PZZA (Post-Call) Delivers Better-than-Feared 2019 Targets

By Mark Kalinowski Published on February 26, 2019 at 12:00 AM

After today’s market close, Papa John’s (PZZA; Neutral) reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $0.15, above our $0.12 forecast, and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $0.15. The Q4 North American same-store sales decline of -8.1% had been previously announced.

WEN (Pre-Call) Q3 Same-Store Sales a Little Frosty

By Mark Kalinowski Published on November 6, 2018 at 12:00 AM

After today’s market close, Wendy’s (WEN; Neutral) reported adjusted Q3 EPS of $0.17, above our $0.15 forecast and the sell-side consensus (as measured by Consensus Metrix) of $0.15. We attribute the EPS beat to a lower-than-expected adjusted tax rate (15.0% vs. our 24.0% forecast and consensus of 23.7%).