Before You Buy Norwegian Cruise Stock, Read This
On Wednesday, Norwegian Cruise stock fell 8.4% and closed at $19.20. The company extended the suspension of global voyages until September 30.
Hospitality & Restaurants
Everything you need to know about news affecting hotels, restarants and other businesses in the hospitality sector.
Domino’s Pizza Stock Rises following Positive Business Update
Domino’s Pizza announced that in the first two months of the second quarter, its US SSSG grew by 14.0%, while its international SSSG rose by 1.0%.
Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies Is Bearish on TSLA
On May 14, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2020. The hedge fund reduced its holdings in Tesla.
Q1 13F: How Bill Ackman Played the US Stock Market Crash
So far in 2020, Bill Ackman’s timing has been impeccable. He made over $2 billion by shorting stocks as US stock markets crashed in the first quarter.
What to Expect from Jack in the Box’s Q2 Earnings
For the second quarter, analysts expect Jack in the Box to report revenue of $211.1 million—a fall of 2.1% from the second quarter of 2019.
Domino’s Pizza’s Q1 Results Might Drive Its Stock Price
The COVID-19 outbreak has created a meltdown in the global financial markets. However, Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) has continued its impressive performance.
Is Domino’s Pizza a Safe Bet amid the Lockdown?
President Trump extended the lockdown to April 30 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Will Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) benefit from the extension?
Domino’s Pizza Withdraws Its Guidance, Stock Falls
Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) stock fell in the pre-market session on March 31. The restaurant chain pulled its guidance due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Beyond Meat Stock: Goldman Sachs Turns Bearish
Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) stock fell 2.6% on March 26. Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating for the alternative-meat maker.
Domino’s Pizza Stock Rose Due to Earnings Beat
Today, Domino’s Pizza reported its fourth-quarter earnings. The company reported revenues of $1.15 billion, which beat analysts’ estimates of $1.13 billion.
What Does Wendy’s Future Look Like?
Innovation, consumer-facing technological development, and brand building with its franchisees are going to be the three crucial aspects of Wendy’s future.Consumer Why fuel prices affect restaurants
Higher fuel costs put pressure on operating costs, and can squeeze profit margins. The demand side also takes a hit. When gas prices are high, consumers tend to economize on transit by eliminating unnecessary trips.
Understanding PepsiCo’s Business Segments and More
PepsiCo (PEP) is one of two beverage-industry behemoths. We break down everything investors should know about the stock and the business.
Caesars Entertainment’s New Corporate Structure and Governance
On December 22, 2014, CZR and Caesars Acquisition Company (CACQ) entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction.
A Quick Guide To The Bifurcation Of Caesars’s Operating Leases
The initial term of each lease will be for 15 years with four five-year renewals. CZR will guarantee payments and performance of the OpCo’s obligations.
Las Vegas Sands’ adjusted property earnings double in Singapore
Las Vegas Sands’ adjusted property EBITDA at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore doubled, reaching a property record of $518.5 million, up ~100% year-over-year.
Why The Casino Business Is Affected By Inflation
When inflation is low, consumers have greater purchasing power. They have a higher spending capacity. Greater purchasing power is a positive sign for casino resort companies.
Wynn Resorts: A revenue breakdown
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) earns its revenues through casinos, hotels, food and beverages, and entertainment and retail operations.
Recent developments for Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is currently constructing Wynn Palace, a fully integrated resort in the Cotai area of Macau.Consumer Why signs of a weak economy affect restaurants
This restaurant industry does well when the economy is expanding and poorly when the economy is contracting. In other words, it’s cyclical.
Why Noodles and Company has short and long-term goals
Noodles & Company (or NDLS) has a few initiatives and tactics to drive short-term traffic. It also drives longer-term brand and customer loyalty building.Consumer Why it’s important to understand Noodles and Co.
Noodles & Company (or NDLS) was founded in 1995. It’s a fast-casual restaurant chain that serves classic noodle and pasta dishes.Consumer Why Chipotle’s labor, occupancy, and other costs are important
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported $230 million in labor costs, $59 million in occupancy costs, and $111 million in other operating costs in 3Q14.Consumer Why Domino’s stockholders’ deficit may be manageable
Domino’s stockholders’ deficit is a result of the company’s recapitalization efforts in 2007 and 2012. This deficit is funded with debt, which can burden a company with interest payments, resulting in a margin squeeze or a loss.Consumer Point72 Asset Management opens new position in Pier 1 Imports
E-commerce represented approximately 1% of total sales in fiscal 2013, 4% in fiscal year 2014, 9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, and 9.7% in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.
Point72 Asset Management raises stake in Lumber Liquidators
The company “saw improvement in net sales trends over the course of the quarter as inventory levels recovered and the fall flooring season began.” But the shares are down 49% in the year to date.
