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Potbelly (Potbelly) EBIT : $9.8 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Potbelly EBIT?

Potbelly's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.2 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.8 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Potbelly's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.00%. Potbelly's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.83%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Potbelly's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.09%.


Potbelly EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Potbelly's EBIT 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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Potbelly EBIT Chart

Potbelly Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.20 -71.13 -22.49 6.39 9.77

Potbelly Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.25 -0.43 3.34 2.63 4.23

Competitive Comparison of Potbelly's EBIT

For the Restaurants subindustry, Potbelly's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.


Potbelly's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Potbelly's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Potbelly's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Potbelly EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $9.8 Mil.

* 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.


Potbelly  (NAS:PBPB) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Potbelly's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=8.744 * ( 1 - 20.81% )/( (232.01 + 229.199)/ 2 )
=6.9243736/230.6045
=3.00 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Potbelly's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=16.9/( ( (193.484 + max(-23.949, 0)) + (189.477 + max(-25.999, 0)) )/ 2 )
=16.9/( ( 193.484 + 189.477 )/ 2 )
=16.9/191.4805
=8.83 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(7.897 + 3.585 + 5.637) - (41.068 + 0 + 0)
=-23.949

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(7.96 + 3.516 + 7.828) - (41.247 + 4.057 + -0.00099999999999056)
=-25.999

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Potbelly's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=9.768/468.436
=2.09 %

* 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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Potbelly (Potbelly) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
111 North Canal Street, Suite 325, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Potbelly Corp owns and franchises hundreds of limited-service restaurants specializing in sandwiches and salads, shakes. The menu includes toasty sandwiches, signature salads, soups, chili, sides, desserts, and, in breakfast locations it serves breakfast sandwiches and steel-cut oatmeal. Most of its locations are company-owned and located in the United States, with Illinois and Texas housing far more locations than any other state. The company has franchise partners in a number of countries. Excluding the United States, most of Potbelly's franchises are in the Middle East.
Executives
Robert D. Wright officer: President and CEO 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
Steven Cirulis officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 111 N. CANAL ST., SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
Karen Lynette Mckee officer: SVP, Franchising C/O POTBELLY CORPORATION, 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 325, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jeffrey Douglas officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
David Near director 111 N CANAL ST, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60601
Adiya Dixon officer: SVP, CLO and Secretary 111 N CANAL, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
Patrick James Walsh officer: Chief People Officer 410 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60611
Adam Noyes officer: SVP, Chief Operations Officer 111 N CANAL ST, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60601
David T. Pearson director C/O VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP, 23 MAIN STREET, HOLMDEL NJ 07733
Jill Sutton director 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
David Scott Daniels officer: CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER C/O POTBELLY CORPORATION, 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 325, CHICAGO IL 60606
Larry Strain officer: CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER C/O POTBELLY CORPORATION, 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 325, CHICAGO IL 60606
Todd Whitney Smith director 300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104
Adrian M Butler director 111 NORTH CANAL STREET, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
Joseph Boehm director 111 NORTH CANAL, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606