{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"59324","rtpr_id":"nACSWDvs3a","ticker":"NROM","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["NROM"],"title":"Noble Roman's Announces 1st Quarter Financial Data with Significant Earnings Growth","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-06-09T20:00:00.944Z","article_body":"INDIANAPOLIS, IN / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 9,\n2026 / Noble Roman's, Inc. (OTCQB:NROM), the Indianapolis based operator and\nfranchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Noble Roman's Craft Pizza & Pub, today\nannounced key first quarter 2026 financial data.\n\nThe company is releasing a first quarter key-items earnings summary now and\nwill be filing its first quarter 10-Q once the company's independent PCAOB\nauditors complete their quarterly review. Said A. Scott Mobley, President &\nCEO of Noble Roman's, \"Our independent PCAOB auditing firm just recently\ncompleted an exhaustive, first-time annual audit for us, for which they\nrequired extra time to acclimate to the company's business operations and to\naccommodate a personal emergency on the part of a key member of their audit\nstaff. Our independent auditors will now undertake a review of the company's\nfirst quarter financial statements, but we wanted to release key unreviewed\nresults to interested parties now. And as far as those results go, we are\nextremely pleased to report that profitability has continued to grow\nsubstantially.\"\n\nManagement's presentation of financial highlights from the first quarter of\n2026 includes:\n*\nNet Income Before Taxes grew by approximately 77% to $304,562 versus $171,885\nfor the same 3-month period in 2025. Net Income Before Taxes is a key metric\nsince the company will not pay income taxes for a number of years due to its\nroughly $3 million Deferred Tax Asset.\n*\nNet Income after provision for tax accrual was $232,530 in 2026 compared to\n$130,633 in 2025.\n*\nTrailing 12-month EBITDA for the period ending March 31, 2026 was\napproximately $3.33 million.\n*\nTotal Revenue was $3.904 million versus $3.760 million for the same 3-month\nperiod in 2025, an increase of 3.8%.\n*\nSame stores sales increase in the company-owned Craft Pizza & Pub segment was\n3.7% versus the same 3-month period in 2025, despite lackluster industry\ntrends, consumer sentiment, and one of the worst winter storms on record for\nthe Indianapolis metro area during 2026. The company implemented no menu price\nincreases.\n*\nThe margin contribution rate for the Craft Pizza & Pub segment increased to\n7.5% from 6.4% in 2025, including a 1.2 percentage point improvement in cost\nof sales and a 1.9 percentage point improvement in labor cost.\n*\nThe margin contribution from the company's franchised Convenience Store Pizza\nProgram segment was $1,099,897 in 2026 versus $899,461 for the same 3-month\nperiod in 2025, an increase of approximately 22.3%.\n*\nThe margin contribution rate for the franchise segment increased in the first\nquarter of 2026 to 72.4% versus 62.2% for the same period in 2025 reflecting\nthe fact that only marginal amounts of additional overhead is required for\nshort-term growth in this segment; the company anticipates adding 60-70 new\nunits in 2026.\n\nThe company will schedule a conference call to be announced within the next\nfew days for those interested in participating.\n\nThe statements concerning the company's future revenues, profitability,\nfinancial resources, financing efforts, market demand and product development\nare forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) relating to the company that are\nbased on the beliefs of the management of the company, as well as assumptions\nand estimates made by and information currently available to the company's\nmanagement. The company's auditing firm has not yet completed its review of\nthe first quarter 2026 financial statements, and some results may change from\nthe results presented in this press release. The company's actual results in\nthe future may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking\nstatements due to risks and uncertainties that exist in the company's\noperations and business environment, including, but not limited to competitive\nfactors and pricing and cost pressures, the company's ability to service its\nloan and refinance the Senior Note before its maturity in 2026, the emergence\nor spread of human or animal pandemics (such as COVID-19 or the Avian\nInfluenza), non-renewal of franchise agreements or the openings contemplated\nby the Development Agreement not occurring, shifts in market demand, the\nsuccess of franchise programs, general economic conditions and national or\ninternational