Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $11.78. It has a SharesGrow Score of 40/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is JACK = $20 (+69.1% upside).
Valuation: JACK trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -3.3 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $1.5B, +0.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $81M (loss), growing at -78.3%/yr. Net profit margin is -5.5% (negative). Gross margin is 28.7% (-0.8 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $3.1B with negative equity of -$938M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.51 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 120.4%. Total assets: $2.6B.
Analyst outlook: 14 / 41 analysts rate JACK as buy (34%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 50/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 37/100 (Fail), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 10/100 (Fail).
