Financial

Applebee’s Fourth Quarter Same-Restaurant Sales Increase 3.5% – IHOP Fourth Quarter Same-Restaurant Sales Increase 3.0%

Earnings from continuing operations were $31.1 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 compared with $12.9 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

Total revenues were $585.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $571.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Net income and diluted net income per share were $16.2 million and $0.35, respectively, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.

Holiday retail sales during 2018 grew a lower-than-expected 2.9 percent over the same period in 2017 to $707.5 billion, the National Retail Federation said today after the Commerce Department released data that had been delayed by nearly a month because of the recent government shutdown.

Comparable restaurant sales increased 2.9% at U.S. Outback Steakhouse – Combined U.S. comparable restaurant sales increased 1.6% and include an estimated negative (0.4%) impact from holiday shift

Company-wide same store sales increased 2.9% for the three-month period ended December 29, 2018 compared to the same three month period in the prior year.

Total Revenues increased 11% to $25.4 million in Q1 – Company announces buyout of JV partners – Company reaffirms fiscal 2019 guidance

Fiscal year 2018 highlights include: Dunkin' U.S. comparable store sales growth of 0.6% – Baskin-Robbins U.S. comparable store sales decline of 0.6%

Revenue increased 10.4% to $1.2 billion – Comparable restaurant sales increased 6.1%, which included 2.0% of comparable restaurant transactions growth

RAVE reports growth in comparable store retail sales and net income