Cheesecake Factory (NAS:CAKE) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Mar. 2023)

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Cheesecake Factory has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Cheesecake Factory's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 19.87. Cheesecake Factory's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 0.53. As of today, Cheesecake Factory's Altman Z-Score is 2.17.

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Cheesecake Factory's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.

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Cheesecake Factory Financial Strength Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cheesecake Factory's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cheesecake Factory's Financial Strength falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Financial Strength's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Cheesecake Factory Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Cheesecake Factory's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $37 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $1,687 Mil.

Cheesecake Factory's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	37.357	/	-1.88
	=	19.87

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Cheesecake Factory's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(140.493	+	1686.56)	/	3464.456
	=	0.53

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Cheesecake Factory has a Z-score of 2.17, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Cheesecake Factory is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.17 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.

Cheesecake Factory (NAS:CAKE) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Cheesecake Factory has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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Cheesecake Factory (NAS:CAKE) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA, USA, 91301

Website

https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com

Cheesecake Factory owns and operates restaurants in the United States and Canada under brands that include The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, and a collection within the Fox Restaurants Concepts subsidiary. The company's international presence, in the Middle East and Mexico, is through licensing agreements with third parties. The company also has a bakery division that produces cheesecakes and other baked products for sale in its restaurants, international licensees, and third-party bakery customers. The company has four operating business segments: The Cheesecake Factory restaurants, North Italia, other FRC, and Flower Child. Most of the company's revenue comes from The Cheesecake Factory restaurants segment.

Executives

Adam S. Gordon	director	26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Khanh Collins	director	22825 QUEENSBRIDGE DRIVE, ASHBURN VA 20148
Paul D. Ginsberg	director	C/O ROARK CAPITAL, 1180 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2500, ATLANTA GA 30309
Rc Cake Holdings Llc	10 percent owner	1180 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2500, ATLANTA GA 30309
Janice L. Meyer	director	26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Scarlett May	officer: EVP, General Counsel	26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS HILLS CA 91301
Keith Carango	officer: President (Subsidiary)	26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS HILLS CA 91301
Edie A Ames	director	C/O MORTONS RESTATURANT GROUP, INC., 325 LASALLE STREET, SUITE 500, CHICAGO IL 60610
Doug Benn	officer: Executive VP, CFO	C/O INNOVATIVE RESTAURANTS CONCEPT INC, 1640 POWERS FERRY RD BLDG 2 STE 300, MARIETTA GA 30067-9400
David M Gordon	officer: President	C/O THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED, 26901 MALIBU HILLS DRIVE, CALABASAS HILLS CA 91301
Douglas L Schmick	director	720 SW WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 550, PORTLAND OR 97205
Laurence B Mindel	director	IL FORNAIO AMERICA CORP, 770 TAMAPAIS DR STE 400, CORTE MADERA CA 94925
Herbert Simon	director	115 W WASHINGTON ST, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Michael E Jannini	officer: President	C/O 26901 MALIBU HILLS DRIVE, CALABASAS HILLS CA 91301
David Bruce Pittaway	director	150 E 58TH ST, STE 3700, NEW YORK NY 10155