Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 7, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Benjamin Porten - SVP, IR and System Development Hajime Jimmy Uba - President and CEO Jeff Uttz - CFO Conference Call Participants Jeremy Hamblin - Craig-Hallum Capital Group Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Jon Tower - Citi Brian Mullan - Piper Sandler Sharon Zackfia - William Blair Mark Smith - Lake Street Capital Jim Sanderson - Northcoast Research George Kelly - ROTH Capital Partners Todd Brooks - Benchmark Company Operator Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Kura Sushi USA, Inc. Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Kura Sushi (KRUS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.08 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.24. This compares to loss of $0.18 per share a year ago.
KRUS' first-quarter fiscal 2025 top line is likely to have been aided by expansion efforts.
I'm initiating Kura Sushi USA at a buy rating. This is an excellent small-cap growth stock for investors who want to rotate away from outperforming large caps in 2025. The company recently completed a financing that gives it over $100 million in cash (versus $2.5 million for each new store opening). It's planning for 14 new stores in FY25 (~22% unit growth) and is targeting 20%+ unit expansion per year.
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KRUS demonstrates exceptional stock performance, supported by strong fundamentals and strategic growth initiatives.
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Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:KRUS ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 6, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Benjamin Porten - SVP, IR and System Development Hajime Jimmy Uba - President and CEO Jeff Uttz - CFO Conference Call Participants Jon Tower - Citi Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Allison Arfstrom - Piper Sandler Jeremy Hamblin - Craig-Hallum Capital Group Sharon Zackfia - William Blair Todd Brooks - Benchmark Company Jim Sanderson - Northcoast Research Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing-by. Welcome to the Kura Sushi USA, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call.
Kura Sushi (KRUS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.02 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.25 per share a year ago.
Kura Sushi (KRUS) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions could translate into further price increase in the near term.
Kura Sushi (KRUS) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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