Cava Group Inc. (CAVA) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $6.5 million.
The Washington-based company said it had profit of 21 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 3 cents per share.
The Mediterranean restaurant chain posted revenue of $172.9 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $163.2 million.
This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research.
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