For the quarter ended December 2024, Wingstop (WING) reported revenue of $161.82 million, up 27.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.88, compared to $0.64 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.61% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $164.46 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.86, the EPS surprise was +2.33%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Wingstop performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Total System-wide Restaurants: 2,563 versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 2,543.
• Domestic same store sales growth: 10.1% versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 11.3%.
• Company-owned domestic same store sales growth: 3.8% compared to the 5.2% average estimate based on six analysts.
• Number of Restaurants at end of period - Domestic Company-Owned Activity: 50 compared to the 58 average estimate based on six analysts.
• New Restaurant Openings - International Franchised Activity: 22 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 22.
• New Restaurant Openings - Domestic Franchised Activity: 83 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 63.
• New Restaurant Openings: 105 versus 85 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Number of Restaurants at end of period - International Franchised Activity: 359 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 359.
• Number of Restaurants at end of period - Domestic Franchised Activity: 2,154 compared to the 2,127 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Revenue- Royalty revenue, franchise fees and other: $75.70 million compared to the $74.02 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +31.2% year over year.
• Revenue- Company-owned restaurant sales: $30.06 million versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $33.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +14.6%.
• Revenue- Advertising fees: $56.06 million compared to the $57.07 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +30% year over year.

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Shares of Wingstop have returned +9.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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