Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Restaurants & Bars industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Latest Restaurants & Bars Stock News

Before choosing which top Restaurants & Bars stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

There is a neutral 12-month forecast for the restaurants sector. The acceptance of digital sales, the loosening of worldwide Covid-19 travel restrictions, and a relatively healthy labor environment will likely continue to have positive tailwind effects on demand for restaurants in the coming year. Given how much the macroeconomic background has deteriorated over the course of the year, the impacts of these tailwinds will most certainly fade over the course of this year's second half. Many eateries have significantly cut back on their hours of operation, closed down locations, and raised pricing. The Food Away from Home CPI Index, which jumped 7.7% YoY in June 2022, the highest 12-month growth since November 1981, provides evidence of the price increase. This trend may persist, but as consumers become more cost conscious, it will have a more detrimental effect on some parts of the restaurant subindustry than others. Through July 8, 2022, the S&P restaurants sub-industry index fell 18.6% vs. the 28.5% decline for the Consumer Discretionary sector and 18.2% decline for the S&P 1500. In 2021, the S&P restaurants sub-industry index grew 20.1% vs. the 24.4% gain in the broader Consumer Discretionary sector and 26.7% advance to the S&P 1500.

Why Focus on Undervalued Restaurants & Bars Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

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4 Undervalued Restaurants & Bars Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Restaurants & Bars industry for Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Restaurants & Bars industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Ark Restaurants Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Ark Restaurants Corp. owns and operates approximately 17 restaurants and bars, 16 fast food concepts, and catering operations. It operates four restaurant and bar facilities are located in New York City; one is located in Washington, D.C.; five are located in Las Vegas, Nevada; one is located in Atlantic City, New Jersey; four are located on the east coast of Florida and two are located on the gulf coast of Alabama. The Las Vegas operations include four restaurants within the New York-New York Hotel & Casino Resort and one restaurant within the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Company operates a restaurant in the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. The Florida operations include The Rustic Inn in Dania Beach, Shuckers in Jensen Beach, JB's on the Beach in Deerfield Beach, The Blue Moon Fish Company in Fort Lauderdale and the operation of four fast food facilities in Tampa and six fast food facilities in Hollywood, each at a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Ark Restaurants Corp has a Value Score of 93, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Ark Restaurants Corp’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.34 compared to the industry median at 1.32, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Ark Restaurants Corp’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Ark Restaurants Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 7.18 compared to the industry median at 22.25. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Ark Restaurants Corp more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Ark Restaurants Corp’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 4.6, when compared to the industry median of 12.0, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Ark Restaurants Corp’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.77%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Ark Restaurants Corp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 3.43. This could make Ark Restaurants Corp more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Ark Restaurants Corp’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Ark Restaurants Corp’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 33.40. This could make Ark Restaurants Corp more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Ark Restaurants Corp is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

Denny's Corp’s Value Grade

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Denny's Corporation is a franchised full-service restaurant brand, based on a number of restaurants. It owns and operates the Denny?s brand (Denny?s) and the Keke?s Breakfast Cafe brand (Keke?s). It operates in two segments: Denny?s and Keke?s. The Company has approximately 1,656 restaurants, 1,582 of which were franchised/licensed restaurants and 74 of which were company operated. Denny?s brand consists of approximately 1,602 franchised, licensed and company restaurants around the world, including 1,445 restaurants in the United States and 157 international restaurant locations. Its The Build Your Own Grand Slam, one of its popular menu items. Denny?s offers a range of selection of lunch and dinner items, including entrees, burgers, sandwiches and salads, along with an assortment of appetizers and desserts. It has four dayparts, breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night. Keke?s brand consists of approximately 54 restaurants. Keke?s also serves burgers, paninis, salads, and sandwiches.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Denny's Corp has a Value Score of 68, which is considered to be undervalued.

Denny's Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 12.1 compared to the industry median at 22.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Denny's Corp more attractive for value investors.

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FAT Brands Inc’s Value Grade

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FAT Brands Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant company. The Company develops, markets, acquires and manages quick service, fast casual, casual dining and polished casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. It operates primarily as a franchisor of restaurants. It owns about 17 restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli's, Twin Peaks, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalo's Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses. Round Table Pizza is the franchisor of quick service restaurants located primarily in California and the western United States. Fatburger is a hamburger restaurant, which offers a variety of made-to-order, customizable Fatburgers, Turkeyburgers, Chicken Sandwiches, Impossible Burgers and others. Marble Slab Creamery is a purveyor of hand-mixed ice cream. Johnny Rockets is a restaurant franchise.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

FAT Brands Inc has a Value Score of 68, which is considered to be undervalued.

You can read more about FAT Brands Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Rave Restaurant Group Inc’s Value Grade

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Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. owns and operates franchises, licenses and supplies Pie Five and Pizza Inn restaurants operating domestically and internationally. The Company operates and franchises pizza buffet, delivery/carry-out and express restaurants under the trademark Pizza Inn and franchises fast casual pizza restaurants (Pie Five Units) under the trademarks Pie Five Pizza Company (Pie Five). The Company also licenses Pizza Inn Express (PIE, kiosks) under the trademark Pizza Inn. The Company facilitates food, equipment and supply distribution to its domestic and international system of restaurants through agreements with third party distributors. The Company’s segments include Pizza Inn Franchising, Pie Five Franchising and Company-Owned Restaurants. The Pizza Inn and Pie Five Franchising segments establish franchisees, licensees and territorial rights. The Company-Owned Restaurants segment includes sales and operating results for all Company-owned restaurants.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Rave Restaurant Group Inc has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.

Rave Restaurant Group Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 3.9 compared to the industry median at 22.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Rave Restaurant Group Inc more attractive for value investors.

Rave Restaurant Group Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Rave Restaurant Group Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.43.

You can read more about Rave Restaurant Group Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Restaurants & Bars Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Restaurants & Bars Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Ark Restaurants Corp stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Denny's Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• FAT Brands Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Rave Restaurant Group Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Restaurants & Bars industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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