The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $61.47. It has a SharesGrow Score of 57/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CAKE = $45.25 (-26.4% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is CAKE = $62 (+1% upside).
Valuation: CAKE trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 18.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.85.
Financials: revenue is $3.8B, +4.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $148M, growing at +61.5%/yr. Net profit margin is 4% (thin). Gross margin is 78.3% (+39.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $3.5B against $436M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 7.93, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.59 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 106.1%. Total assets: $3.3B.
Analyst outlook: 14 / 48 analysts rate CAKE as buy (29%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 58/100 (Partial), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 74/100 (Pass), Future 34/100 (Fail), Income 30/100 (Fail).
