Fiesta Restaurant Posts Q4 Loss - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (FRGI) Tuesday reported fourth-quarter loss of $5.6 million or $0.22 per share, compared to a profit of $2.6 million or $0.11 per share in the same period last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter were $4.9 million or $0.20 per share. On average, six analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.19 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Revenues increased 7.6 percent to $136.2 million from $126.58 million last year. Analysts expected revenues of $137.43 million.

Comparable restaurant sales increased 7.0 percent, while comparable restaurant guest traffic increased 3.8 percent at Pollo Tropical.