May 23 (Reuters) - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc :
* Cracker Barrel reports results for third quarter fiscal 2017, raises full-year earnings guidance, increases quarterly dividend and declares special dividend
* Q3 earnings per share $1.95
* Sees Q4 2017 earnings per share $2.10 to $2.20
* Q3 revenue $700.4 million versus I/B/E/S view $713.1 million
* Q3 earnings per share view $1.85 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Sees FY 2017 earnings per share $8.25 to $8.35
* Sees FY 2017 revenue about $2.95 billion
* Qtrly comparable store restaurant sales decreased 0.4pct
* Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc - board of directors declared a special dividend of $3.50 per share on company’s common stock
* Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc - board of directors increased quarterly dividend to $1.20 per share on company’s common stock, a 4.3pct increase
* Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc - company now expects 2017 comparable store restaurant sales of between flat and 0.5pct
* Q4 earnings per share view $2.19 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Fy2017 earnings per share view $8.23, revenue view $2.96 billion -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
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