Owns and operates casual dining restaurants. Offers a diverse menu including pizzas, craft beers, appetizers, entrees, pastas, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 7% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The gap is $467.0M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 25.9× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 37% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 9% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades 19% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Our checks did not surface a specific strength to highlight here.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 37/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 47/100.
On our five-subject report card, BJRI sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: BJRI is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.