Papa John's stock experienced a sharp pre-market plunge of 7.96% on Thursday.
The decline followed the release of the company's first-quarter financial results, which fell short of analyst expectations. Papa John's reported revenue of $478.609 million, missing the IBES estimate of $485.7 million. Its adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.32, below the estimated $0.35, while its reported EPS was $0.21 with net income of $6.938 million.