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Texas Roadhouse

TXRH
42
Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$197.03
-0.52 (-0.26%)
Market Cap
$12.95B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
42
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

5.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 70.1M (2021) → 66.5M (2025)

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates and franchises restaurants under the Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers names. As of December 28, 2021, it operated 566 domestic restaurants and 101 franchise restaurants. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$215M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Texas Roadhouse is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
13.1%
Thin — 13.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
9.4%
Modest — 9.4% operating margin
ROCE
9.6%
Below par — 9.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+10.3%
Steady sales growth (10.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-3.8%
Earnings shrinking (-3.8% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
181%
Turns 181% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.9%
Thin free cash flow (5.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.05
Conservative — low debt load (0.05)
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.4x
Pricey — P/E 31.4

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

P/E vs Forward
+10.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.4 → 21.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.47%
Small dividend — 1.47% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+10.9%
Dividend growing fast (10.9% YoY)

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