$19.52
Bradenton, Florida-based restaurant chain First Watch Restaurant Group hit the IPO market Oct. 1, raising about $190 million. Shares priced overnight at $18, and at midday were trading near $22.
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Is First Watch Restaurant Group under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the First Watch Restaurant Group P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
First Watch Restaurant Group's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 71x. In other words, First Watch Restaurant Group stocks trade at around 71x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of September 24, 2023 (21.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, First Watch Restaurant Group's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
First Watch Restaurant Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $72 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a First Watch Restaurant Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.US): USD$1.8 billion
- Darden Restaurants (DRI.US): USD$1.6 billion
- Dave-and-Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY.US): USD$518 million
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