A Popeyes restaurant is seen on in Washington D.C.
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The return of Popeyes’ chicken sandwich helped parent company Restaurant Brands International top analysts’ expectations for its quarterly earnings and revenue.
Shares of the company rose more than 1% in premarket trading on Monday.
Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:
- Earnings per share: 75 cents, adjusted, vs. 73 cents expected
- Revenue: $1.48 billion vs. $1.46 billion expected
Burger King’s parent company reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $257 million, or 54 cents per share, down from $301 million, or 64 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding items, Restaurant Brands earned 75 cents per share, beating the 73 cents per share expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.
Net sales rose 6.8% to $1.48 billion, topping expectations of $1.46 billion.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen’s chicken sandwich returned to restaurants in early November, helping the fried chicken chain’s same-store sales grow by 34% during the quarter.