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California Pizza Kitchen Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended July 1, 2001.


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LOS LOS Length of stay, see there  ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001

California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, , Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI CPKI California Pizza Kitchen, Inc ) today reported revenues and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended July July: see month.  1, 2001. Highlights for the quarter compared to the same quarter for the prior year were as follows:
-- Total revenues of $60.3 million compared to $52.6 million in the second
quarter of 2000

-- Operating income before pre-opening of $5.7 million compared to operating
income before pre-opening and non-recurring compensation of $4.7 million in the
second quarter of 2000

-- Fully diluted net income per share of $.18, compared to pro-forma fully
diluted net income per share of $.16 for the second quarter of 2000

-- Comparable restaurant sales up 3.3%


During the second quarter, the Company opened five new full service restaurants (Valley Fair, San Jose San Jose, city, United States
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, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  and President. In addition to the company-owned restaurants opened during the quarter, the Company's franchisees opened two new full service restaurants during the quarter (Ventura, California Incorporated in 1866, the city of San Buenaventura (usually referred to as Ventura) is the county seat of Ventura County, California. Ventura has a population of 106,744.[1] Ventura is accessible via U.S.  and Jakarta Jakarta or Djakarta (both: jəkär`tə, jäkär`tä), city and special district (1990 pop. 8,227,746), capital and largest city of Indonesia, NW Java, at the mouth of the canalized Ciliwung River, on Jakarta , Indonesia Indonesia (ĭn'dənē`zhə), officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2005 est. pop. 241,974,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago. ). Average weekly sales for the Company's full service restaurants increased to $55,029 in the second quarter of 2001 from $54,308 for the same quarter last year.

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 before pre-opening costs and non-recurring compensation by 40 basis points to 9.4% of revenues versus 9.0% last year," added Hipp.

The Company plans to open a minimum of 8 additional full service restaurants prior to the end of the current fiscal year for a total of at least 14 new restaurants in 2001. All 8 of these restaurants are currently under construction and the Company expects 5 of them to open in the third quarter, with the remaining 3 to be completed during the fourth quarter. Comparable restaurant sales for the third quarter are expected to remain in the 2% to 4% range and fully diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 are expected to be in the range of $.20 to $.22.

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain in the premium pizza pizza

Food of Neapolitan origin. It consists of a flattened disk of bread dough, typically topped with olive oil, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese, baked quickly, and served hot. Pizza is eaten throughout Italy, with regional variations in toppings. Pizza came to the U.S.
 segment. The Company's full service restaurants feature an imaginative line of innovative hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ BBQ barbecue  Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, soups, and sandwiches. The average guest check is approximately $10.85. The chain operates, licenses or franchises 120 restaurants of which 89 are company-owned and 31 operate under franchise or license agreements. The Company also has a strategic alliance with Kraft Pizza Company to manufacture and distribute a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen pizzas.

California Pizza Kitchen can be found on the World Wide Web at www.cpk.com.

This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, therefore, undue reliance should not be placed on them. Forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the expectations referred to herein. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on our operating results, performance and financial condition are the execution of our expansion strategy, the continued availability of qualified employees, the maintenance of reasonable food and supply costs and numerous other matters discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. California Pizza Kitchen undertakes no obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


          Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data
    (Dollars in thousands, except for per share and operating data)

                                  Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended
                                July 1,   July 2,   July 1,   July 2,
                                 2001      2000      2001      2000

Statement of Operations Data
Revenues
 Restaurant sales              $ 59,487  $ 51,974  $115,863  $ 99,685
 Franchise and other revenues       842       665     1,493     1,220
     Total revenues              60,329    52,639   117,356   100,905

Restaurant costs and expenses
 Cost of sales                   14,692    12,948    28,489    24,747
 Labor                           21,473    18,722    41,772    35,808
 Direct operating and occupancy  11,798    10,218    23,055    19,800
     Total restaurant operating
      costs                      47,963    41,888    93,316    80,355

 General and administrative       3,826     3,671     7,495     7,221
 Depreciation and amortization    2,873     2,333     5,613     4,621
 Pre-opening                        721       378     1,113       515
 Loss on impairment of property
  and equipment and store closures    -         -         -     1,839
 Non-recurring compensation charge    -     1,949         -     1,949

Operating income                  4,946     2,420     9,819     4,405

Other income (expense)
 Interest income (expense)          170      (740)      386    (1,501)
     Total other income (expense),
      net                           170      (740)      386    (1,501)

Income before income tax
 provision                        5,116     1,680    10,205     2,904
Income tax provision             (1,791)     (588)   (3,572)   (1,016)
Net income                        3,325     1,092     6,633     1,888
Redeemable preferred stock
 accretion                            -    (1,472)        -    (2,930)
Net income (loss) attributable
 to common shareholders        $  3,325  $   (380) $  6,633  $ (1,042)

