BlackBox Implications for Restaurant Industry Same-Store Sales

By Mark Kalinowski Published on March 5, 2020 at 12:00 AM

This is the final report in our series of reports showing the correlation between the widely-watched BlackBox Index — which aggregates same-store sales from 175+ restaurant concepts representing $75 billion in domestic systemwide sales — with various publicly-traded restaurant concepts’ same-store sales.

DIN (Post-Call) The Dollar Drink Glass is Half Full

By Mark Kalinowski Published on February 24, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today, Dine Brands (DIN; Buy, $98.51) reported adjusted Q4 2019 EPS of $1.78, ahead of our $1.72 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $1.71.

DIN (Post-Call) New IHOP Agreement Looks Nicely Accretive to Long-Term EPS

By Mark Kalinowski Published on October 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today, Dine Brands (DIN; Buy) reported adjusted Q3 EPS of $1.55. This matched our $1.55 projection, and came in a little ahead of sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $1.53.