Brinker International Announces Preliminary First Quarter Earnings Per Diluted Share and Revised...

Brinker International Announces Preliminary First Quarter Earnings Per Diluted Share and Revised Fiscal Year 2009 Guidance DALLAS, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) today estimates earnings per diluted share, before special items and excluding Macaroni Grill, of $0.19 to $0.20 for the company's first quarter ended Sept. 24, 2008 as compared to earnings per diluted share, before special items and excluding Macaroni Grill, of $0.35 for the first quarter of fiscal 2008. For the first quarter of fiscal 2009, special items of approximately $(0.03) per diluted share consist primarily of lease termination charges, hurricane costs and expenses associated with the pending sale of Macaroni Grill. First quarter fiscal 2009 earnings for Macaroni Grill accounted for approximately $0.06 per diluted... [read full story]