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Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

NATH • • Industrial / General
Consumer CyclicalRestaurantsQuick Service Restaurants (QSR)Burger & Sandwich QSR
AboutNathan's Famous, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the foodservice industry. The company owns and franchises restaurants under the Nathan's Famous brand name, as well as sells products bearing the Nathan's Famous trademarks through various channels of distribution. It also has license agreements for the manufacture, distribution, marketing, and sale of Nathan's Famous branded hot dogs, sausages, and corned beef products in refrigerated consumer packages to be resold through retail channels, such as supermarkets, groceries, mass merchandisers, and club stores; and other Nathan's Famous branded refrigerated meat products in consumer packages to be resold through retail channels. In addition, the company has license agreements to manufacture Nathan's Famous branded hot dog and sausage products in bulk for use in the food service industry; for supplying Nathan's Famous natural casing and skinless hot dogs in bulk for use in the Nathan's Famous restaurant system; to manufacture proprietary spices; to produce and distribute sauerkraut and pickles; to produce and sell French fries and onion rings for retail sale; and to produce and sell miniature bagel dogs, franks-in-a-blanket, mozzarella sticks, and other hors d'oeuvres through club stores, supermarkets, and other retail food stores. Further, the company sells Nathan's products directly to foodservice operators or to various foodservice distributors, as well as provides Arthur Treacher's brand fish fillets. As of March 27, 2022, its restaurant system consisted of four company-owned units in the New York City metropolitan area; and 239 franchised units in 18 states and 12 foreign countries. Nathan's Famous, Inc. was founded in 1916 and is based in Jericho, New York.Show more
  • Revenue $148M +6.9%
  • EBITDA $37M +11.3%
  • Net Income $24M +22.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 5.87 +22.3%
  • Gross Margin 35.08% -1.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 25.28% +4.1%
  • Operating Margin 24.63% +5.0%
  • Net Margin 16.21% +14.6%
  • ROE -
  • ROIC 227.68% +13.2%
  • Debt/Equity -
  • Interest Coverage 8.89 +46.4%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓FCF machine: 16.9% free cash flow margin
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.1%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 14.4%
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 2.8x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y4.1%
5Y7.48%
3Y8.85%
TTM6.38%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y7.46%
5Y12.33%
3Y20.9%
TTM10.1%

EPS CAGR

10Y8.7%
5Y12.97%
3Y21.16%
TTM9.49%

ROCE

10Y Avg51.44%
5Y Avg64.52%
3Y Avg85.66%
Latest104.28%

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NATHNathan's Famous, Inc.386.13M94.4216.096.91%15.74%6.48%
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BTBDBT Brands, Inc.9.29M1.51-4.085.31%-6.67%-12.12%0.58
JACKJack in the Box Inc.444.45M23.52-5.59-6.75%-4.34%16.68%

