After a slow start to the year, several restaurant chains are due to emerge as the winners this earnings season, according to Jefferies.
First of all, same-store sales only modestly recovered in March to around flat, while the key metric was down 4.5% in January and 0.6% in February, analyst Andy Barish wrote.
He added customer traffic remains challenged as well, although this varies from restaurant brand to restaurant brand, while consumers have simultaneously grown more cautious about their spending.
Jefferies believes that the restaurant chain's earnings per share will come in line, while same-store sales are more likely to have some upside.
Barish sees first-quarter U.S. same-store sales and earnings per share estimates coming in line with analyst expectations, while EBITDA could surprise to the upside.
Persons:
Andy Barish, Barish, BJ's, Jefferies, EBITDA, McDonald, — CNBC's Michael Bloom
Organizations:
Jefferies, Investors, BJ's
Locations:
California, CA, remodels, Brazil, McDonald's