Chipotle Mexican Grill: Focus On Its Cash Flow Story - Rich Upsides Remain

  • CMG has proven its mettle through its excellent organic growth strategy, as observed in the inherent lack of debt, growing owned restaurants, and richer profit margins. This is also why investors' focus should be on its growing cash flow investing story as a performance metric, aside from the maturing adj EPS growth profile. If anything, readers must not fret about CMG's negative comparable sales performance in FQ1'25 and the lowered FY2025 guidance, since it is likely to be temporary.