Kura Sushi USA vs Sweetgreen
KRUS and SG 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 KRUS and SG compare
Sweetgreen is the larger company, worth 4.6 times as much as Kura Sushi USA ($1.5B against $316M).
Kura Sushi USA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.1% versus 0.03% for Sweetgreen).
Sweetgreen keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.8% compared with −1.4% at Kura Sushi USA.
Kura Sushi USA scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 7 for Sweetgreen), 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 | KRUS | SG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $316M | $1.5B |
| Share price | $26.02 | $12.26 |
| Change, 1 year | −45.4% | 128% |
| Change, 5 years | −63.5% | −76.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.73 | 1.66 |
| Employees | 4,400 | 6,486 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 81.7× |
| P/S | 1.0× (better) | 2.1× |
| P/B | 1.4× (better) | 3.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.1× | – |
| FCF yield | −7.9% | −6.9% (better) |
| Fair value | $39.71 | $5.53 |
| Margin of safety | 34.5% (better) | −122% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.1% (better) | 0.03% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 38.3% (better) | 25.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 11.1% |
| Operating margin | −2.0% (better) | −20.7% |
| Net margin | −1.4% | 2.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | −7.6% (better) | −14.8% |
| Return on equity | −2.0% | 4.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −3.0% (better) | −45.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −98.4× (better) | −1323.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 1.27 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.31 (better) | 0.86 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.9% | 80.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.40% | 12.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$720K | $3.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.3% | 20.9% |
Go deeper
- KRUS stock overview
- KRUS income statement
- KRUS valuation and score
- SG stock overview
- SG income statement
- SG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.