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.
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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on February 21, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Earlier today, Wendy’s (WEN; Neutral) reported Q4 2018 adjusted EPS of $0.16, one cent above our $0.15 forecast and the sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $0.15. Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $107.8 million was a little short of our $110.1 million projection and consensus of $108.4 million. Company-operated restaurant margins of 16.0% were short of our 17.5% forecast and consensus of 17.4%.
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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on February 20, 2019 at 12:00 AM
After today’s (Wednesday’s) market close, The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE; Neutral) reported Q4 2018 adjusted EPS of $0.60, a bit short of our $0.63 forecast and sellside consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $0.62. We attribute the shortfall to about $2.1 million in the “Loss on investment in unconsolidated affiliates” line, which on an EPS basis hampered Q4 EPS by about -$0.04.
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