Opinion on  Luby's Inc. (LUB)     Sector: Services  >  Industry: Restaurants
Luby's Inc.

Industry Information: LEISURE - Restaurants [more like this]   Price     Day Change     Bid     Ask     Open     High     Low     Volume    6.18   0.18  -  -  6.01  6.24  5.80  77375   Market Cap (mil)   Shares Outstanding (mil)   Beta   EPS   DPS   P/E   Yield   52-Wks-Range  172.6  27.9  1.39  0.40  0.00  18.7  0.0  11.83 - 5.80 KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) Yesterday's Close 6.18 $ PE Ratio - LTM 18.7   Market Capitalisation 172.6 mil Latest Shares Outstanding 27.9 mil Earnings pS (EPS) 0.40 $ Dividend pS (DPS) 0.00 ¢ Dividend Yield 0.0 % Dividend Payout Ratio 0 % Revenue per Employee 42,718 $ Effective Tax Rate 35.8 % Float 19.7 mil Float as % of Shares Outstanding 70.4 % Foreign Sales 0 mil Domestic Sales 0 mil Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue 53.30 % Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue 0.00 % Gross Profit Margin 61.4 % EBITDA Margin 8.1 % Pre-Tax Profit Margin 3.3 % Assets Turnover 1.4 % Return on Assets (ROA) 4.0 % Return on Equity (ROE) 4.8 % Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) 4.8 % Current Ratio 0.7   Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) 1.2   Interest Cover 11.0   Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) 0.00   LT Debt/Total Capital 0.0 % Working Capital pS -0.32 $ Cash pS 0.42 $ Book-Value pS 6.83 $ Tangible Book-Value pS 6.83 $ Cash Flow pS 0.96 $ Free Cash Flow pS -0.29 $ KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info Price/Book Ratio 0.90   Price/Tangible Book Ratio 0.90   Price/Cash Flow 6.4   Price/Free Cash Flow -21.3   P/E as % of Industry Group 87.0 % P/E as % of Sector Segment 79.0 %   Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions <center> </center> DIVIDEND INFO Type of Payment Cash Payment Dividend Rate 0.00 Current Dividend Yield 0.0 5-Y Average Dividend Yield 0.0 Payout Ratio 0.0 5-Y Average Payout Ratio 0.0                     Share price performance previous 3 years Share price performance intraday   PRICE/VOLUME High Low Close % Price Chg % Price Chg vs. Mkt. Avg. Daily Vol Total Vol 1 Week - - - 0.7 102 2,332 6,294 4 Weeks 7.09 5.80 6.97 -11.3 96 1,751 33,274 13 Weeks 7.62 5.80 7.25 -14.8 93 1,293 81,435 26 Weeks 11.26 5.80 9.20 -32.8 75 1,386 173,305 52 Weeks 11.83 5.80 9.65 -36.0 78 1,158 290,581 YTD 11.26 5.80 - -39.2 71 1,375 176,007 Moving Average 5-Days 10-Days 10-Weeks 30-Weeks 200-Days Beta (60-Mnth) Beta (36-Mnth)   6.08 6.23 6.87 8.20 8.96 1.39 1.26   GROWTH RATES 5-Year Growh R² of 5-Year Growth 3-Year Growth Revenue -0.35 3.2 -0.12 Income 0.00 0.0 18.08 Dividend 0.00 0.0 0.00 Capital Spending 11.45 NA 32.37 R&D 0.00 NA 0.00 Normalized Inc. 0.00 NA 14.05   CHANGES YTD vs. Last YTD Curr Qtr vs. Qtr 1-Yr ago Annual vs. Last Annual Revenue % -0.5 -1.7 -1.3 Earnings % -22.2 -75.8 -44.5 EPS % -25.0 -78.6 -43.7 EPS $ -0.07 -0.11 -0.31   SOLVENCY RATIOS SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) Net Working Capital Ratio -0.87 Current Ratio 0.9 Quick Ratio (Acid Test) 0.8 Liquidity Ratio (Cash) 0.76 Receivables Turnover 205.5 Average Collection Period 2 Working Capital/Equity -1.1 Working Capital pS -0.07 Cash-Flow pS 1.05 Free Cash-Flow pS 0.53 FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS Altman's Z-Score Ratio 4.34 Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) 1.2 Debt Ratio 18.8 Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) 0.00 LT Debt/Equity 0.00 LT Debt/Capital Invested 4.0 LT Debt/Total Liabilities 0.0 Interest Cover 20.6 Interest/Capital Invested 0.48   VALUATION RATIOS MULTIPLES PQ Ratio 2.77 Tobin's Q Ratio 0.79 Current P/E Ratio - LTM 18.70 Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA 5.53 Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow 33.42 Dividend Yield 0.0 Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM 0.90 Price/Book Ratio - LTM 0.90 Price/Cash Flow Ratio 6.4 Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM -21.3 Price/Sales Ratio 0.54 P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM 21.1 P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM 18.4 P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM 17.9 5-Y High P/E Ratio 0.0 5-Y Low P/E Ratio 0.0 5-Y Average P/E Ratio 0.0 Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E 0 P/E as % of Industry Group 87.0 P/E as % of Sector Segment 79.0 Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM 16.7 PER SHARE FIGURES LT Debt pS 0.00 Current Liabilities pS 1.31 Tangible Book Value pS - LTM 6.83 Book Value pS - LTM 6.83 Capital Invested pS 6.38 Cash pS - LTM 0.42 Cash Flow pS - LTM 0.96 Free Cash Flow pS - LTM -0.29 Earnings pS (EPS) 0.40   OPERATING RATIOS PROFITABILITY RATIOS Free Cash Flow Margin 4.36 Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG 2.80 Net Profit Margin 3.4 Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. -0.4 Equity Productivity 1.80 Return on Equity (ROE) 6.1 Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. 0.0 Capital Invested Productivity 1.80 Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) 6.1 Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. -0.7 Assets Productivity 1.50 Return on Assets (ROA) 4.9 Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. -0.5 Gross Profit Margin 61.4 Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. 74.1 EBITDA Margin - LTM 8.1 EBIT Margin - LTM 3.6 Pre-Tax Profit Margin 5.5 Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. 2.6 Effective Tax Rate 35.8 Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. 2.0 EFFICIENCY RATIOS Cash Conversion Cycle 12 Revenue per Employee 42,718 Net Income per Employee 1,448 Average Collection Period 2 Receivables Turnover 205.5 Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio 10 Inventory Turnover 35.0 Inventory/Sales 0.8 Accounts Payble/Sales 4.02 Assets/Revenue 0.67 Net Working Capital Turnover -167.30 Fixed Assets Turnover 1.71 Total Assets Turnover 1.5 Revenue per $ Cash 18.29 Revenue per $ Plant 1.72 Revenue per $ Common Equity 1.80 Revenue per $ Capital Invested 1.80 Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue 62.2 SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. 64.1 Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue LUB:  This call was made on 07/04/08 @ $6.24 Rating:     $6.24 (07/04/08) Gain/Loss:   -2.88% in 99 days Target:   $9.00 (+44.23%) in Three months Allocation:   0.0% of portfolio Add Comment Be the first to comment on this story and earn 2 points. 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