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BJ's Restaurants (BJ's Restaurants) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BJ's Restaurants Financial Strength?

BJ's Restaurants has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

BJ's Restaurants's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.03. BJ's Restaurants's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.40. As of today, BJ's Restaurants's Altman Z-Score is 2.23.


Competitive Comparison of BJ's Restaurants's Financial Strength

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BJ's Restaurants's Financial Strength Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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BJ's Restaurants 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:

BJ's Restaurants's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $482 Mil.

BJ's Restaurants's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.737/-1.673
=4.03

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

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

BJ's Restaurants'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
=(37.389 + 482.114) / 1294.54
=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.

BJ's Restaurants has a Z-score of 2.23, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that BJ's Restaurants is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.23 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


BJ's Restaurants  (NAS:BJRI) 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.

BJ's Restaurants has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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BJ's Restaurants (BJ's Restaurants) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
7755 Center Avenue, Suite 300, Huntington Beach, CA, USA, 92647
BJ's Restaurants Inc is involved in the business of owning and operating restaurants. The company operates in one operating segment that is casual dining company-owned restaurants. It has geographic presence only in the United States of America.
Executives
Greg Trojan director, officer: President ONE ICON, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610
Lea Anne Ottinger director C/O BARE ESCENTUALS, INC., 71 STEVENSON STREET, 22ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Peter A Bassi director 3111 W ALLEGHENY AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19132
Pozzo James Dal director 16161 BEACH BLVD, STE 100, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647
Kendra D Miller officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 7755 CENTER AVENUE, SUITE 300, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647
Gregory Levin officer: Chief Financial Officer
Brian S Krakower officer: Chief Information Officer 7755 CENTER AVENUE, SUITE 300, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647
Heidi Rogers officer: Sr VP-Marketing 7755 CENTER AVE., STE 300, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647
Putnam Shin officer: Chief Growth & Innovation 7755 CENTER AVE., STE 300, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647
Christopher P Pinsak officer: Sr. Regional VP, Operations 7755 CENTER AVENUE, SUITE 300, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92614
Amy B Krallman officer: EVY & Chief People Officer US AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC., 17150 MARGAY AVENUE, CARSON CA 90746
Julius Robinson director 10400 FERNWOOD RD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Thomas Houdek officer: CFO 7755 CENTER AVE., STE 300, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647
Larry D Bouts director
Alex Puchner officer: Sr. Vice President Brewing Ops 16161 BEACH BLVD, STE 100, HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92647