June 2023
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Investors lose faith in the Domino’s growth story
Domino’s Pizza boss Don Meij is struggling to balance the needs of cash-strapped consumers, franchisees and investors who are losing faith.
- James Thomson
Domino’s serves up earnings downgrade, restructure
The company said nearly 100 stores will close across its corporate network and a failed attempt to break into the Danish market.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Alan Joyce sold shares into the Qantas buyback
The veteran CEO flooded into the market, selling 83 per cent of his stake in the company in one day.
- Mark Di Stefano
May 2023
Why investors should care about the private lives of CEOs
When CEOs go through big life events such as births, deaths and marriages, it can affect company performance, academics are discovering.
- Euan Black
February 2023
Numbers always lie at Tabcorp, Domino’s, Adore Beauty
There’s no time like earnings season for the crystallisation of broken promises.
- Joe Aston