What to Expect From Beyond Meat’s First Results Since IPO

Beyond Meat founder Ethan Brown during the company’s IPO.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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The year’s best performing initial public offering will test its roughly 300% run-up on Thursday, when Beyond Meat Inc. gives its first financial report as a public company.

The maker of plant-based meat alternatives included preliminary first quarter results in its IPO prospectus, but Wall Street still has plenty to watch for after the market closes. Plans to expand capacity in Europe and the possibility of the firm’s first full-year guidance will both be focal points for investors, Bernstein analyst Alexia Howard wrote in a note this week.