Sonic Expects to Miss Wall Street Views in Fourth Quarter
September 27 2016 - 6:10PM
Dow Jones News
Sonic Corp. said its fourth-quarter earnings would come in below
Wall Street expectations amid dwindling traffic and lower consumer
spending at its restaurants.
Shares, which have already fallen 15% so far this year, declined
6.7% to $25.61 after hours.
The company said it anticipates earnings between 43 cents and 45
cents per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had projected
earnings of 48 cents a share.
Chief Executive Cliff Hudson said that while systemwide
same-store sales rose 2.6% for the year, "the fourth quarter was
below our expectations from both a sales and a profit
perspective."
"The shortfall was largely driven by lower-than-expected
traffic, reflecting lower consumer spending in restaurants and
continued aggressive competitive activity," he said.
The Oklahoma City-based company also estimated that revenue will
drop 2%, as same-store sales slipped 3%. During its final quarter,
the drive-in chain opened 19 new stores.
Last quarter, the company had said it expected annual same-store
sales growth in the range of 2% to 4% and posted a 0.3% growth in
total revenue.
Sonic will report its full fourth-quarter results on Oct.
24.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 27, 2016 17:55 ET (21:55 GMT)
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