Restaurant company Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what to expect.
The Cheesecake Factory beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $961.6 million, up 4.4% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates but a slight miss of analysts’ same-store sales estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting The Cheesecake Factory’s revenue to grow 4% year on year, in line with the 4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. The Cheesecake Factory has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at The Cheesecake Factory’s peers in the restaurants segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Kura Sushi delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 23.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.5%, and Darden reported revenues up 5.9%, in line with consensus estimates. Kura Sushi traded down 17.8% following the results while Darden was up 1.2%.
Read our full analysis of Kura Sushi’s results here and Darden’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the restaurants segment, with share prices up 12.1% on average over the last month. The Cheesecake Factory is up 14.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $64.06 (compared to the current share price of $62.44).
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