Point72 Asset Management takes position in CymaBay Therapeutics
CymaBay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company formerly known as Metabolex. It develops therapies to treat metabolic and rare diseases with high unmet need.
Darden analysis: Business overview shows limited differentiation
Restaurant industry breakdown The first thing investors should do before making an investment is understand the company’s industry, business, and strategy. We can broadly break the restaurant industry down into the limited-service and full-service sectors. Full-service restaurants are establishments where customers receive their meals at their table, receive table waiting services, and generally pay at […]
Why Melco Crown Is Profitable In The Casino Space
MPEL derives ~94% of revenues from casino operations. Its casino business gross margin is 50% for the trailing 12-month period ending September 30, 2014.
Key metrics to measure Royal Caribbean’s revenue performance
Now let’s look at certain key operating metrics used in the cruising industry to evaluate operational performance.
Why Casinos Rely On Disposable Income
On a year-over-year basis, real disposable income increased 2.9%. More disposable income boosts consumer buying power.
An important overview of Las Vegas Sands, a casino company giant
An overview of Las Vegas Sands (LVS) shows that the company currently owns 70.1% of Sands China Ltd., which operates LVS’s four Macao properties.
McDonald’s Menu Struggles to Shed Its Junk Food Rep
Despite health-related controversies, fast food companies such as McDonald’s maintain that they provide consumers with choice and convenience.
Get Real: Powell Puts the Ball Back in Trump’s Court
Jerome Powell tossed the ball back into President Trump’s court. He trade development and global growth weakness as the top reasons for the rate cuts.
How Starbucks Obtained a Wide Economic Moat Rating
Cost Advantage in Action: Four Case Studies of Moat Companies To demonstrate the power of cost advantages in creating economic moats, we highlight four moat companies: U.S. based Starbucks and Compass Mineral, and international moat companies: Kao (Japan) and Ramsay Health Care (Australia). Starbucks Corp (SBUX US) boasts a “wide economic moat” rating from Morningstar from […]
Beyond Meat Stock Plunged despite Strong Q3 Results
Beyond Meat (BYND) stock fell 10.2% in after-market trading hours on October 28, even as the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results.
Domino’s Stock Bounced Back despite Weak Q3
Domino’s reported a disappointing third-quarter financial performance on Tuesday. Domino’s stock pared the initial losses and closed about 5% higher.
The Restaurant Industry: An Overview
More Americans are eating out, and they’re eating out more often. The restaurant industry’s share of the food dollar is 51%, up from 25% in 1955.
PZZA Stock Rose Due to New CEO Appointment
Papa John’s (PZZA) stock rose more than 7% in morning trade on Tuesday following the news about the new CEO’s appointment.
Ackman Makes Berkshire Bet: What It Means for Investors
According to the regulatory filing from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital, the fund has taken a new stake in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B).
Beyond Meat Stock Starting to Lose Some Steam
Although the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have recovered by 1.05% and 1.55% today, Beyond Meat stock (BYND) was down 9.6% this morning.
Starbucks to Report Double-Digit EPS Growth in Q3
Starbucks (SBUX) is scheduled to report its fiscal 2019 third-quarter earnings results after the market closes on July 25.
Domino’s Stock Falls on Weak Q2 Sales
Lower-than-expected Q2 sales caused Domino’s stock to fall approximately 7.0% in today’s pre-market trading.
Comparing McDonald’s and Starbucks’s Revenue Growth Prospects
For the next four quarters, analysts expect McDonald’s to post revenue of $21.1 billion, which represents a rise of 1.3% from $20.8 billion in the corresponding four quarters of the previous year.
What Are Analysts Expecting for Starbucks’s Revenue in 2019?
Starbucks’s (SBUX) management expects its revenue to rise 5%–7% in fiscal 2019.
Yum! Outperforms Analysts’ Same-Store Sales Growth Estimates
Yum! Brands (YUM) posted overall SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 4.0% in the first quarter of 2019, outperforming analysts’ estimate of 2.7%.
Why Yum! Brands’ Revenue Fell in the First Quarter
Yum! Brands reported revenue of $1.25 billion in the first quarter of 2019, which represented a fall of 8.5% from $1.56 billion in the first quarter of 2018.
What Will Drive Wendy’s Revenue in Q1 2019?
Analysts expect Wendy’s (WEN) to post adjusted EPS of $399.5 million in the first quarter of 2019, a rise of 5.0% from its $380.6 million in the first quarter of 2018.
Starbucks’s Same-Store Sales Growth in Q2
Starbucks (SBUX) posted an SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 3.0% across the system and outperformed analysts’ estimate of 2.9%.
Analysts Expect McDonald’s Revenue to Fall in Q1 2019
In the first quarter of 2019, analysts expect McDonald’s (MCD) revenue to fall 4.1% YoY (year-over-year) to $4.93 billion from $5.14 billion, likely due to its company-owned restaurant count falling.