Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Jack In The Box (JACK) Q3 Earnings

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Jack In The Box performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Jack in the Box - Restaurant Counts (EOP) - Franchised: 1,966 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,958.
• Jack in the Box - Restaurant Counts (EOP) - Total: 2,115 compared to the 2,106 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Jack in the Box Same-Store Sales (YoY change) - Company: -0.9% compared to the -0.1% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Jack in the Box - New Restaurant - Franchise: 4 versus 3 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Jack in the Box systemwide sales - Company-operated restaurant sales: $96.27 million compared to the $98.03 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Jack in the Box systemwide sales - Franchised restaurant sales: $847.84 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $849.71 million.
• Jack in the Box - Restaurant Counts (EOP) - Company: 149 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 148.
• Revenues- Franchise rental revenues: $73.02 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $72.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14.2%.
• Revenues- Franchise contributions for advertising and other services: $45.29 million compared to the $45.45 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -16.4% year over year.
• Revenues- Franchise (Franchise rental + Franchise royalties and other + Franchise contributions): $161.39 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $162.07 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +17%.
• Revenues- Franchise royalties and other: $43.08 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $43.82 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -18.4%.
• Revenues- Company restaurant sales: $96.27 million compared to the $98.03 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -31.7% year over year.

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Shares of Jack In The Box have returned +17.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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