TIM HORTONS INC
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Tim Hortons Inc. Announces 2009 Third Quarter Results

2009-10-30 07:30 ET - News Release

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    (All amounts in Canadian dollars)

               Strong sales performance in Canada and the U.S.;
                Earnings incorporate impact of reorganization
                         as a Canadian public company

                         Financial & Sales Highlights
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    Third Quarter Ended                   Q3 2009      Q3 2008     % Change
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    Revenues                            $    563.6   $    509.0         10.7%
    Operating Income                    $    129.2   $    122.6          5.4%
    Adjusted Operating Income(1)        $    132.4   $    122.6          8.0%
    Effective Tax Rate(2)                     50.5%        32.5%
    Net Income attributable to THI      $     61.2   $     78.8       (22.3)%
    Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)
     attributable to THI                $     0.34   $     0.43       (21.5)%
    Fully Diluted Shares                     180.9        182.7        (1.0)%
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    ($ in millions, except EPS. Fully diluted shares in millions. All numbers
    rounded.)

    (1) Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure. For information
        regarding this measure, and a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP, please
        refer to "Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and Table 1 in
        this release. The reorganization as a Canadian public company
        affected third quarter operating income by $3.2 million for
        professional advisory fees and shareholder-related transaction costs.

    (2) Effective tax rate includes the $19.9 million in discrete tax items
        pertaining to the reorganization as a Canadian public company.


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    Same-Store Sales(3)                    Q3 2009     2009 YTD      Q3 2008
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    Canada                                     3.1%         2.7%         3.8%
    U.S.                                       4.3%         3.6%       (0.6)%
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    (3) Includes sales at Franchised and Company-operated locations. As of
        September 27th, 2009, 99.4% of the Company's restaurants in Canada
        and 99.1% of its U.S. restaurants were franchised.


    Highlights
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    -   Same-store sales increased 3.1% in Canada and 4.3% in the U.S.
    -   Quarterly results incorporate costs and discrete tax item impacts
        arising from the Canadian public company reorganization
    -   Operating income increased 5.4% to $129.2 million
    -   Adjusted operating income(1), which excludes impact of the public
        company reorganization, was up 8.0%
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