BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:BJRI • US09180C1062
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37.21 USD
+0.32 (+0.87%)
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This BJRI fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. BJRI Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- BJRI had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year BJRI had a positive cash flow from operations.
- Of the past 5 years BJRI 4 years were profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years BJRI had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- BJRI has a better Return On Assets (4.81%) than 69.05% of its industry peers.
- With a decent Return On Equity value of 13.33%, BJRI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
- BJRI's Return On Invested Capital of 4.58% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BJRI outperforms 45.24% of its industry peers.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for BJRI is significantly below the industry average of 10.56%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (3.21%) for BJRI is below the current ROIC(4.58%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.81% | ||
| ROE | 13.33% | ||
| ROIC | 4.58% |
ROA(3y)2.76%
ROA(5y)1.66%
ROE(3y)7.74%
ROE(5y)4.66%
ROIC(3y)3.21%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 3.49%, BJRI is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of BJRI has grown nicely.
- BJRI's Operating Margin of 3.43% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BJRI is outperformed by 70.63% of its industry peers.
- BJRI's Gross Margin of 38.69% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BJRI is outperformed by 67.46% of its industry peers.
- BJRI's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.43% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.49% | ||
| GM | 38.69% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y121.89%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.28%
GM growth 5Y1.67%
2. BJRI Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so BJRI is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for BJRI has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for BJRI has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for BJRI is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- BJRI has an Altman-Z score of 2.52. This is not the best score and indicates that BJRI is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.52, BJRI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.46% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of BJRI is 2.08, which is a good value as it means it would take BJRI, 2.08 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 2.08, BJRI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 84.13% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23 indicates that BJRI is not too dependend on debt financing.
- BJRI's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.23 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. BJRI outperforms 76.19% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.23 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.08 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.52 |
ROIC/WACC0.54
WACC8.56%
2.3 Liquidity
- BJRI has a Current Ratio of 0.40. This is a bad value and indicates that BJRI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- BJRI has a worse Current ratio (0.40) than 85.71% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.33 indicates that BJRI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.33, BJRI is not doing good in the industry: 84.13% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.4 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.33 |
3. BJRI Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- BJRI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 63.77%, which is quite impressive.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 204.56% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
- Looking at the last year, BJRI shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.08% in the last year.
- Measured over the past years, BJRI shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 12.44% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)63.77%
EPS 3Y204.56%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%40.43%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.08%
Revenue growth 3Y2.91%
Revenue growth 5Y12.44%
Sales Q2Q%3.21%
3.2 Future
- BJRI is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 13.17% yearly.
- BJRI is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 4.58% yearly.
EPS Next Y5.48%
EPS Next 2Y10.75%
EPS Next 3Y13.17%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.73%
Revenue Next 2Y3.31%
Revenue Next 3Y4.26%
Revenue Next 5Y4.58%
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. BJRI Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 16.46, BJRI is valued correctly.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, BJRI is valued a bit cheaper than 74.60% of the companies in the same industry.
- BJRI's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 26.21.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.61, the valuation of BJRI can be described as correct.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, BJRI is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 71.43% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- BJRI's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 23.13.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16.46 | ||
| Fwd PE | 15.61 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 87.30% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BJRI, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, BJRI is valued a bit cheaper than 73.02% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 19.29 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.73 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as BJRI's earnings are expected to grow with 13.17% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)3
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y10.75%
EPS Next 3Y13.17%
5. BJRI Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- BJRI does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
BJRI Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NASDAQ:BJRI (4/7/2026, 1:52:34 PM)
37.21
+0.32 (+0.87%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)02-25 2026-02-25/amc
Earnings (Next)04-16 2026-04-16
Inst Owners111.88%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners1.58%
Ins Owner Change5.52%
Market Cap788.85M
Revenue(TTM)1.40B
Net Income(TTM)48.81M
Analysts71.76
Price Target46.13 (23.97%)
Short Float %7.94%
Short Ratio4.17
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)27.77%
Min EPS beat(2)5.35%
Max EPS beat(2)50.19%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)34.6%
Min EPS beat(4)5.35%
Max EPS beat(4)51.29%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)-51.15%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)-183.46%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)-130.44%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.43%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.27%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.6%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.12%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.27%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.6%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.68%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.89%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.69%
PT rev (1m)7.35%
PT rev (3m)16.33%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.1%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-8.94%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.39%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.07%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.21%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.07%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.07%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16.46 | ||
| Fwd PE | 15.61 | ||
| P/S | 0.56 | ||
| P/FCF | 19.29 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.14 | ||
| P/B | 2.15 | ||
| P/tB | 2.18 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.73 |
EPS(TTM)2.26
EY6.07%
EPS(NY)2.38
Fwd EY6.41%
FCF(TTM)1.93
FCFY5.19%
OCF(TTM)5.21
OCFY14.01%
SpS66
BVpS17.27
TBVpS17.05
PEG (NY)3
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number29.64
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.81% | ||
| ROE | 13.33% | ||
| ROCE | 5.8% | ||
| ROIC | 4.58% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.72% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.74% | ||
| OM | 3.43% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.49% | ||
| GM | 38.69% | ||
| FCFM | 2.92% |
ROA(3y)2.76%
ROA(5y)1.66%
ROE(3y)7.74%
ROE(5y)4.66%
ROIC(3y)3.21%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)3.31%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)3.33%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)4.06%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y121.89%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.28%
GM growth 5Y1.67%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.38
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.23 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.08 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.68 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 90.12% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 4.98% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 11.99 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 88.24% | ||
| Profit Quality | 83.8% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.4 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.33 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.52 |
F-Score7
WACC8.56%
ROIC/WACC0.54
Cap/Depr(3y)111.72%
Cap/Depr(5y)100.96%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.02%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.61%
Profit Quality(3y)88.76%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)63.77%
EPS 3Y204.56%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%40.43%
EPS Next Y5.48%
EPS Next 2Y10.75%
EPS Next 3Y13.17%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.08%
Revenue growth 3Y2.91%
Revenue growth 5Y12.44%
Sales Q2Q%3.21%
Revenue Next Year2.73%
Revenue Next 2Y3.31%
Revenue Next 3Y4.26%
Revenue Next 5Y4.58%
EBIT growth 1Y47.71%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year178.15%
EBIT Next 3Y48.53%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y66.46%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y8.91%
OCF growth 3Y29.32%
OCF growth 5Y22.23%
BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC / BJRI Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for BJRI stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to BJRI.
What is the valuation status for BJRI stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of BJRI stock?
BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
What is the valuation of BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) is 16.46 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.15.
What is the earnings growth outlook for BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) is expected to grow by 5.48% in the next year.