Bloomin' Brands

BLMN

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$8.54

-0.03 (-0.35%)

Market Cap

$731.1M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−21.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 107.8M (2021) → 85.2M (2025)

Bloomin' Brands, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casual, upscale casual, and fine dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, U.S. and International. Its restaurant portfolio has four concepts, including Outback Steakhouse, a casual steakhouse restaurant; Carrabba's Italian Grill, a casual Italian restaurant; Bonefish Grill; and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, a contemporary steakhouse. As of December 26, 2021,

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+30.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.8%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$71M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Bloomin' Brands is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin

11.0%

Thin — 11.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

5.9%

Thin — 5.9% operating margin

ROCE

4.7%

Weak — 4.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+4.2%

Slow sales growth (4.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

1281%

Turns 1281% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

3.0%

Thin free cash flow (3.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

2.36

Heavy debt load (2.36)

Interest Cover

0.91x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.9x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

34.2x

Pricey — P/E 34.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+25.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (34.2 → 9.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.71%

Moderate income — 3.71% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

-28.1%

Dividend cut (-28.1% YoY) — warning sign

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