Kura Sushi USA

KRUS

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$46.70

-0.81 (-1.72%)

Market Cap

$567.3M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+39.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 8.5M (2021) → 11.9M (2025)

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. operates technology-enabled Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company's restaurants provide Japanese cuisine through an engaging revolving sushi service model, which is known as 'Kura Experience'. As of August 31, 2021, it operated 33 restaurants in nine states and Washington DC. The company was formerly known as Kula Sushi USA, Inc. and changed its name to Kura Sushi USA, Inc. in October 2017. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, Cali

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+23.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+54.8% 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

42.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~8 months

$27M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

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Kura Sushi USA has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin

10.9%

Thin — 10.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

-1.3%

Losing money on operations — -1.3%

ROCE

-0.2%

Weak — -0.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+14.8%

Fast-growing sales (14.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-8.2%

Burning cash (-8.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.89

Moderate — manageable debt (0.89)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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