=Zoe's Kitchen (ZOES) reported earnings on Thur 24 May 18 (a/h)

Zoe's Kitchen misses by $0.11, misses on revs; lowers FY18 revs guidance, below consensus 

• Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.13 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.11 worse thanthe Capital IQ Consensus of ($0.02); revenues rose 12.7% year/year to $102.1 mln vs the $104.75 mln Capital IQ Consensus. Comparable restaurant sales of negative 2.0% to negative 4.0% (revised from flat to 2.0%).
• Co lowers guidance for FY18, sees FY18 revs of $345-352 mln vs. $360.81 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate, down from $358-368 mln
• "The Company is initiating certain strategic actions to improve operations and financial performance. The full financial impact of these actions has not yet been determined and is not currently included in the Company's revised outlook. These actions will include slowing new unit growth, evaluating under-performing restaurants, reducing general and administrative expenses, and increasing marketing and technology investments. These actions will likely have a material impact to our financial statements in fiscal year 2018."

Zoe's Kitchen (ZOES) reported earnings on Mon 8/22/16 (a/h)

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Zoe’s Kitchen Inc. on Monday cut its sales projections for the year after the fast-casual restaurant chain’s quarterly revenue fell shy of expectations.

=Zoe's Kitchen (ZOES) reported earnings on Wed 24 Feb 2016 (a/h)

Zoe's Kitchen beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides FY16 revs in-line :

• Reports Q4 (Dec) loss of $0.03 per share, $0.03 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of ($0.06); revenues rose 31.8% year/year to $52.7 mln vs the $50.65 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Comparable restaurant sales increased 7.7%.
• Company opened five new company-owned restaurants.
• Restaurant contribution increased 41.5% to $10.4 mln.
• Co issues in-line guidance for FY16, sees FY16 revs of $275-$280 mln vs. $275.70 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate. Sees comparable restaurant sales growth of 4.0-5.5%. Expects 34 to 36 Company-owned restaurant openings. Sees restaurant contribution margin between 20.3-20.8%. 

==Zoe's Kitchen (ZOES) reported earnings Thu 19 Nov 2015 (after close)

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Zoe's Kitchen beats by $0.02, beats on revs; raises bottom end of FY15 revenue guidance, in-line :

• Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.05 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.03; revenues rose 29.1% year/year to $56.3 mln vs the $55.64 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co raises bottom end of guidance for FY15, sees FY15 revs of $222-224 mln vs. $224.00 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate, up from $220-224 mln.
• Comparable also raised restaurant sales growth outlook to 5.5-6.0% (previously 5.0-6.0%).