Restaurant stocks such as EAT, BJRI, KRUS, and LOCO are expected to gain from efforts to boost sales and improve their digital strategies.
Restaurant stocks like EAT, BJRI, KRUS and LOCO are likely to benefit from sales-building initiatives and digital initiatives.
BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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Investors interested in Retail - Restaurants stocks are likely familiar with BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) and Compass Group PLC (CMPGY). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
BJ's Restaurants: Hot Pizookies, Frozen Pipeline
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. reported a double-line beat, with revenues up 6.4% to $344.3 million and comparable sales rising 5.5%, driven by effective promotions and increased guest traffic. Efficiency initiatives led to a 100 basis point improvement in operating profit margin to 15.4%, and adjusted EBITDA surged 21.1% to $33.1 million. For 2025, management expects 2%-3% comparable sales growth, $205-$215 million in operating profit, and $127-$137 million in adjusted EBITDA, with significant share repurchases planned.
BJRI's fourth-quarter top line reflects solid comps driven by strong guest traffic, Pizookie Meal Deal and targeted marketing.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 20, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Rana Schirmer - Director, SEC Reporting Brad Richmond - Interim CEO Lyle Tick - President and CCO Tom Houdek - CFO Conference Call Participants Alex Slagle - Jefferies Todd Brooks - The Benchmark Company Brian Mullan - Piper Sandler Sharon Zackfia - William Blair Mike Tamas - Oppenheimer & Co. Pratik Patel - Barclays Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to the BJ's Restaurants Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.
Although the revenue and EPS for BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.