Profit & Loss

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Sales/Revenue+100.89M96.65M104.2M101.85M103.33M75.84M114.88M130.78M138.61M148.18M
Revenue Growth %0.02%-0.04%0.08%-0.02%0.01%-0.27%0.51%0.14%0.06%0.07%
Cost of Goods Sold+61.55M55.42M62.26M58.81M60.14M37.1M70.82M81.14M89.36M96.2M
COGS % of Revenue0.61%0.57%0.6%0.58%0.58%0.49%0.62%0.62%0.64%0.65%
Gross Profit+39.34M41.24M41.94M43.04M43.18M38.74M44.06M49.64M49.25M51.98M
Gross Margin %0.39%0.43%0.4%0.42%0.42%0.51%0.38%0.38%0.36%0.35%
Gross Profit Growth %0.18%0.05%0.02%0.03%0%-0.1%0.14%0.13%-0.01%0.06%
Operating Expenses+14.37M14.96M14.84M15.06M16.01M13.22M14.2M15.2M16.75M15.49M
OpEx % of Revenue0.14%0.15%0.14%0.15%0.15%0.17%0.12%0.12%0.12%0.1%
Selling, General & Admin13.12M13.66M13.49M13.85M14.78M12.04M13.14M14.06M15.61M14.53M
SG&A % of Revenue0.13%0.14%0.13%0.14%0.14%0.16%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.1%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses99K85K99K209K1.23M1.18M1.05M1.14M1.14M957K
Operating Income+24.96M26.28M27.1M27.98M27.17M25.52M29.86M34.45M32.51M36.5M
Operating Margin %0.25%0.27%0.26%0.27%0.26%0.34%0.26%0.26%0.23%0.25%
Operating Income Growth %0.25%0.05%0.03%0.03%-0.03%-0.06%0.17%0.15%-0.06%0.12%
EBITDA+26.22M27.58M28.45M29.19M28.41M26.7M30.92M35.58M33.64M37.45M
EBITDA Margin %0.26%0.29%0.27%0.29%0.27%0.35%0.27%0.27%0.24%0.25%
EBITDA Growth %0.24%0.05%0.03%0.03%-0.03%-0.06%0.16%0.15%-0.05%0.11%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)1.25M1.3M1.35M1.21M1.23M1.18M1.05M1.14M1.14M957K
EBIT25.01M26.47M17.7M40.2M28.61M25.93M28.67M34.55M32.81M36.87M
Net Interest Income+-14.58M-14.56M-13.43M-9.95M-9.24M-10.24M-10.03M-7.3M-4.97M-3.43M
Interest Income52K104K166K840K1.36M364K110K440K383K672K
Interest Expense14.63M14.66M13.59M10.79M10.6M10.6M10.13M7.74M5.36M4.11M
Other Income/Expense-14.58M-14.48M-22.99M1.43M-9.16M-10.19M-11.33M-7.64M-5.05M-3.74M
Pretax Income+10.38M11.8M4.11M29.41M18.01M15.32M18.54M26.8M27.45M32.76M
Pretax Margin %0.1%0.12%0.04%0.29%0.17%0.2%0.16%0.2%0.2%0.22%
Income Tax+4.29M4.32M1.48M7.92M4.58M4.25M4.94M7.18M7.83M8.73M
Effective Tax Rate %0.59%0.63%0.64%0.73%0.75%0.72%0.73%0.73%0.71%0.73%
Net Income+6.1M7.49M2.63M21.49M13.44M11.07M13.6M19.62M19.62M24.03M
Net Margin %0.06%0.08%0.03%0.21%0.13%0.15%0.12%0.15%0.14%0.16%
Net Income Growth %-0.48%0.23%-0.65%7.17%-0.37%-0.18%0.23%0.44%-0%0.22%
Net Income (Continuing)6.1M7.49M2.63M21.49M13.44M11.07M13.6M19.62M19.62M24.03M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+1.371.780.625.093.192.693.304.804.805.87
EPS Growth %-0.46%0.3%-0.65%7.21%-0.37%-0.16%0.23%0.45%0%0.22%
EPS (Basic)1.381.790.635.133.192.693.304.804.815.88
Diluted Shares Outstanding4.46M4.21M4.22M4.22M4.22M4.12M4.12M4.09M4.09M4.09M
Basic Shares Outstanding4.43M4.17M4.18M4.19M4.22M4.12M4.12M4.09M4.08M4.09M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.06%0.05%8.01%0.2%0.44%0.52%0.45%0.39%0.42%0.34%

