Overall Score:0

 

Trading Chart: 0

 

Cheesecake Factory is bouncing along support almost a short term buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyst Opinion: 0

Strong Buy 5
Buy 5
Hold 17
Underperform 1
Strong Sell 0

Insiders: 1

Director Simon persistent buyer

Management Discussion and Analysis: 0

Government and Health Safety Risk is High

Comp sales rose 2% driven by increased traffic, and higher average checks which included pricing increases

Cost of sales increased 60bps to 25.5% due to higher dairy and grocery prices

International Expansion risk (22 stores over 5 years) which is concentrated in the MENA region

170 total restaurants, 11 new expected in 2012, 3 internationally

Sales / sq ft have been $864, $850, 830 in 2011, 2010, 2009

New Store spend is $650-750 / sq ft

Company does not use a centralized food purchasing system relying instead on local and regional suppliers

Marketing and Advertising spend is ~1% of sales as a result of focused and selective approaches

Results are seasonal with 2Q and 3Q and last two weeks of 4Q being revenue intensive

Revenues are highly dependent on consumer’s discretionary income

Exposed to rising food and dairy costs for which effective hedging is not possible

Negative publicity risk

Regulations include wage rules, health insurance provision, worker safety, alcohol permits

Caloric reporting requirements could negatively impact sales

Healthcare costs are rising, not quantified as yet but will squeeze margins

Company carries insurance for protection against various lawsuits

$200mm credit facility maturing in Dec 2015

Board of Directors has a poison pill

Capex to be running higher than average going forward, $100-110mm in 2012

8.8mm share repurchase authorized outstanding

 

Stock Performance Relative to Market: 0


Sector Outlook: 1

Consumer discretion 3rd best performing sector YTD up 14.48% versus 10.33% for S&P 500 Relatively neutral, with moderating demand from consumers, risk from rising food prices and declining economic environment

 

Cash Flow: 0

Cash flow is relatively stable, but new restaurant openings, refreshes and expansion requires higher capex resulting in declining free cash flow going forward

2009 2010 2011
Revenues $1,602.0 $1,659.4 $1,757.6
COGS 394.4 412.9 448.5
Labor Expenses 528.6 537.0 567.4
Other Opex 406.2 413.5 438.6
Gross Profit 272.9 296.1 303.2
D&A 75.2 72.1 72.0
G&A 96.3 95.7 97.4
EBIT 101.4 128.2 133.8
D&A 75.2 72.1 72.0
EBITDA 176.6 200.3 205.8
Capex (37.2) (41.8) (76.7)
Interest (24.5) (17.5) (4.3)
Working Capital 0.3 (7.2) (9.8)
Taxes (18.6) (31.0) (27.2)
FCF 96.6 102.7 87.7
CFO 198.8 167.1 196.1
CFI (77.6) (43.7) (74.7)
CFF (167.5) (115.5) (151.9)
Net Income 42.8 81.7 95.7

 

PEG Ratio: -1

P/E 18.1
2011 2012
EPS 1.64 1.86 13.4%
PEG Ratio 1.35x

 

Valuation: -1

Value Pro shows a 22% downside from the current price of $29.70

Adjusted FCF for 7 yrs from 10 yrs

Adjusted growth rate to 5%

10 yr treasury at 3%

Investment Rate is adjusted to reflect higher CAPEX

Equity risk premium assumed at 5%

Beta is lowered to accurately reflect a lower cost of capital

 

Catalyst: 0

Dairy and Produce price stabilization, consumer confidence and disposable income needs to improve