Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL - Free Report) reported $933.87 million in revenue for the quarter ended January 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.3%. EPS of $1.48 for the same period compares to $1.71 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.80% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $917.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.33, the EPS surprise was +11.28%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Cracker Barrel performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable-store sales-Retail-YoY change: 8.4% versus 4.06% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Comparable-store sales-Restaurant-YoY change: 4.1% compared to the 6.42% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenues-Retail: $215.74 million versus $213.67 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.7% change.
- Revenues-Restaurant: $702.71 million compared to the $703.03 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9% year over year.
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Shares of Cracker Barrel have returned -1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL - Free Report) reported $933.87 million in revenue for the quarter ended January 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.3%. EPS of $1.48 for the same period compares to $1.71 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.80% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $917.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.33, the EPS surprise was +11.28%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Cracker Barrel performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
View all Key Company Metrics for Cracker Barrel here>>>
Shares of Cracker Barrel have returned -1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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