Carrols Restaurant Group Inc: (NASD: TAST)

$5.98

-0.01 (-0.17%)

Volume 42,342

May 23 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		5.93 - 6.02
	
		52wk Low - High
		4.65 - 6.82
	
		Previous Close
		5.99
	
		Avg. Volume
		136,755
	
		Industry
		RETAIL-RESTRNTS
	
		Market Cap
		141.78 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.87
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-0.37
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		42.86%
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -0.37
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.07
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            -0.04
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            42.86%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-06-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -0.47
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., operating through its subsidiaries, including Carrols Corporation, is one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States. The Company operates three restaurant brands in the quick-casual and quick-service restaurant segments with over five hundred company-owned and operated restaurants in 16 states, and several franchised restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico and Ecuador. Carrols Restaurant Group owns and operates two Hispanic Brand restaurants, Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana. It is also the largest Burger King franchisee, based on number of restaurants, and has operated Burger King restaurants since 1976.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.07	-0.02	-0.37	-0.19
Number of Estimates	2	2	2	2
Low Estimate	-0.09	-0.05	-0.45	-0.29
High Estimate	-0.04	0.01	-0.29	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.06	-0.09	-0.23	-0.37
EPS Growth	-208.33%	77.78%	-60.87%	50.00%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
CARROLS RESTRNT	TAST	5.99
BLOOMIN BRANDS	BLMN	21.52
CEC ENTERTANMNT	CEC	39.03
BRINKER INTL	EAT	40.93
BURGER KING WWD	BKW	18.66
CHEESECAKE FACT	CAKE	40.15
CHIPOTLE MEXICN	CMG	371.05
CHUYS HOLDINGS	CHUY	33.15
CRACKER BARREL	CBRL	86.04
DOMINOS PIZZA	DPZ	56.61

Sector:Retail-Wholesale>> Industry:RETAIL-RESTRNTS

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Zacks Commentary

Carrols' Loss In Line, Revs Beat

May 10, 2013

Carrols' Loss Wider-than-Expected

Nov 08, 2012

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Denny's, Carrols Restaurant Group, Starbucks, McDonald's and Yum! Brands

Oct 09, 2012

Carrols Reports Mixed Results

Aug 09, 2012

Restaurant Stock Review & Outlook - June 2012

Jun 20, 2012

Report for TAST

May 20, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	-0.47
Sales	539
Net Income	-21
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	1.66
Price/Cash Flow	6.96
Price/Sales	0.23

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News

Carrols Restaurant Group Ranks the Highest in Terms of Debt to EBITDA Ratio in the Restaurants Industry (TAST, DIN, DPZ) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 22, 2013

Shares of Carrols Restaurant Group Under Pressure, Down 1.3% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 21, 2013

Carrols reports higher Q1 net loss, provides guidance for 2013 - Datamonitor

May 17, 2013

Jamba Ranks the Highest in Terms of EBITDA Growth in the Restaurants Industry (JMBA, TAST, SBUX) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 14, 2013

Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Carrols Restaurant Group, Up 5.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 14, 2013

RSOL, ROICW, CHTP, MHGC, SYMX, TAST Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Down In the Next Five Weeks - M2

May 13, 2013

Shares of Carrols Restaurant Group Receive a Boost, Up 2.5% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 10, 2013

Lowest Price to Sales Ratio in the Restaurants Industry Detected for Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST, FRS, RT) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 9, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.00
ABR (Last Week)	2.00
# of recs in ABR	2
Average Target Price	7.00
Industry Rank by ABR	43 out of 265
Rank in Industry	19 out of 44

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