applebees and ihop restaurant chains parent dine brands global inc din reported secondquarter profit and revenue that topped expectations citing sustained offpremise traffic and a continued recovery of dining in net income fell to 233 million or 145 a share from 287 million or 169 a share in the yearago period excluding nonrecurring items adjusted earnings per share fell to 165 from 194 but beat the factset consensus of 163 total revenue grew 18 to 2378 million just above the factset consensus of 2364 million domestic samestore sales for applebees rose 18 topping the factset consensus of a 17 rise and for ihop increased 36 to miss expectations of 38 growth total cost of revenue rose more than revenue up 55 to 1421 million as gross profit as a percentage of revenue contracted to 402 from 423 the restaurant chain operators stock which was still inactive in premarket trading has gained 49 over the past three months while the sp 500 spx has tacked on 37