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Shake Shack: The Surprise Loser From Winter Storm Stella?
A blizzard is bringing more than a foot of snow to much of the Northeast on Tuesday, and while grocery chains like Wal-Mart (WMT - Free Report) and Costco (COST - Free Report) could benefit from the storm as people rush to stock up on supplies, restaurant chains will likely lose out on a day or two of business.
The two chains that are looking to be impacted the most are Dunkin’ Brands and Shake Shack (SHAK - Free Report) , as 71% of Dunkin’s business and 70% of Shake Shack’s is in the Northeast, according to Maxim analyst Stephen Anderson.
Anderson estimates that the storm could take off as much as 1% from those chains’ first quarter same-restaurant sales.
Not exactly the news that Shake Shack would want to hear, especially after a troubling fourth quarter earnings report. Shake Shack reported a same-restaurant sales increase of 1.6%, missing their forecast of 2.9% for the quarter. (For more information on Shake Shack’s Q4 earnings, check out this Zacks Article: Shake Shack Down on Weak Same-Store Sales, Earnings In-Line)
Luckily for the restaurants, Anderson doesn’t expect the impact to be long-term. He also sees potential for restaurants to gain back the sales if there are widespread power failures associated with this storm, which will presumably force people back to the restaurants.
Shake Shack and Dunkin’ aren’t the only ones who could lose sales. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG - Free Report) has 24% of its business in the Northeast, while Panera has 28%.
Shares of Shake Shack have dropped 1.38% to $30.72 at close, CMG is down 0.68% at $403.10, Panera is down just 0.1% at $234.27, while Dunkin’ is up 0.18% at $54.25.
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