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Dutch Bros (BROS) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Dutch Bros (BROS - Free Report) reported $201.83 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2022, representing a year-over-year increase of 44.1%. EPS of $0.03 for the same period compares to $0.02 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.07% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $197.73 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.07, the EPS surprise was -57.14%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Dutch Bros performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Total shop count: 671 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 667.2.
  • Number of shops- Franchised: 275 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 275.5.
  • Same shop sales growth - Company-Owned: -2.1% compared to the -2.38% average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Number of shops- Company-operated: 396 compared to the 390.75 average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Same shop sales growth: -0.6% versus the four-analyst average estimate of -1.65%.
  • Revenues- Franchising and other: $26.32 million versus $27.58 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.7% change.
  • Revenues- Company-operated shops: $175.51 million compared to the $168.27 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +53.7% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Dutch Bros here>>>

Shares of Dutch Bros have returned +9.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.


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