events, changes in demand for the company's products or\nfranchises, the impact of franchise regulation, the success or failure of\nindividual franchisees, inflation, other changes in prices or supplies of food\ningredients and labor and as well as the factors discussed under \"Risk\nFactors\" contained in the 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Should one or more\nof these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions\nor estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those\ndescribed herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. If\nactivist stockholder activities ensue, or if certain parties (acting\nindividually or as a group) seek to initiate interference in the company's\nbusiness relationships, the company business could be adversely impacted.\n\nFOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:\n\nFor Media Information: Scott Mobley, President & CEO (smobley@nobleromans.com)\nFor Investor Relations: Paul Mobley, Executive Chairman\n(pmobley@nobleromans.com)\nMike Cole, Investor Relations: 949-444-1341\n(mike.cole@armaadvisoryservices.com)\n\nSOURCE: Noble Romans, Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/food-and-beverage-products/noble-romans-announces-1st-quarter-financial-data-with-significant-earni-1174601)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSWDvs3a","title":"Noble Roman's Announces 1st Quarter Financial Data with Significant Earnings Growth","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"NROM","created":"2026-06-09T20:00:00.944Z","tickers":["NROM"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"INDIANAPOLIS, IN / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 9,\n2026 / Noble Roman's, Inc. (OTCQB:NROM), the Indianapolis based operator and\nfranchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Noble Roman's Craft Pizza & Pub, today\nannounced key first quarter 2026 financial data.\n\nThe company is releasing a first quarter key-items earnings summary now and\nwill be filing its first quarter 10-Q once the company's independent PCAOB\nauditors complete their quarterly review. Said A. Scott Mobley, President &\nCEO of Noble Roman's, \"Our independent PCAOB auditing firm just recently\ncompleted an exhaustive, first-time annual audit for us, for which they\nrequired extra time to acclimate to the company's business operations and to\naccommodate a personal emergency on the part of a key member of their audit\nstaff. Our independent auditors will now undertake a review of the company's\nfirst quarter financial statements, but we wanted to release key unreviewed\nresults to interested parties now. And as far as those results go, we are\nextremely pleased to report that profitability has continued to grow\nsubstantially.\"\n\nManagement's presentation of financial highlights from the first quarter of\n2026 includes:\n*\nNet Income Before Taxes grew by approximately 77% to $304,562 versus $171,885\nfor the same 3-month period in 2025. Net Income Before Taxes is a key metric\nsince the company will not pay income taxes for a number of years due to its\nroughly $3 million Deferred Tax Asset.\n*\nNet Income after provision for tax accrual was $232,530 in 2026 compared to\n$130,633 in 2025.\n*\nTrailing 12-month EBITDA for the period ending March 31, 2026 was\napproximately $3.33 million.\n*\nTotal Revenue was $3.904 million versus $3.760 million for the same 3-month\nperiod in 2025, an increase of 3.8%.\n*\nSame stores sales increase in the company-owned Craft Pizza & Pub segment was\n3.7% versus the same 3-month period in 2025, despite lackluster industry\ntrends, consumer sentiment, and one of the worst winter storms on record for\nthe Indianapolis metro area during 2026. The company implemented no menu price\nincreases.\n*\nThe margin contribution rate for the Craft Pizza & Pub segment increased to\n7.5% from 6.4% in 2025, including a 1.2 percentage point improvement in cost\nof sales and a 1.9 percentage point improvement in labor cost.\n*\nThe margin contribution from the company's franchised Convenience Store Pizza\nProgram segment was $1,099,897 in 2026 versus $899,461 for the same 3-month\nperiod in 2025, an increase of approximately 22.3%.\n*\nThe margin contribution rate for the franchise segment increased in the first\nquarter of 2026 to 72.4% versus 62.2% for the same period in 2025 reflecting\nthe fact that only marginal amounts of additional overhead is required for\nshort-term growth in this segment; the company anticipates adding 60-70 new\nunits in 2026.\n\nThe company will schedule a conference call to be announced within the next\nfew days for those interested in participating.