Darden Restaurants Stock Gains After Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Jump 6%
Darden Restaurants Stock Gains After Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Jump 6%
Olive Garden same-restaurant sales soared 2%, LongHorn Steakhouse sales jumped 7.5%, Fine Dining sales fell 5.8%, and Other Business increased 0.7%.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) shares are trading higher in the premarket session on Thursday.
达登饭店公司（纽交所代码：DRI）股票在周四的盘前交易中上涨。
The company reported that the second quarter adjusted earnings per share was $2.03, beating the street view of $2.02. Quarterly sales of $2.89 billion missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.899 billion.
公司报告称，第二季度调整后的每股收益为$2.03，超出市场预期的$2.02。季度销售额为$28.9亿，未达到分析师共识预估的$28.99亿。
Total sales increased 6%, driven by a blended same-restaurant sales increase of 2.4% and sales from the addition of 103 Chuy's restaurants and 39 net new restaurants.
总销售额增长了6%，其中受103家Chuy's餐厅和39家新增餐厅销售增加的驱动，餐厅同店销售混合增加了2.4%。
Olive Garden same-restaurant sales soared 2%, LongHorn Steakhouse sales jumped 7.5%, Fine Dining sales fell 5.8%, and Other Business increased 0.7%.
Olive Garden同店销售猛增2%，LongHorn Steakhouse销售跃升7.5%，Fine Dining销售下降5.8%，其他业务增长0.7%。
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"I continue to believe in the power of our strategy and our brands' ability to compete effectively regardless of the environment," said Darden President & CEO Rick Cardenas. "Each of our brand leadership teams are focused on the long term and staying committed to executing at the highest level."
"我始终相信我们策略的力量，以及我们的品牌在任何环境中有效竞争的能力，" 达登总裁兼首席执行官Rick Cardenas表示。"我们每个品牌的领导团队都专注于长期发展，并致力于在最高水平上执行。"
The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.40 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on February 3 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 10.
公司宣布每股现金股息为$1.40，适用于公司未归还的普通股。股息将在2月3日支付给截至1月10日营业结束的股东。
During the quarter, the company repurchased approximately 0.9 million shares of its common stock for a total of $142 million. As of the end of the fiscal second quarter, the company had $601 million remaining under the current $1 billion repurchase authorization.
在本季度，公司回购了大约90万股普通股，总金额为$14200万。截止到财政第二季度末，公司在当前的$10亿回购授权下剩余$60100万。
Outlook: Darden Restaurants now sees FY25 total sales of approximately $12.1 billion (prior outlook $11.8 billion – $11.9 billion) versus the $12.084 billion estimate.
展望：达登饭店现在预期FY25总销售额约为121亿人民币（之前预期为118亿至119亿）与120.84亿的估计相比。
It reiterated diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations of $9.40 to $9.60, compared to the $9.44 estimate. The outlook excludes approximately $47 million, pre-tax, of Chuy's transaction and integration related costs.
它重申了来自持续运营的摊薄每股净收益为9.40至9.60美元，相比之下，估计为9.44美元。该展望不包括约4700万的Chuy的交易和整合相关费用（税前）。
The company expects same-restaurant sales growth of around 1.5% (prior view 1.0% to 2.0%). Additionally, Darden Restaurants now plans to open 50 to 55 new restaurants during the fiscal year.
公司预计同餐厅销售增长约为1.5%（之前的预期为1.0%至2.0%）。此外，达登饭店现在计划在财政年度内开设50至55家新餐厅。
Price Action: DRI shares are trading higher by 9.08% to $174.39 premarket at last check Thursday.
价格动作：截至周四最后检查，DRI股价在盘前交易中上涨9.08%，至174.39美元。
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