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Chuy's Holdings (Chuy's Holdings) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chuy's Holdings Financial Strength?

Chuy's Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Chuy's Holdings's interest coverage with the available data. Chuy's Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.40. As of today, Chuy's Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 3.11.


Competitive Comparison of Chuy's Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Restaurants subindustry, Chuy's Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Chuy's Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Chuy's Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chuy's Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.



Chuy's Holdings Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Chuy's Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $174.2 Mil.

Chuy's Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Chuy's Holdings's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Chuy's Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(12.988 + 174.236) / 465.388
=0.40

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Chuy's Holdings has a Z-score of 3.11, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.11 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Chuy's Holdings  (NAS:CHUY) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Chuy's Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Chuy's Holdings (Chuy's Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1623 Toomey Road, Austin, TX, USA, 78704
Chuy's Holdings Inc operates Chuy's, a restaurant concept offering a distinct menu of authentic, freshly prepared Mexican and Tex-Mex inspired food. It offers the same menu during lunch and dinner, which includes enchiladas, fajitas, tacos, burritos, combination platters and daily specials, complemented by a range of appetizers, soups, and salads. The company also offers a full-service bar in all of its restaurants providing its customers with a range of beverage offerings.
Executives
John Korman officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O CHUY'S HOLDINGS, INC., 1623 TOOMEY RD., AUSTIN TX 78704
Ira L. Zecher director 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Michael C. Hatcher officer: See Remarks 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Starlette B Johnson director
John Mountford officer: Chief Operating Officer 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Jon W Howie officer: Chief Financial Officer 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Steven J. Hislop director, officer: President & CEO 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Jody L Bilney director 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BLVD., SUITE 500, TAMPA FL 33607
Saed Mohseni director 720 SW WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 550, PORTLAND OR 97205
Randall M Dewitt director 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Sharon A. Russell officer: Secretary and CAO 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Michael Roger Young director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% Owner Group 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
John A. Zapp director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% Owner Group 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Susan Kittrell officer: Controller 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704
Francis X. Biller officer: See Remarks 1623 TOOMEY ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78704