Wingstop Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal second quarter ended June 27 was 12 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 9 cents per share.
EPS climbed 25.0% year over year from 10 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $3.2 million, a gain of 29.1% from $2.5 million in the year-earlier period.
The normalized profit margin increased to 17.1% from 15.3% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue increased 18.0% year over year to $19.2 million from $16.3 million, and total operating expenses rose 13.9% from the prior-year period to $12.8 million from $11.3 million.
Reported net income fell 79.3% year over year to $539,400, or 2 cents per share, from $2.6 million, or 10 cents per share.