The Cheesecake Factory Incorpor — Earnings Quality Grade F
CAKE · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
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Revenue 4.7%, CFFO 12.3%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -16.4% vs COGS 2.7%. Normal
CapEx growth -8.8% vs revenue 4.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 15.1%, excellent (<30%)
Gross margin 43.3%, change +1.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.03. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.2B, FCF/NI = 1.04
Accruals ratio = -4.7%. Low accruals
Cash $0.2B covers only 10% of debt $2.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.3B = 58% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 7.5x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets 2.7% vs revenue 4.7%. Normal
Write-offs up 68% YoY
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25