Fast-food chain Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before market hours. Here’s what to look for.
Shake Shack met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $417.6 million, up 17.2% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Shake Shack’s revenue to grow 15.8% year on year, in line with the 15.9% 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 will stay the course heading into earnings. Shake Shack has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at Shake Shack’s peers in the restaurants segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Chipotle delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 9.6%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Wingstop reported revenues up 5.3%, falling short of estimates by 4%. Chipotle traded up 8.9% following the results while Wingstop was also up 17.7%.
Read our full analysis of Chipotle’s results here and Wingstop’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the restaurants segment, with share prices up 13.4% on average over the last month. Shake Shack is up 11.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $80.75 (compared to the current share price of $69.83).
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