Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) reported higher fiscal third-quarter sales and improved restaurant-level profitability despite negative comparable sales and continued pressure from tariffs on imported ingredients, executives said on the company’s earnings call. President and CEO Hajime Uba said the co
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Tariffs pressured food costs, but pricing and labor efficiencies drove margin expansion.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the CPI data showed food away from home rose only 0.3% in May, well within manageable range for operators.
A number of stocks traded in opposite directions in the afternoon session after April CPI came in hot at 3.8% year-over-year and Brent oil rose to ~$107, deepening the consumer income squeeze that was already visible in restaurant sales.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Iran announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which triggered a sharp drop in crude oil prices and signaled an easing of inflationary pressures on operating margins.