DIN (Post-Call): Applebee’s Disappoints, But Multiple Silver Linings Emerge

By Ryan D. Lavender Published on March 2, 2021 at 5:45 PM

Earlier today, Dine Brands reported Q4 2020 adjusted EPS of $0.39, falling short of our recently-reduced $0.85 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $0.67.

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CAKE (Post-Call): Q4 Disappoints, But Q1 Showing Sequential Improvement

By Ryan D. Lavender Published on February 17, 2021 at 4:53 PM

After today’s (Wednesday’s) market close, The Cheesecake Factory reported adjusted Q4 EPS of -$0.32, below our +$0.06 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of -$0.02.

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The BlackBox Index for April 2019 Disappoints, But…

By Mark Kalinowski Published on May 9, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today (Thursday, May 9th), we learned that the BlackBox Index of same-store sales for April 2019 declined by -0.4%, with same-store traffic down by -3.5%. The -0.4% showing for April 2019 marks the second-worst showing of the last 12 months, and marks meaningful sequential deceleration from the +1.2% figure attained in March 2019.

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