Potbelly (Potbelly) GF Value Rank

: 3 (As of Today)

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Potbelly has the GF Value Rank of 3.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Potbelly's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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 GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Potbelly's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Potbelly's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Potbelly (Potbelly) Business Description

Industry

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PTB:Germany

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