Net income (loss) per common share
 Basic                         $   0.18  $  (0.04) $   0.36  $  (0.10)
 Diluted                       $   0.18  $  (0.03) $   0.36  $  (0.09)
Shares used in computing net
 income (loss) per common
 share (in thousands)
 Basic                           18,291    10,897    18,215    10,897
 Diluted                         18,628    11,216    18,604    11,216

Pro Forma Data (1) (2)
Net income attributable to
 common shareholders           $  3,325  $  2,986  $  6,633  $  5,618
Net income per common share
 Basic                         $   0.18  $   0.17  $   0.36  $   0.31
 Diluted                       $   0.18  $   0.16  $   0.36  $   0.31
Shares used in computing net
 income per common share
 (in thousands)
 Basic                           18,291    17,876    18,215    17,876
 Diluted                         18,628    18,207    18,604    18,207

Operating Data
System-wide restaurants open
 at end of period                   120       104       120       104
Company-owned restaurants
 open at end of period               89        74        89        74
Average weekly company-owned
 full service restaurant
 sales                         $ 55,029  $ 54,308  $ 54,522  $ 53,024
Comparable company-owned
 restaurant sales increase          3.3%      7.4%      4.7%      7.1%

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                                    Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended
                                  July 1,    July 2,  July 1,  July 2,
                                   2001       2000     2001      2000

Statement of Operations Data (3)
Revenues
 Restaurant sales                  98.6%     98.7%     98.7%    98.8%
 Franchise and other revenues       1.4       1.3       1.3      1.2
     Total revenues               100.0     100.0     100.0    100.0

Restaurant costs and expenses
 Cost of sales                     24.7      24.9      24.6     24.8
 Labor                             36.1      36.0      36.1     35.9
 Direct operating and occupancy    19.8      19.7      19.9     19.9
   Total restaurant operating
    costs                          80.6      80.6      80.5     80.6

 General and administrative         6.3       7.0       6.4      7.2
 Depreciation and amortization      4.8       4.4       4.8      4.6
 Pre-opening                        1.2       0.7       0.9      0.5
 Loss on impairment of property
  and equipment and store closures    -         -         -      1.8
 Non-recurring compensation charge    -       3.7         -      1.9

Operating income                    8.2       4.6       8.4      4.4

Other income (expense)
   Interest income (expense)        0.3      (1.4)      0.3     (1.5)


     Total other income (expense),
      net                           0.3      (1.4)      0.3     (1.5)

Income before income tax provision  8.5       3.2       8.7      2.9
Income tax provision               (3.0)     (1.1)     (3.0)    (1.0)

Net income                          5.5       2.1       5.7      1.9
Redeemable preferred stock
 accretion                            -      (2.8)        -     (2.9)

Net income (loss) attributable to
 common shareholders                5.5%     (0.7)%     5.7%    (1.0)%


            Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Information
                        (Dollars in thousands)

Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet         July 1,    December 31,
Information                                  2001         2000

Cash and cash equivalents                 $  13,361    $  12,649
Total assets                                128,053      116,977
Total debt, including current portion            25           47
Shareholders' equity                        104,938       92,318


(1) Pro forma net income attributable to common shareholders for the
    quarter ended July 2, 2000 is the result of the elimination of
    $481,000 of interest expense, net of taxes, related to the
    repayment of bank debt upon the closing of our initial public
    offering, the elimination of compensation expense of $146,000, net
    of taxes, due to the amendment of our co-founders' employment
    agreements, the elimination of $1.3 million, net of taxes, related
    to the non-recurring compensation charge for performance based
    stock options and the elimination of $1.5 million in preferred
    stock accretion upon the conversion of our preferred stock. Pro
    forma net income attributable to common shareholders for the six
    months ended July 2, 2000 is the result of the elimination of
    $976,000 of interest expense, net of taxes, related to the
    repayment of bank debt upon the closing of our initial public
    offering, the elimination of compensation expense of $292,000, net
    of taxes, due to the amendment of our co-founders' employment
    agreements, the elimination of $1.2 million, net of taxes, related
    to the write-down of one of our properties in accordance with FAS
    121, the elimination of $1.3 million, net of taxes, related to the
    non-recurring compensation charge for performance based stock
    options and the elimination of $2.9 million in preferred stock
    accretion upon the conversion of our preferred stock.

(2) Pro forma share information gives effect, as of the beginning of
    each period, to the sale of 5,300,000 shares of common stock by us
    in our initial public offering, the conversion of all outstanding
    shares of our preferred stock into 1,580,938 shares of common
    stock and our repurchase of 1,000 shares from our majority
    shareholder, both pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, and the
    issuance of 110,696 shares of our common stock upon the exercise
    of options held by our Chief Executive Officer and President.

(3) Percentages are expressed as a percentage of total revenues,
    except for restaurant costs and expenses, which are expressed as a
    percentage of restaurant sales.
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