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Brinker International, Inc.

  • Value-Driven Menu Changes and Promotion Will Drive Sales Growth at This Company

    By Ash Sharma - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, TXRH

    Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) has gone through a tough phase over the last few years, but it is looking forward to driving sales through menu changes at its top two brands, Olive Garden and Red Lobster. It is focused on increased value offerings at both brands and also promotion of these offerings through digital media. In unit expansion plans, it is planning to reduce capital expenditure this year across major more »

  • Will Store Expansion Help This Restaurant Company to Grow Despite High Food Inflation?

    By Ash Sharma - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, TXRH

    Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ: TXRH) stock has gained 46% in last six months. It will look forward to continue this momentum with increased store presence in two more states of the US in the 2nd half of this year. Commodity inflation will remain high this year and the management has announced menu price increase of around 2% which is expected to come in effect in the latter part of this more »

  • Brinker International: Investment in Technology and Image remodeling will drive sales growth

    By Ash Sharma - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, TXRH

    Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) is targeting to increase its gross margin by 400 bps by 2015. It has invested in “kitchen of the future” and point of sales Ziosk table top technology. Its investment in kitchen technology has helped the company to reduce wastage and labour costs inside the kitchen. It has also helped it to introduce new product categories of Pizza and Flat-bread. Point of sales technological enhancement has more »

  • Middleby Continues Adhering to a Profitable Strategy

    By Marcus Vilkas - June 3, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, MTW, MIDD, SBUX

    Staying committed to a value oriented approach occasionally results in you feeling just like you are rooting for particular corporations to stumble. Consider the situation for Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD). Though acquisitions have undoubtedly played a significant part in developing the business, management has been doing quite well in retaining that expansion on an organic basis as well as building completely cutting-edge products to further improve the performance and returns of more »

  • Prominent Small Cap Investor Has a Taste for Italian and More

    By Alex Gray - June 3, 2013 | Tickers: ATSG, BBRG, EAT

    More than just the food is hot at the Italian Bravo Brio Restaurant (NASDAQ: BBRG). Since the beginning of the year, the stock is up over 38%, and this was the period when Red Mountain Capital Partners began acquiring a stake in the company. The most recent Form 13F by Red Mountain showed ownership of 592,297 shares of Bravo Brio as of March 31, 2013.

    Red Mountain began acquiring more »

  • Why You Should Avoid Buffalo Wild Wings

    By Nauman Aly - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, BWLD, CMG, PNRA

    Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) seems to be in a cycle where it has great numbers one quarter and then doesn’t meet expectations the next. In the fourth quarter the company did well, seeing revenue grow by nearly 40%. The company also saw a near 6% increase in comparable-store sales and its earnings per share were up 22%. This gave investors hope and the stock steadily increased after these more »

  • Time to Buy This Restaurant Chain

    By Ted Cooper - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, DIN

    Casual dining chains have not been left out of the current stock market rally, but their profits are likely to improve at least as much as their stock prices as the U.S. economy continues to recover. As the unemployment rate falls, foot traffic will likely pick up again -- leading to higher earnings for these companies.

    However, not all causal dining chains are equally appealing. Some stocks have run up more »

  • What restaurant chain will be next to deploy the kitchen of the future?

    By DJ Krieger - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: BLMN, EAT, DRI, MIDD, RT, CAKE

    In the beginning, there was the griddle.

    And the fryer. And the charbroiler, of course.

    The chef standing over the griddle monitored the burgers or the eggs. The chef standing over the charbroiler monitored the chicken or the steak. The chef standing over the fryer shook up the fries and onion rings.

    This is basically how American restaurants have operated for a long time. Until Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD) decided to more »

  • Income Investors Should Consider Casual Restaurants

    By Robert Ciura - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, DIN

    Despite worries over another economic slowdown, the U.S. economy continues to show resilience. In particular, consumers have shown a measurable ability to keep spending, even when under duress as a result of higher payroll taxes, and the ongoing sequester.

    Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported that personal spending in the U.S. increased 0.2% in March, according to the Commerce Department. This was received well by many, as more »

  • If This Is The New Normal, This Company Is In Trouble

    By Chad Henage - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: BJRI, EAT, CMG, PNRA | Editor's Choice

    If the last several years have taught most companies one thing, it's to make sure you are staffed correctly. When the Great Recession began, thousands of companies were forced to eliminate positions to save money. While it's painfully slow for the economy to heal itself, in the end, “right-sizing” a workforce is tremendously important to a company's future. Unfortunately, not all companies learned this lesson, and BJ more »

  • The Market Just Doesn't Get This Stock

    By Chad Henage - May 5, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, BWLD, DRI, TXRH

    I'll admit that I didn't fully understand this company's potential either. It's too easy to look at an established company and assume that their best days are behind them. However, in Brinker International's (NYSE: EAT) case, they can still produce earnings growth for years to come. The problem is, the market doesn't seem to believe. Trust me, when everyone realizes that this company will more »

  • The Analysts Are Still Underestimating This Stock

    By Chad Henage - May 4, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, BWLD, DRI, TXRH

    One of the best ways to make money in the market is to do your homework on a company to the point that you can start questioning the analysts that follow the company. I tend to do this on a regular basis. I try to reason out if a company's plans and analysts expectations for growth make sense. There is one company that has confounded the analysts for the more »

  • 4 Reasons To Not Play Chicken With This Stock

    By Chad Henage - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, BWLD, CMG, PNRA

    Investors should have seen this one coming. Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) just reported earnings, and apparently investors didn't like what they saw. The stock, which had been on a big run since their last quarterly report, is down over 4% today. The bad news for investors is, this company has a few problems that are only getting worse over time.

    The Fast Growers And A Company That Has more »

  • It's Okay to Buy the Food, Just Don't Buy the Stock

    By Austin Higgins - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, DIN

    Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) recently reported third quarter metrics. Earnings per share rose by 292% from the previous quarter but fell by 18% from the same quarter last year. Total revenue climbed to $2.26 billion while same-store sales declined by 4.6%. With so much competition in the restaurant industry, are these numbers bad news for Darden and other companies?

    Darden overview

    Darden Restaurants operates Olive Garden, Red Lobster more »

  • Fast-Casual Is About to Dominate the Quick-Service Industry

    By Ted Cooper - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, CMG, PNRA

    The classic way that long-term investors make money is by identifying a trend and jumping on the bandwagon before everyone else knows about it. Well, investors hoping to invest in the fast-casual space before it reaches the greater population's radar are out of luck -- chains like Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) and Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) are already hot companies stealing share from fast-food and casual dining restaurants alike more »

  • 3 Stocks: Same Industry, Same Earnings Release Date, But Different Outlooks

    By Zain Abbas - April 21, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, PNRA, YUM

    The earnings season is on the go and we just heard from the first few restaurant/fast-food companies. But we’ll not have to wait long for the next three American restaurants, expected to report on April 23; I have shortlisted them and decided to do an earnings preview.

    Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) is the first stock to be discussed. The Street expects the stock to report EPS of $0 more »

  • 3 Stocks: Same Industry, Same Earnings Release Date, But Different Outlooks

    By Zain Abbas - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, PNRA, YUM

    The earnings season is on the go and we still haven’t heard from any restaurant/fast-food company. But we’ll not have to wait much as Chipotle reports on April 18 followed by McDonald’s on April 19. Similarly, three American restaurants are expected to report on April 23 and I have shortlisted them and decided to do an earnings preview on them:

    YUM! Brands (NYSE: YUM) is the more »

  • The Most Efficient Restaurant Wins the Day

    By Ted Cooper - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, CAKE

    With the restaurant industry in a cyclical downturn, investors have moved their attention to more promising sectors of the economy. However, even amid an intensely promotional operating environment, some casual dining chains are making important improvements in efficiency that will pay off when the industry hits a cyclical upturn.

    Efficiency is king

    Operating a restaurant is similar to operating a retail storefront. Toy stores sell toys, bookstores sell books, and more »

  • The Most Efficient Restaurant Wins the Day

    By Ted Cooper - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, CAKE

    With the restaurant industry in a cyclical downturn, investors have moved their attention to more promising sectors of the economy. However, even amid an intensely promotional operating environment, some casual dining chains are making important improvements in efficiency that will pay off when the industry hits a cyclical upturn.

    Efficiency is king

    Operating a restaurant is similar to operating a retail storefront. Toy stores sell toys, bookstores sell books, and more »

  • The Most Efficient Restaurant Wins the Day

    By Ted Cooper - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: EAT, DRI, CAKE

    With the restaurant industry in a cyclical downturn, investors have moved their attention to more promising sectors of the economy. However, even amid an intensely promotional operating environment, some casual dining chains are making important improvements in efficiency that will pay off when the industry hits a cyclical upturn.

    Efficiency is king

    Operating a restaurant is similar to operating a retail storefront. Toy stores sell toys, bookstores sell books, and more »

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