BJs RESTAURANTS vs Papa Johns International
BJRI and PZZA side by side, both in eating and drinking places. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BJRI and PZZA compare
BJs RESTAURANTS is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Papa Johns International ($1.3B against $608M).
On earnings, Papa Johns International is cheaper: it trades at 23.4× trailing earnings, against 33.4× for BJs RESTAURANTS.
BJs RESTAURANTS grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.5% versus −5.6% for Papa Johns International).
BJs RESTAURANTS keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.9% compared with 1.4% at Papa Johns International.
Papa Johns International pays a dividend yielding 7.5%; BJs RESTAURANTS does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BJRI | PZZA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $608M |
| Share price | $62.53 | $18.45 |
| Change, 1 year | 108% | −64.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 66.7% | −86.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.27 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 22K | 9,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 12 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.4× | 23.4× (better) |
| P/S | 0.9× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 3.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7× | 7.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 28.9× | 17.7× (better) |
| PEG | 0.25 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 5.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $62.28 | $33.82 |
| Margin of safety | −0.40% | 45.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.5% (better) | −5.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.4% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 48.8% (better) | −63.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 55.8% (better) | −65.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −6.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 74.5% (better) | 28.7% |
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 4.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.9% (better) | 1.4% |
| FCF margin | 3.2% (better) | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.5% | 21.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.96 |
| Current ratio | 0.29 | 0.83 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.22 | 3.35 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 7.5% |
| Payout ratio | – | 223% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 15.4% |
| Buyback yield | 3.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% | 7.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.2% | 114% |
| Held by insiders | 44.6% | 1.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.2M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.2% | 20.7% |
Go deeper
- BJRI stock overview
- BJRI income statement
- BJRI valuation and score
- PZZA stock overview
- PZZA income statement
- PZZA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.