On Nov. 14, Steak n Shake (NYSE:SNS) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 27.

  • Total revenues grew 4.3% to $152.0 million from $145.7 million, but the same-store sales declined 3.4%.
  • Steak n Shake opened seven new company-owned restaurants, acquired eight units from a franchisee, sold one unit to a franchisee, and opened one new franchised unit.
  • For fiscal year 2007, the company anticipates diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.90 to $1.00. This is based on expected same-store sales growth of positive 1% to down 3%.
  • Steak n Shake anticipates opening approximately 15 company-owned restaurants and at least seven franchise units in fiscal 2007.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$152.0

$145.7

4.3%

Net Profit

$7.5

$8.7

(13.4%)

EPS

$0.27

$0.31

(12.9%)

Diluted Shares

28.0

28.1

(0.4%)



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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

77.6%

77.2%

(2.2)

Operating Margin

8.8%

9.7%

(0.9)

Net Margin

4.9%

5.9%

(1.0)

Cost of goods sold includes restaurants' operating costs.
*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Current Assets

$30.9

$21.0

47.1%

Property and Equipment

$490.1

$439.6

11.5%



Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Current Liabilities

$98.1

$60.0

63.5%

Long-Term Debt

$147.8

$153.9

(4%)



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Cash Flow Highlights

YTD 2006

YTD 2005

Change

Cash From Ops.

$69.6

$64.3

8.2%

Capital Expenditures

No Data

No Data

N/A

Free Cash Flow

No Data

No Data

N/A



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