Balance Sheet

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Total Current Assets+60.98M67.53M71.71M87.16M89.78M94.67M65.4M47.36M38.78M45.13M
Cash & Short-Term Investments50.23M56.91M57.34M75.45M77.12M81.06M50.06M29.86M21.03M27.8M
Cash Only50.23M56.91M57.34M75.45M77.12M81.06M50.06M29.86M21.03M27.8M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable8.72M8.95M10.5M10.17M11.11M12.02M13.45M15.29M15.68M14.64M
Days Sales Outstanding31.5533.7936.7936.4639.2457.8542.7242.6741.336.05
Inventory687K579K384K535K378K624K522K539K842K1.22M
Days Inventory Outstanding4.073.812.253.322.296.142.692.423.444.63
Other Current Assets644K774K1.59M657K918K374K390K468K395K298K
Total Non-Current Assets+10.57M10.59M8.38M7.14M16.78M14.14M13.12M11.25M10.08M8.34M
Property, Plant & Equipment9.01M8.84M6.64M4.89M13.79M12.43M11.2M9.74M8.88M7.1M
Fixed Asset Turnover11.19x10.93x15.69x20.83x7.49x6.10x10.26x13.42x15.62x20.87x
Goodwill95K95K95K95K95K95K95K95K95K95K
Intangible Assets1.35M1.35M1.35M1.35M1.27M1.16M1.04M869K695K522K
Long-Term Investments-713K-814K-302K0000000
Other Non-Current Assets109K298K293K465K343K328K195K168K141K113K
Total Assets+71.55M78.13M80.09M94.31M106.56M108.81M78.52M58.61M48.86M53.48M
Asset Turnover1.41x1.24x1.30x1.08x0.97x0.70x1.46x2.23x2.84x2.77x
Asset Growth %-0.15%0.09%0.03%0.18%0.13%0.02%-0.28%-0.25%-0.17%0.09%
Total Current Liabilities+11.2M10.77M18.01M14.92M14.62M14.59M16.41M16.71M15.57M16.76M
Accounts Payable4.89M4.81M6.57M5.22M3.51M4.04M6.38M6.46M5.74M6.16M
Days Payables Outstanding28.9831.6738.4932.4121.339.7632.8929.0623.4623.38
Short-Term Debt00001.58M00002.4M
Deferred Revenue (Current)679K723K780K807K1000K841K876K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities2.5M2.29M7.66M5.43M5.25M499K644K564K501K574K
Current Ratio5.44x6.27x3.98x5.84x6.14x6.49x3.98x2.83x2.49x2.69x
Quick Ratio5.38x6.22x3.96x5.80x6.12x6.44x3.95x2.80x2.44x2.62x
Cash Conversion Cycle6.655.930.557.3720.2424.2312.5216.0321.2717.3
Total Non-Current Liabilities+132.69M133.84M146.65M149.53M158.34M156.69M117.09M86.46M66.21M53.23M
Long-Term Debt130.27M131.47M144.76M145.45M146.14M146.83M108.18M79.05M59.56M48.07M
Capital Lease Obligations00008.53M7.55M6.49M5.41M4.94M3.53M
Deferred Tax Liabilities1.14M1.18M769K496K1.29M653K674K000
Other Non-Current Liabilities2.42M2.37M1.9M4.08M696K1.66M1.75M2.01M1.71M1.62M
Total Liabilities143.88M144.62M164.66M164.45M172.96M171.29M133.5M103.17M81.78M69.99M
Total Debt+130.27M131.47M144.76M145.45M156.25M156.22M116.52M86.24M66.39M55.92M
Net Debt80.04M74.56M87.42M70M79.14M75.16M66.46M56.38M45.36M28.12M
Debt / Equity----------
Debt / EBITDA4.97x4.77x5.09x4.98x5.50x5.85x3.77x2.42x1.97x1.49x
Net Debt / EBITDA3.05x2.70x3.07x2.40x2.79x2.82x2.15x1.58x1.35x0.75x
Interest Coverage1.71x1.79x1.99x2.59x2.56x2.41x2.95x4.45x6.07x8.89x
Total Equity+-72.34M-66.49M-84.57M-70.14M-66.4M-62.48M-54.99M-44.56M-32.92M-16.51M
Equity Growth %-0.21%0.08%-0.27%0.17%0.05%0.06%0.12%0.19%0.26%0.5%
Book Value per Share-16.21-15.81-20.04-16.62-15.75-15.18-13.36-10.90-8.06-4.03
Total Shareholders' Equity-72.34M-66.49M-84.57M-70.14M-66.4M-62.48M-54.99M-44.56M-32.92M-16.51M
Common Stock93K93K93K93K94K94K94K94K94K94K
Retained Earnings-57.35M-49.86M-68.18M-52.88M-45.36M-40.04M-32.62M-20.56M-9.29M6.56M
Treasury Stock-76.03M-77.3M-77.3M-78.3M-83.27M-84.77M-84.77M-86.66M-86.66M-86.66M
Accumulated OCI0-7.52M-8.26M-8.61M000000
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Cash from Operations+12.48M10.41M18.86M11.16M12.35M11.77M16.48M19.84M20M25.24M
Operating CF Margin %0.12%0.11%0.18%0.11%0.12%0.16%0.14%0.15%0.14%0.17%
Operating CF Growth %-0.06%-0.17%0.81%-0.41%0.11%-0.05%0.4%0.2%0.01%0.26%
Net Income6.1M7.49M2.63M21.49M13.44M11.07M13.6M19.62M19.62M24.03M
Depreciation & Amortization1.25M1.3M1.35M1.21M1.23M1.18M1.05M1.14M1.14M957K
Stock-Based Compensation722K582K398K162K116K116K74K258K733K993K
Deferred Taxes-13K760K-339K396K580K-147K-444K207K165K-235K
Other Non-Cash Items1.34M1.26M10.77M-10.39M994K912K2.07M1.26M525K817K
Working Capital Changes3.08M-974K4.06M-1.72M-4.01M-1.37M130K-2.64M-2.17M-1.32M
Change in Receivables740K-280K-1.59M229K-1.01M-645K-1.91M-2.15M-74K392K
Change in Inventory135K108K195K-151K157K-246K102K-17K-303K-379K
Change in Payables-293K-673K7.09M-3.37M-2.03M-287K1.7M377K-1.23M-1.23M
Cash from Investing+5.99M-1.13M-550K12.33M-870K-551K-636K-584K-313K-225K
Capital Expenditures-1.13M-1.13M-563K-447K-870K-551K-636K-626K-313K-225K
CapEx % of Revenue0.01%0.01%0.01%0%0.01%0.01%0.01%0%0%0%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing133K013K12.78M000000
Cash from Financing+-19.63M-2.6M-17.89M-5.38M-9.81M-7.27M-46.84M-39.45M-28.52M-18.24M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-375K-375K-21.07M-4.34M-5.91M-5.76M-6.17M-7.56M-8.16M-8.17M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing32K-950K-146.81M-40K1.07M-6K000-437K
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+11.36M9.28M18.3M10.71M11.48M11.21M15.84M19.21M19.69M25.02M
FCF Margin %0.11%0.1%0.18%0.11%0.11%0.15%0.14%0.15%0.14%0.17%
FCF Growth %-0.03%-0.18%0.97%-0.41%0.07%-0.02%0.41%0.21%0.02%0.27%
FCF per Share2.542.214.342.542.722.723.854.704.826.11
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.05x1.39x7.17x0.52x0.92x1.06x1.21x1.01x1.02x1.05x
Interest Paid13.69M13.5M9.04M9.94M9.94M9.94M10.56M8.06M5.48M5.48M
Taxes Paid848K4.05M3.58M6.28M3.87M4.77M4.98M7.16M8.31M8.49M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)146.61%249.95%372.25%1548.49%323.58%150.58%185.51%221.93%201.08%227.68%
Gross Margin38.99%42.66%40.25%42.26%41.79%51.08%38.35%37.96%35.53%35.08%
Net Margin6.04%7.74%2.52%21.1%13%14.6%11.83%15%14.15%16.21%
Interest Coverage1.71x1.79x1.99x2.59x2.56x2.41x2.95x4.45x6.07x8.89x
FCF Conversion2.05x1.39x7.17x0.52x0.92x1.06x1.21x1.01x1.02x1.05x
Revenue Growth1.79%-4.2%7.81%-2.26%1.45%-26.6%51.48%13.84%5.98%6.91%

