Buca 2Q same-store sales decline 5.1 percent

Same-store sales, or sales in locations open at least one year, is a key restaurant metric because it measures growth from established locations rather than newly opened ones.

Preliminary second-quarter revenue fell nearly 7 percent to $57.9 million.

Buca owns and operates 89 Italian restaurants under the name Buca di Beppo in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

Shares of Buca lost a penny to close at 44 cents.