(THO:NYSE) On Tuesday September 28, 2021 Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) posted better-than-expected revenues of $3.59bn beating the consensus estimate of $3.3bn (-8%) and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +54.6% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in employee foot traffic of +40% YoY at its manufacturing locations for Q4 fiscal 2021. As a result of beating the sales and EPS, the stock opened at $116.

(DRI:NYSE) On Thursday September 23, 2021 Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) posted better-than-expected revenues of $2.31bn beating the consensus estimate of $2.24bn (-3.1%) and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +51.2% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in foot traffic of +56.4% YoY at its restaurants for Q1 2022. As a result of beating the sales and EPS, the stock opened at $159.34, up +6% from its previous day’s closing price and set an all-time high of $164.

There was a location data report published last month called ‘Malls Rise Once Again’ that caught people’s attention. It claimed that malls have made a ‘full COVID recovery’ and have as many visitors as in 2019. We at Advan live and breathe location data, so our intuitive response was ‘no way, how have we missed this… ’. The reality is, while mall traffic has certainly been improving, it is still down 22% versus 2019.

Notable Hit 1: (PLAY:NASDAQ) On Thursday September 9, 2021 Dave & Buster’s (PLAY) posted better-than-expected revenues of $377.64mm beating the consensus estimate of $356.8mm (-5.5%) and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +643% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in foot traffic of +337% YoY at its restaurants and arcade games for Q2 2021. As a result of beating the sales and EPS, the stock opened at $39.

(CONN:NASDAQ) On Wednesday September 1, 2021 Conn’s, Inc. (CONN) posted better-than-expected revenues of $418.38mm beating the consensus estimate of 392.91mm (-6.09%) and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +14.02% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in foot traffic of +6.08 % YoY at its stores for Q2 2021. As a result of beating the sales and EPS, the stock opened at $27.12, up +10.

Notable Hit 1: (EAT:NYSE) On Wednesday August 17, 2021 Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) posted better-than-expected revenues of $1.08bn beating the consensus estimate of 987.45mm and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +79.1% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in foot traffic of +136.1 % YoY at its restaurants. Advan’s footfall data has a correlation of 0.97 on a YoY basis with EAT’s top-line revenue over the last 14 quarters.

Notable Hit 1: (PENN:NASDAQ) On Thursday August 5, 2021 Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN) posted better-than-expected revenues of $1.55bn beating the consensus estimate by +29.44% and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +406% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in foot traffic of +337% YoY at its casino locations. Advan’s footfall data has a correlation of 0.99 on a YoY basis with PENN’s top-line revenue over the last 10 quarters.

As people start to feel the threat of the new Delta Variant, Southwest Airlines is experiencing its effect firsthand. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down airports worldwide and Southwest was no exception, seeing an 89.65% decrease in foot traffic as measured by Advan between April 2019 and April 2020. According to The Dallas Morning News, “On April 14, 2020, only 87,534 passengers went through Transportation Security Information checkpoints in U.S. airports, the fewest number of travelers since the 1950s.

Notable Hit 1: (CAR:NASDAQ) On Tuesday August 3, 2021 Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) posted better-than-expected revenues of $237bn beating the consensus estimate by 14% and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +212% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in foot traffic of +120.38% YoY at Avis locations. Advan’s footfall data has a correlation of 0.97 on a YoY basis with CAR’s top-line revenue over the last 14 quarters.

(BYD:NYSE) On Wednesday July 28, 2021 Boyd Gaming (BYD) posted better-than-expected revenues of $893.6mm beating the consensus estimate of $780.4mm (-12.67%) and in the same direction as Advan’s forecasted sales. The revenue was +325.8% YoY - Advan’s foot traffic data captured an increase in traffic of +247.73% YoY at Boyd’s casinos. Advan’s footfall data has a correlation of 0.99 on a YoY basis with BYD’s top-line revenue over the last 10 quarters.