Why Buffalo Wild Wings Is Ready to Fly
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, restaurant operator Buffalo Wild Wings has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Buffalo Wild Wings and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Buffalo Wild Wings facts
Headquarters (founded) | Minneapolis, Minn. (1982) |
Market Cap | $1.5 billion |
Industry | Restaurants |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.0 billion |
Management | CEO Sally Smith (since 1996) CFO Mary Twinem (since 1996) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 16.8% |
Cash/Debt | $30.9 million/$0 |
Competitors | Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Fox & Hound Restaurant Group Hooters of America, LLC |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 4,762 members who have rated Buffalo Wild Wings believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, 2amStocks, tapped the stock as a particularly tasty bargain opportunity:
Why didn't I think of bringing [Buffalo Wild Wings] to the mid-west? Increases in food prices are eating up margin (marginally) but same-store sales and average weekly sales just keep on climbing. Increasing company owned stores by 19% in 2012 is definitely a good sign.
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