Papa John's (PZZA) Tops Q4 EPS by 5c; Guides In-Line

Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA) reported Q4 EPS of $0.62, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $0.57. Revenue for the quarter came in at $416.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $425.76 million.

System-wide comparable sales increases of 1.9% for North America and 5.3% for International for the fourth quarter; System-wide comparable sales increases of 4.2% for North America and 6.9% for International for the full year.

“I’d like to congratulate our entire team for making 2015 another great year for the Papa John’s brand,” said Papa John’s founder, chairman and CEO John Schnatter. “From continued improvements to our product, to digital innovations, to growing our international footprint – all while again growing EPS nearly 20% and running strong positive comp sales – this year has left us tremendously well-positioned entering 2016.”

GUIDANCE:

Papa John's sees FY2016 EPS of $2.30-$2.40, versus the consensus of $2.38.

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