Brinker International (EAT) Tops Q2 EPS by 2c

Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) reported Q2 EPS of $0.71, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.69. Revenue for the quarter came in at $742.9 million versus the consensus estimate of $735.18 million.

• Brinker International company sales increased 4.9 percent to $717.8 million and comparable restaurant sales at company-owned restaurants increased 3.7 percent including the positive impact to each brand of approximately 1.1 percent from Christmas Day moving to the third quarter
• Chili's company-owned comparable restaurant sales increased 4.0 percent and traffic increased 2.1 percent
• Maggiano's comparable restaurant sales increased 2.3 percent, representing the 20th consecutive quarterly increase, and traffic increased 1.6 percent
• Chili's franchise comparable restaurant sales increase of 3.2 percent includes a 4.9 percent increase for U.S. franchise restaurants, partially offset by a 0.5 percent decrease for international franchise restaurants

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