Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2019 results on Jun 4. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.4%. It also delivered a bottom-line beat in three of the trailing four quarters.
How Are Estimates Faring?
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter earnings is pegged at $2.05, higher than $2.03 registered in the year-ago quarter. Notably, the company’s earnings estimate for the quarter has witnessed upward revisions of 2 cents. In the last reported quarter, Cracker Barrel earnings declined 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.
For revenues, the consensus mark is pinned at nearly $734 million, suggesting a 1.7% increase from the prior-year quarter reported figure.
Let’s delve deeper to find out how the company’s top and bottom line will shape up in the upcoming quarterly release.
Factors at Play
Cracker Barrel’s third-quarter fiscal 2019 results are likely to be driven by robust comparable restaurant sales. The company’s effort to increase off-premise sales will also provide a boost to the quarterly results. In order to drive traffic, Cracker Barrel relies heavily on seasonal promotions and limited-time offers as they are appealing to both regular users and less-frequent guests.
Additionally, Cracker Barrel is continuously focusing on rejuvenating its menu, which is the backbone of the company’s riveting growth potential. Expansion of units, extensive marketing efforts, seasonal promotions, enhanced focus on retail business along with cost-saving initiatives bode well for the company.
Despite cost-saving initiatives, higher labor costs due to increased wages are likely to dent margins. Meanwhile, management is making significant investments to support the training and launch of several initiatives as well as its value testing. Although these initiatives are expected to drive top-line growth during fiscal 2019, initial investments are likely to weigh on margin in the third quarter.
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