Jack in the Box Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal second quarter ended April 12 came to 71 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 66 cents per share.
EPS increased 37.9% year over year from 52 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $27.4 million, a gain of 24.7% from $22.0 million in the prior-year period.
The normalized profit margin climbed to 7.6% from 6.4% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue rose 5.1% year over year to $358.1 million from $340.9 million, and total operating expenses grew from the prior-year period to $310.1 million from $301.4 million.
Reported net income grew 28.3% year over year to $23.5 million, or 61 cents per share, from $18.3 million, or 43 cents per share.
