BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC-A (BH.A) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:BH.A - US08986R4083 - Common Stock

2407.85 USD

-5.3 (-0.22%)

Last: 1/23/2026, 1:42:12 PM

Fundamental Rating

Overall BH.A gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated BH.A against 133 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. BH.A has a great financial health rating, but its profitability evaluates not so good. BH.A is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

BH.A had positive earnings in the past year.
BH.A had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years BH.A reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
In the past 5 years BH.A always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of 0.19%, BH.A is not doing good in the industry: 61.65% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
With a Return On Equity value of 0.36%, BH.A perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.63% of the companies in the same industry.
BH.A has a worse Return On Invested Capital (2.19%) than 66.17% of its industry peers.
BH.A had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.28%. This is significantly below the industry average of 10.34%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.19%
ROE	0.36%
ROIC	2.19%

ROA(3y)0.71%

ROA(5y)0.47%

ROE(3y)0.87%

ROE(5y)0.38%

ROIC(3y)4.28%

ROIC(5y)4.07%

1.3 Margins

With a Profit Margin value of 0.54%, BH.A perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.35% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 6.19%, BH.A is in line with its industry, outperforming 44.36% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of BH.A has grown nicely.
BH.A's Gross Margin of 38.28% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BH.A is outperformed by 66.17% of its industry peers.
BH.A's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	6.19%
PM (TTM)	0.54%
GM	38.28%

OM growth 3Y-13.98%

OM growth 5Y50.65%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.62%

GM growth 5Y13.62%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), BH.A is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for BH.A remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for BH.A has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for BH.A is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

BH.A has an Altman-Z score of 8.16. This indicates that BH.A is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 8.16, BH.A belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.74% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of BH.A is 3.77, which is a good value as it means it would take BH.A, 3.77 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
BH.A has a Debt to FCF ratio of 3.77. This is amongst the best in the industry. BH.A outperforms 81.20% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.48 indicates that BH.A is not too dependend on debt financing.
BH.A has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.48) than 67.67% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.48
Debt/FCF	3.77
Altman-Z	8.16

ROIC/WACC0.25

WACC8.83%

2.3 Liquidity

BH.A has a Current Ratio of 2.83. This indicates that BH.A is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
BH.A has a Current ratio of 2.83. This is amongst the best in the industry. BH.A outperforms 91.73% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 2.80 indicates that BH.A has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of BH.A (2.80) is better than 92.48% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.83
Quick Ratio	2.8

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for BH.A have decreased strongly by -94.31% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, BH.A shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 6.87% in the last year.
BH.A shows a very negative growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -11.55% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-94.31%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-117.77%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.87%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.36%

Revenue growth 5Y-11.55%

Sales Q2Q%10.32%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

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Revenue Next YearN/A

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3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 472.13, BH.A can be considered very expensive at the moment.
BH.A's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. BH.A is more expensive than 63.91% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of BH.A to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.30), we can say BH.A is valued expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	472.13
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

83.46% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than BH.A, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
BH.A's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.