CAVA (CAVA) Q4 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For

Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain CAVA (NYSE:CAVA) will be reporting results this Tuesday after the bell. Here’s what to look for.

CAVA met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $292.2 million, up 19.9% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with full-year EBITDA guidance missing analysts’ expectations and a slight miss of analysts’ same-store sales estimates.

This quarter, the market is expecting CAVA’s revenue to grow 18% year on year, slowing from the 28.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. CAVA rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.

Looking at CAVA’s peers in the restaurants segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Chipotle delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.6%, and Wingstop reported revenues up 8.6%, falling short of estimates by 1.2%. Chipotle traded up 1.9% following the results while Wingstop was also up 3.4%.

Investors in the restaurants segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices flat over the last month. CAVA is up 11.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $73.29 (compared to the current share price of $69.99).

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