Ruby Tuesday
New York symbol RT, owns and operates the Ruby Tuesday casual dining restaurant chain.
DOMINO’S PIZZA $32.21 (New York symbol DPZ; TSINetwork Rating: Average)(734-930-3030; www.dominos.com; Shares outstanding: 61.8 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; No dividends paid) is the world’s largest chain of pizza stores that offer takeout and delivery. The company operates 9,541 stores in the U.S. and over 70 other countries. Franchisees run most of these outlets.
In the three months ended September 11, …read more »
U.S. restaurants are always looking for ways to give themselves an edge in their intensely competitive industry.
Some, like Yum! Brands (a stock we analyze in our Wall Street Stock Forecaster newsletter), are focusing on expanding in fast-growing overseas markets, like India and China. (Yum, whose restaurant chains include KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, was the first fast-food company to …read more »
DOMINO’S PIZZA $23.67 (New York symbol DPZ; TSINetwork Rating: Average)(734-930-3030; www.dominos.com; Shares outstanding: 60.8 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; No dividends paid) is the world’s largest chain of pizza stores that offer takeout and delivery. The company operates 9,379 stores in the U.S. and over 70 other countries. Franchisees run most of these outlets.
Excluding one-time items, Domino’s earnings per share …read more »
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL $229.33 (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (303-595-4000; www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 30.9 million; Market cap: $7.1 billion; No dividends paid) is a Denver-based Mexican-restaurant chain.
Founded in 1993, Chipotle (pronounced chi-POATlay) charges slightly higher prices than fast-food chains, but offers higher-quality food, including naturally raised meat, and better decor and service.
Chipotle has 1,023 restaurants, including its first …read more »
Ruby Tuesday (New York symbol RT) owns 676 restaurants in the U.S. Franchisees run another 140 U.S. outlets, and international franchisees operate 58 restaurants overseas.
Ruby Tuesday is one of the stocks we analyze in Stock Pickers Digest, our newsletter for aggressive investing.
Ruby Tuesday offers casual American dining. The company’s fall menu contains a number of new offerings, including Fit & …read more »
RUBY TUESDAY, INC. $9.69 (New York symbol RT; SI Rating: Speculative) (865-379-5700; www.rubytuesday.com; Shares outstanding: 64.8 million; Market cap: $627.8 million; No dividends paid) owns 656 restaurants in the U.S. Franchisees run another 165 American outlets, and international franchisees operate 58 restaurants in Canada, Chile, Dubai, Egypt, Guam, Greece, Hawaii, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Romania, Saudi Arabia …read more »
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL $79.27 (New York symbol CMG.B; SI Rating: Speculative) (303-595-4000; www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 33.8 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion) is a Denver-based Mexican-restaurant chain.
Founded in 1993, Chipotle (pronounced chi-POATlay) charges slightly higher prices than fast-food chains, but offers higher-quality food, including naturally raised meat, and better decor and service.
In the three months ended June 30, 2009, Chipotle’s revenue …read more »
OILEXCO $0.08 (Toronto symbol OIL; SI Rating: Speculative) (403-262-5441; www.oilexco.com; Shares outstanding: 223.8 million; Market cap: $17.9 million) recently announced that its UK Oilexco North Sea subsidiary intends to file for bankruptcy protection. The UK subsidiary holds almost all of Oilexco’s assets.
In December 2008, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Oilexco’s main lender, provided $47.5 million U.S. in bridge financing that …read more »
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL $65.12 (New York symbol CMG.B; SI Rating: Speculative) (303-595-4000; www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 32.9 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion) is a Denver-based chain of Mexican restaurants. Founded in 1993, Chipotle (pronounced chi- POAT-lay) operates in the fast/casual dining segment, offering higher quality food and better decor and service than fast food chains, at slightly higher prices.
In the three …read more »
RUBY TUESDAY, INC. $6.85 (New York symbol RT; SI Rating: Speculative) (865-379- 5700; www.rubytuesday.com; Shares outstanding: 52.8 million; Market cap: $361.7 million) has reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded consensus expectations.
In the three months ended June 3, 2008, earnings per share fell 41.3%, to $0.27 from $0.46 a year earlier. However, consensus forecasts were for earnings of just $0.20 a …read more »
