First Watch Restaurant vs Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
FWRG and RRGB 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 FWRG and RRGB compare
First Watch Restaurant is the larger company, worth 4.6 times as much as Red Robin Gourmet Burgers ($786M against $172M).
First Watch Restaurant grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.3% versus −3.7% for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers).
First Watch Restaurant keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.4% compared with −2.5% at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.
First Watch Restaurant scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 4 for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FWRG | RRGB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $786M | $172M |
| Share price | $12.74 | $9.11 |
| Change, 1 year | −25.3% | 69.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.7% | −59.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.14 | 2.05 |
| Employees | 30 | 19K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.9× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.5× | 7.0× (better) |
| PEG | 1.06 | – |
| FCF yield | −2.7% | −1.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.85 | – |
| Margin of safety | 24.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 19.3% (better) | −3.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 29.0% (better) | 6.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 336% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 383% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 2.1% (better) | −0.37% |
| Net margin | 1.4% (better) | −2.5% |
| FCF margin | −1.6% | −0.15% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 3.2% (better) | −8.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.46 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.43 (better) | 3.14 |
| Interest coverage | 1.5× (better) | −0.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.27 | 0.71 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.06 | 1.80 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 51.2% |
| Held by insiders | – | 34.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.6M | −$68.0K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 14.4% |
Go deeper
- FWRG stock overview
- FWRG income statement
- FWRG valuation and score
- RRGB stock overview
- RRGB income statement
- RRGB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.