Panera Bread Company (PNRA)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: Panera Bread Company (PNRA) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 77% agree 9 votes   Rising input prices have been squeezing margins Top Contributor: Tom Shohfi | Created when NASDAQ:PNRA was $45.23 | Edit | History Rising input prices have been squeezing margins. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   Largest U.S. Restaurants see decline in growth Top Contributor: Rashad Badr | Created when NASDAQ:PNRA was $52.92 | Edit | History Domestic sales growth at the 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains fell to 3.4 percent in 2008, a decrease from 5 percent the previous year, Technomic Inc, a foodservice consultant, said on Monday. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   Revenue Growth From Price Increases Not Sustainable Top Contributor: Morgan Alcalay | Created when NASDAQ:PNRA was $46.08 | Edit | History Although Panera Bread Company reported a 43% growth in net income and 2.3% increase in same-store sales for 4Q2008, transactions actually fell by 3.2%. This means that all growth came from price increases. As the recession deepens, consumers will look to save money by eating out less. Panera's price increases may have helped the bottom line temporarily, but they will not work in the long term. (100 character max) Cancel

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