BJ's Restaurants, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
BJRI · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 3 days, change -0 days YoY
AR growth -1.5% vs revenue growth 3.1%
Revenue 3.1%, CFFO 8.9%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 2.6% vs COGS 1.8%. Normal
CapEx growth -9.5% vs revenue 3.1%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 42.1%. Normal
Gross margin 15.5%, change +1.0pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.26. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = 0.84
Accruals ratio = -6.1%. Low accruals
Cash $0.0B covers only 5% of debt $0.5B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 1% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 3.8x. Healthy
Other assets 12.8% vs revenue 3.1%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.80 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25