Buffalo Wild Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.61 (As of Sep. 2017)

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Buffalo Wild Wings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $5 Mil. Buffalo Wild Wings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $420 Mil. Buffalo Wild Wings's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $263 Mil. Buffalo Wild Wings's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 1.61.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Buffalo Wild Wings's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BWLD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 0.945
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Buffalo Wild Wings Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Buffalo Wild Wings's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Buffalo Wild Wings Annual Data

Trend

Dec07

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Dec16

Debt-to-Equity

0.11

0.40

Buffalo Wild Wings Quarterly Data
	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17
Debt-to-Equity																0.16	0.40	1.17	1.78	1.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Buffalo Wild Wings's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Buffalo Wild Wings Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Buffalo Wild Wings's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Buffalo Wild Wings's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Buffalo Wild Wings Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Buffalo Wild Wings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3.745	+	205.312)	/	518.039
	=	0.40

Buffalo Wild Wings's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(4.627	+	420.376)	/	263.411
	=	1.61

Buffalo Wild Wings (NAS:BWLD) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Buffalo Wild Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings) Business Description

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Address

Website

http://www.buffalowildwings.com

Buffalo Wild Wings operates and franchises restaurants under the names Buffalo Wild Wings, R Taco, and PizzaRev. The Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, which provide the vast majority of company revenue, have sports-bar atmospheres and feature Buffalo-style chicken wings. The restaurants are designed for group gatherings and feature projection screens and dozens of televisions. About half of the company's restaurants are franchised. The company has a centralized supply chain that serves all company-owned and franchised restaurants. The majority of its restaurants are in the United States, but the company has a small presence in Canada and Mexico and is expanding to the Middle East and Asia.

Executives

Richard Mcguire	director	FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Alexander H Ware	officer: Chief Financial Officer	4000 DAIN RAUSCHER PLAZA, 60 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Andre J Fernandez	director	333 WEST STATE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Harmit J Singh	director	71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 12TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Cindy L Davis	director	2635 SW GRENWOLDE PLACE, PORTLAND OR 97201
Andrew D. Block	officer: SVP-Talent Management	5500 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Lawton Iii Harry A	director	C/O EBAY INC., 2065, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Marcato Capital Management Llc	director	FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd.	director	C/O OGIER FIDUCIARY SERVICES (CAYMAN)LTD, 89 NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9007
Janice L Fields	director	800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS MO 63167
Scott Bergren	director	1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Sally J Smith	officer: CEO & President	5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Sam Brian Rovit	director	KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Michael P Johnson	director	2431 EAST 61ST STREET, TULSA OK 74136
Mary J Twinem	officer: Exec VP, CFO & Treasurer	5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416