Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended March 5, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported net earnings of $1,748,000 or $0.34 per diluted share compared to net earnings of $2,813,000 or $0.57 per diluted share a year ago. Sales were $45,772,000 against $46,285,000 a year ago. The company reported operating profit of $2,578,000 compared to $2,356,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes were $2,369,000 compared to $2,028,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations was $1,748,000 or $0.34 per diluted share compared to $1,715,000 or $0.35 per diluted share for the last year. Same store sales from continuing operations were down 0.9% in the third quarter fiscal 2013 while overall sales decreased 1.1% as a result of last fiscal year's closures of underperforming Frisch's Big Boy restaurants, offset in part by new restaurant openings. For the nine months, the company reported net earnings of $4,549,000 or $0.90 per diluted share compared to net earnings of $3,327,000 or $0.67 per diluted share a year ago. Sales were $154,920,000 against $157,583,000 a year ago. The company reported operating profit of $7,599,000 compared to $6,451,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes were $6,839,000 compared to $5,314,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations was $4,706,000 or $0.93 per diluted share compared to $4,234,000 or $0.86 per diluted share for the last year.

Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors declared a $0.16 per share quarterly dividend payable April 10, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 27, 2013.

Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended December 11, 2012. For the quarter, the company reported net earnings of $2,000,000 or $0.39 per diluted share on sales of $48,523,000 compared to net earnings of $2,788,000 or $0.56 per diluted share on sales of $49,938,000 for the last year. The company reported operating profit of $3,291,000 compared to $3,039,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes were $3,062,000 compared to $2,688,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations was $2,000,000 or $0.39 per diluted share compared to $2,059,000 or $0.42 per diluted share for the last year. For the six months, the company reported net earnings of $2,801,000 or $0.56 per diluted share on sales of $109,148,000 compared to net earnings of $514,000 or $0.10 per diluted share on sales of $111,299,000 for the last year. The company reported operating profit of $5,021,000 compared to $4,094,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes were $4,471,000 compared to $3,286,000 a year ago. Earnings from continuing operations was $2,959,000 or $0.59 per diluted share compared to $2,519,000 or $0.51 per diluted share for the last year.