Do you expect this from Buffalo Wild Wings?

Wild buffalo wings (SIN: BWLD) is expected to report fourth-quarter results on February 12. Here’s what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-Second Takeaway
Comparing the upcoming quarter with the previous year’s, average analyst estimates predict that Buffalo Wild Wings’ revenue will increase 32.7% and EPS will increase 31.5%.

The average revenue estimate is $292.7 million. Ultimately, the average EPS estimate is $0.96.

Income details
Last quarter, Buffalo Wild Wings reported revenue of $246.9 million. GAAP reported sales were 25% higher than the year-ago quarter’s $197.8 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
Last quarter, EPS was $0.57. GAAP EPS of $0.57 for the third quarter was 6.6% lower than the year-ago quarter’s $0.61 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performances
For the previous quarter, gross margin was 23.8%, 230 basis points lower than the year-ago quarter. Operating margin was 6.3%, 210 basis points lower than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 4.3%, 140 basis points lower than the year-ago quarter.

Looking forward

The average revenue estimate for the full year is $1.03 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.14.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 4,449 out of 4,756 members rating the stock Outperform and 307 members rating it Underperform. Of the 1,625 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations from top-ranked CAPS members), 1,582 give Buffalo Wild Wings a green thumbs down and 43 give Buffalo Wild Wings a red thumbs down.

Among Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Buffalo Wild Wings is Outperform, with an average price target of $85.73.

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