What To Expect From Portillo's (PTLO) Q2 Earnings

Casual restaurant chain Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) will be reporting results this Tuesday before the bell. Here’s what to expect.

Portillo's missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.4% last quarter, reporting revenues of $176.4 million, up 6.4% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ same-store sales estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Portillo’s revenue to grow 7.8% year on year to $196 million, in line with the 7.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.12 per share.

The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings.

Looking at Portillo’s peers in the traditional fast food segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. El Pollo Loco delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.6%, and Domino's reported revenues up 4.3%, in line with consensus estimates. El Pollo Loco traded up 1.4% following the results while Domino's was also up 3%.

Read our full analysis of El Pollo Loco’s results here and Domino’s results here.

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