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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 1.9 times as much as Papa Johns International ($1.2B against $632M).

On earnings, Papa Johns International is cheaper: it trades at 25.6× trailing earnings, against 27.3× for BJs RESTAURANTS.

BJs RESTAURANTS grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.3% versus −8.3% for Papa Johns International).

BJs RESTAURANTS keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.1% compared with 1.4% at Papa Johns International.

Papa Johns International pays a dividend yielding 7.2%; BJs RESTAURANTS does not pay one.

BJs RESTAURANTS scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for Papa Johns International), 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.

MetricBJRIPZZA
Size and price
Market cap$1.2B$632M
Share price$57.15$19.19
Change, 1 year57.7%−56.4%
Change, 5 years76.1%−85.6%
Beta (5Y)1.271.00
Employees22K9,400
StockData Score
Total score14 (better)13
Valuation score46 (better)
Growth score11
Performance score4 (better)1
Health score5 (better)1
Dividend score04 (better)
Valuation
P/E27.3×25.6× (better)
P/S0.8×0.3× (better)
P/B3.0×–
EV/EBITDA9.2×7.8× (better)
P/FCF18.8× (better)29.6×
PEG0.21–
FCF yield5.3% (better)3.4%
Fair value$64.23$29.91
Margin of safety11.0%35.9% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)5.3% (better)−8.3%
Revenue growth, 5Y average12.4% (better)2.5%
Net income growth (TTM)48.1% (better)−32.1%
EPS growth (TTM)54.8% (better)−33.6%
EPS growth, 5Y average–−6.8%
Profitability
Gross margin74.6% (better)28.9%
Operating margin3.1%4.3% (better)
Net margin3.1% (better)1.4%
FCF margin4.4% (better)1.1%
Return on equity11.9%–
Return on invested capital12.5%21.1% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity0.00–
Net debt / EBITDA–4.05
Current ratio0.260.77 (better)
Altman Z-score3.223.41 (better)
Piotroski F-score8 (better)4
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield–7.2%
Payout ratio–178%
Years of dividend growth–0
Dividend growth, 5Y average–15.4%
Buyback yield1.2%–
Shareholder yield1.2%7.2% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions99.2%114%
Held by insiders44.6%1.9%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$8.2M–
Short interest, % of float23.0%21.1%

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