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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Could U.S. Restaurant Industry Same-Store Sales Turn Positive in Q4

By Mark Kalinowski Published on October 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Could the U.S. restaurant industry as a whole get back to positive same-store sales in Q4 2020? At this point, we believe that our Kalinowski Restaurant Industry Index — comprised of 47 publicly-traded restaurant concepts, and which generated over $180 billion in 2019 U.S. systemwide sales, and this accounted for over 30% of the overall domestic restaurant industry — has about a 40% chance of turning positive in Q4 2020.

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DPZ (Post-Call) Bakes Up a Tasty Investor Response to Q4 Results

By Mark Kalinowski Published on February 20, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today, Domino’s (DPZ; Buy, $365.12) reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $3.13, coming in ahead of our $2.99 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $2.97.

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