Dine Brands (DIN Quick QuoteDIN - Free Report) reported $206.27 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 1%. EPS of $1.71 for the same period compares to $1.82 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.20% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $210.9 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.65, the EPS surprise was +3.64%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Dine Brands performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Number of restaurants - Total

  : 3,434 compared to the 3,465 average estimate based on five analysts.

• IHOP Restaurant - System-wide - Domestic same - restaurant sales percentage change

  : -1.4% versus 0.6% estimated by five analysts on average.

• Number of restaurants - Applebee's restaurants

  : 1,625 compared to the 1,627 average estimate based on five analysts.

• Number of restaurants - Total - IHOP restaurants

  : 1,809 compared to the 1,812 average estimate based on five analysts.

• Applebee?s Restaurant- System-wide - Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change

  : -1.8% compared to the 0.5% average estimate based on four analysts.

• Global Effective Restaurants - Area License - IHOP Corp

  : 156 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 156.

• Franchise revenues

  : $176.50 million versus $180.40 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.8% change.

• Rental revenues

  : $29.01 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $29.73 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.5%.

• Financing revenues

  : $0.46 million versus $0.55 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20.6% change.

• Company restaurant sales

  : $0.30 million compared to the $0.27 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -36.9% year over year.

• Franchise revenues- Advertising revenue

  : $74.52 million versus $77.04 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.9% change.

• Franchise revenues- Royalties, franchise fees and other

  : $101.98 million compared to the $102.81 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of 0% year over year.

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Shares of Dine Brands have returned +1.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.