Potbelly (Potbelly) Debt-to-Equity

: 12.73 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Potbelly's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.8 Mil. Potbelly's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $161.2 Mil. Potbelly's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.7 Mil. Potbelly's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.73.

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 Potbelly's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PBPB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -92.46 Med: 8.08 Max: 43.98
Current: 12.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Potbelly was 43.98. The lowest was -92.46. And the median was 8.08.

PBPB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
97.35% of 302 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs PBPB: 12.73

Potbelly Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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 Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

3.43

41.73

-92.46

43.98

12.73

Potbelly Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																43.98	44.95	26.91	19.65	12.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Potbelly'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.

Potbelly Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

Potbelly Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Potbelly's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(25.775	+	161.218)	/	14.693
	=	12.73

Potbelly's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(25.775	+	161.218)	/	14.693
	=	12.73

Potbelly (NAS:PBPB) 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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Potbelly (Potbelly) Business Description

Industry

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Address

111 North Canal Street, Suite 325, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606

Website

https://www.potbelly.com

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