Wendy's (WEN) Tops Q2 EPS by 1c, Revenues Miss
Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) reported Q2 EPS of $0.12, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.11. Revenue for the quarter came in at $402.3 million versus the consensus estimate of $409.41 million.
"I continue to be extremely proud of, and humbled by, the tireless efforts and dedication from our employees, franchisees and supplier partners across the globe as we successfully manage through COVID-19," President and Chief Executive Officer Todd Penegor said. "Our business and restaurant economic model continue to show incredible resilience as we build momentum with U.S. same-restaurant sales accelerating to high-single digit growth in July, driven by the continued strength of our breakfast and digital businesses. We remain focused on our goal of delivering efficient, accelerated growth behind our three major long-term growth pillars: building our breakfast daypart, growing our digital business, and expanding our International footprint. We have positioned ourselves to manage through future challenges and ultimately emerge as a stronger Wendy's® brand. I'm more confident than ever that we will achieve our vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand."
Outlook
As previously announced, due to the current unprecedented global market and economic conditions, the Company withdrew its outlook for the 2020 fiscal year that was issued on February 26, 2020 and its 2021-2024 long-term outlook that was provided at its Investor day in October 2019. The Company intends to provide an updated financial outlook when it can reasonably estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and changing market conditions.
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