DPZ (Post-Call) Q2 Serves Up Hot Results Will Q3 Take Flight with Wings

By Mark Kalinowski Published on July 16, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today, Domino’s (DPZ; Buy, $408.48) reported Q2 EPS of $2.99, well ahead of our $2.15 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $2.27. Even excluding a better-than-expected tax rate (4.7% actual vs. our 19.4% estimate and consensus of 17.8%), Q2 EPS would have been +37 cents better than our forecast and +30 cents better than consensus. Better-than-expected G&A/ Revenues (9.6% actual vs. our 11.5% estimate and consensus of 10.6%) accounted for +23 cents of the EPS beat relative to consensus.

YUM Updating Forecasts Following Business Update

By Mark Kalinowski Published on June 10, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today, Yum Brands (YUM; Neutral, $94.25) filed an 8-K which included a business update. As a result, we raise our Q2E EPS estimate by +5 cents, to $0.55. Our full-year 2020E EPS forecast goes up by +10 cents, to $3.00. And, given this higher anticipated base of earnings coming off of this year, we raise our 2021E EPS projection by +5 cents, to $3.80.

DPZ Even Our High on the Sell-Side Q2E U.S. Comp Forecast Proves Too Low

By Mark Kalinowski Published on May 27, 2020 at 12:00 AM

After yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) market close, Domino’s (DPZ; Buy, $360.16) provided a business update. Following our May 12th report in which we raised our Q2E samestore sales forecast to a sell-side high of +8.6% (it is still the high sell-side forecast as of 4 PM Eastern time yesterday, according to Consensus Metrix), Domino’s comments that its April 20-May 17 U.S. same-store sales rose by +20.9%, placing Q2-to-date (through May 17th) at +14.0%.