What does debt-to-equity mean?

Total debt (including capitalized leases and financing obligations) divided by shareholders' equity at the quarter end. Measures how much the company is financed by debt relative to equity.

Papa John's International PZZA Debt-to-equity

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '17

Debt-to-equity at other companies

BJ's RestaurantsBJRI

1.2×-0.1×

Shake ShackSHAK

1.8×0.0×

Yum China HoldingsYUMC

0.4×0.0×

Wendy'sWEN

35.6×+4.3×

Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR

4.2×-0.9×

Lamb WestonLW

2.2×-0.4×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$478.6M-7.7%

Gross profit$137.7M-9.3%

Operating income$20.8M-13.4%

Net income$7.3M-21.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.21-22.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$39.0M-11.3%

Total debt$952.6M-3.2%

Total equity-$449.1M-4.0%

Total assets$831.9M-7.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$7.2M-76.9%

CapEx$13.5M+10.0%

Free cash flow-$6.2M-133%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.19B-26.9%

Enterprise value$2.1B-18.1%

P/E41.5×+20.7×

P/S0.6×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.8%+0.3pp

Operating margin4.3%-2.9pp

Net margin1.4%-2.4pp

FCF margin1.8%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity131.1%—

Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Papa John's International’s reported figures.

total debt/total stockholders equity=33.6×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Papa John's International’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does debt-to-equity mean?: Total debt (including capitalized leases and financing obligations) divided by shareholders' equity at the quarter end. Measures how much the company is financed by debt relative to equity.