Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Cracker Barrel Reports 9% Increase in Fourth Quarter EPS

LEBANON, Tenn., Sep 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL):
- Fourth-quarter diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.99, an increase of 8.8% compared with the prior-year quarter
- Revenue for the fourth quarter declined 1.0% to $595.6 million compared with the prior-year quarter
- Operating income margin in the fourth quarter was 7.0% of total revenue compared with 6.9% in the prior-year quarter
- Net cash flow from operating activities increased $39.7 million to $164.2 million in fiscal 2009
- Closed sale/leaseback transactions and paid down $133.0 million of long-term debt in the fourth quarter

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