Noodles & Co. (NDLS) reported $121.77 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.1%. EPS of -$0.15 for the same period compares to -$0.07 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.27% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $123.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.13, the EPS surprise was -15.38%.

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 Noodles & Co. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Company-owned comparable restaurant sales: 0.5% versus 0.5% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Total restaurants system-wide at the end of period: 463 compared to the 464 average estimate based on two analysts.
• System-wide comparable restaurant sales: 0.8% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 0.8%.
• Franchise comparable restaurant sales: 1.9% versus 1.9% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Franchising royalties and fees, and other: $2.57 million compared to the $2.72 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.9% year over year.
• Revenue- Restaurant revenue: $119.20 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $120.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.2%.

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Shares of Noodles & Co. have returned -16.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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