Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NAS: CBRL) reported earnings on June 3. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended May 3 (Q3), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased. GAAP earnings per share increased significantly.


Gross margins contracted, operating margins increased, net margins grew.

Revenue details
 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store booked revenue of $640.4 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $630.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 5.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $608.5 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $1.02. The eight earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.94 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.02 for Q3 were 26% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.81 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 68.5%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 6.9%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.8%, 70 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $664.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.34.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.64 billion. The average EPS estimate is $4.88.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 187 members out of 217 rating the stock outperform, and 30 members rating it underperform. Among 72 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 68 give Cracker Barrel Old Country Store a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is hold, with an average price target of $79.25.

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