\n\nThe statements concerning the company's future revenues, profitability,\nfinancial resources, financing efforts, market demand and product development\nare forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) relating to the company that are\nbased on the beliefs of the management of the company, as well as assumptions\nand estimates made by and information currently available to the company's\nmanagement. The company's auditing firm has not yet completed its review of\nthe first quarter 2026 financial statements, and some results may change from\nthe results presented in this press release. The company's actual results in\nthe future may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking\nstatements due to risks and uncertainties that exist in the company's\noperations and business environment, including, but not limited to competitive\nfactors and pricing and cost pressures, the company's ability to service its\nloan and refinance the Senior Note before its maturity in 2026, the emergence\nor spread of human or animal pandemics (such as COVID-19 or the Avian\nInfluenza), non-renewal of franchise agreements or the openings contemplated\nby the Development Agreement not occurring, shifts in market demand, the\nsuccess of franchise programs, general economic conditions and national or\ninternational events, changes in demand for the company's products or\nfranchises, the impact of franchise regulation, the success or failure of\nindividual franchisees, inflation, other changes in prices or supplies of food\ningredients and labor and as well as the factors discussed under \"Risk\nFactors\" contained in the 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Should one or more\nof these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions\nor estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those\ndescribed herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. If\nactivist stockholder activities ensue, or if certain parties (acting\nindividually or as a group) seek to initiate interference in the company's\nbusiness relationships, the company business could be adversely impacted.\n\nFOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:\n\nFor Media Information: Scott Mobley, President & CEO (smobley@nobleromans.com)\nFor Investor Relations: Paul Mobley, Executive Chairman\n(pmobley@nobleromans.com)\nMike Cole, Investor Relations: 949-444-1341\n(mike.cole@armaadvisoryservices.com)\n\nSOURCE: Noble Romans, Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/food-and-beverage-products/noble-romans-announces-1st-quarter-financial-data-with-significant-earni-1174601)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-09T20:00:01.012802189Z","server_sent_at_ms":1781035201012},"received_at":"2026-06-09T20:00:01.083Z","source_url":"https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/food-and-beverage-products/noble-romans-announces-1st-quarter-financial-data-with-significant-earni-1174601"},"analysis":{"id":"48751","press_release_id":"59324","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":["Financial results are unreviewed/unaudited; 10-Q filing is delayed","Auditors required 'extra time to acclimate' to business operations, suggesting potential internal control or accounting complexity issues","Risk factor mentions ability to service loan and refinance Senior Note before maturity in 2026"],"eventType":"earnings","narrative":"Noble Roman's released unreviewed Q1 2026 financial data showing total revenue of $3.904 million, up 3.8% year-over-year.\n\nProfitability surged with pre-tax net income rising 77% to $304,562, driven by margin expansion in both company-owned and franchise segments.\n\nThe 10-Q filing is delayed while auditors complete their first-time annual review, but management highlighted a 72.4% margin contribution rate in the franchise segment and plans to add 60-70 new units in 2026.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Strong unreviewed Q1 beats on profitability and margins, but watch for audit-related delays in the official 10-Q."},"keyFigures":{"revenue":3904000,"revenueYoy":"3.8%","customDimensions":{"ttm_ebitda":3330000,"net_income_after_tax":232530,"net_income_before_taxes":304562,"same_store_sales_growth":"3.7%","net_income_before_taxes_yoy":"77%","franchise_margin_contribution":1099897,"franchise_margin_contribution_yoy":"22.3%","franchise_margin_contribution_rate":"72.4%","craft_pizza_margin_contribution_rate":"7.5%"}},"quotedText":"Our independent auditors will now undertake a review of the company's first quarter financial statements, but we wanted to release key unreviewed results to interested parties now.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Said A. 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