Preview: Cracker Barrel Old's Earnings

On Tuesday, September 15, Cracker Barrel Old CBRL will release its latest earnings report. Benzinga's report can help you figure out the ins and outs of the earnings release.

Earnings and Revenue

Sell-side analysts are expecting Cracker Barrel Old's loss per share to be near $1.05 on sales of $478.63 million. Cracker Barrel Old earnings in the same period a year ago was $2.7 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $787.10 million. The Wall Street estimate would represent a 138.89% decline in the company's earnings per share. Here's how the company's EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 17.27%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely a little upset going into this earnings release.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Cracker Barrel Old is scheduled to hold the call at 11:00:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/kwwmvj6z