Brinker International (EAT) shares sank in intraday trading Wednesday after rising costs took a bite out of the the restaurant chain operator's profit and earnings outlook.
Brinker (EAT) fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 top line gains from higher traffic and menu pricing.
The shares of casual restaurant chain owner Brinker (NYSE: EAT ) are sinking 12% in early trading. EAT stock is tumbling after the firm's profits for its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on June 26, came in below analysts' average estimates.
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Although the revenue and EPS for Brinker International (EAT) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Brinker International (EAT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.61 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.39 per share a year ago.
Shares of Brinker International Inc. EAT, +2.86% tumbled 13.7% in premarket trading, after the parent of Chili's and Maggiano's restaurant chains missed fiscal fourth-quarter profit expectations and provided a downbeat fiscal 2025 outlook. Net income for the quarter to June 26 rose to $57.3 million or $1.24 a share, from $54.2 million, or $1.19 a share, in the same period a year ago.
Among the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list, Brinker International (EAT) and Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) are two retail restaurant stocks that stand out in terms of growth.
Brinker International, Inc. EAT is expected to release earnings results for its fourth quarter, before the opening bell on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Brinker International (EAT), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended June 2024.
Brinker's (EAT) fiscal fourth-quarter performance is likely to have benefited from Chili's performance, development efforts and marketing initiatives.
Brinker International (EAT) closed the most recent trading day at $61.75, moving -1.41% from the previous trading session.