Revenue by Segment

2014201520162018201920202021202220232024
Branded Products---57.96M57.59M33.62M66.32M-86.49M91.83M
Branded Products Growth-----0.65%-41.62%97.29%--6.17%
License---23.61M25.86M31.37M31.82M33.45M33.58M37.42M
License Growth----9.50%21.30%1.45%5.13%0.38%11.43%
Company-operated Restaurants---13.6M12.97M7.71M10.9M-12.1M12.71M
Company-operated Restaurants Growth-----4.62%-40.58%41.46%--5.05%
Franchise Royalties--------3.89M3.77M
Franchise Royalties Growth----------3.06%
Advertising Fund Revenue----2.33M1.54M1.97M1.99M2.08M2.07M
Advertising Fund Revenue Growth------33.88%27.72%1.06%4.42%-0.34%
Franchise---505K1.25M284K555K-470K381K
Franchise Growth----146.53%-77.19%95.42%---18.94%
Product---71.56M70.56M41.33M77.23M91.05M--
Product Growth-----1.40%-41.43%86.87%17.89%--
Franchise Fees and Royalties----4.57M1.6M3.86M4.29M--
Franchise Fees and Royalties Growth------64.98%141.04%11.22%--
Royalty---3.67M3.33M1.32M3.3M---
Royalty Growth-----9.25%-60.41%150.87%---
Branded Product Program--56.17M-------
Branded Product Program Growth----------
Product Licensing--20.37M-------
Product Licensing Growth----------
Restaurant Operations--20.11M-------
Restaurant Operations Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2014201520162018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES---97.87M98.45M74.74M111.66M124.89M133.21M144.32M
UNITED STATES Growth----0.59%-24.09%49.40%11.85%6.66%8.34%
Non-US---3.98M4.87M1.1M3.22M5.9M5.41M3.86M
Non-US Growth----22.47%-77.38%192.47%83.00%-8.36%-28.51%
Domestic95.68M95.66M90.47M-------
Domestic Growth--0.03%-5.42%-------
Non-domestic3.43M5.24M6.19M-------
Non-domestic Growth-52.62%18.17%-------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.1x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) reported $150.4M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 129% increase from $65.6M in 2011.

Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) grew revenue by 6.9% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) is profitable, generating $23.7M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (16.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.11%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) generated $19.7M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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