Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:RUTH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$670.3m

Ruth's Hospitality Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Ruth's Hospitality Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.2%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 19.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.1% per year. Ruth's Hospitality Group's return on equity is 28.3%, and it has net margins of 7.7%.

Key information

-1.2%

Earnings growth rate

-5.2%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth19.5%
Revenue growth rate1.1%
Return on equity28.3%
Net Margin7.7%
Last Earnings Update26 Mar 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Should You Think About Buying Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Now?

Mar 24
Should You Think About Buying Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Now?

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jan 10
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Oct 19
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Derisked Story With Steady Growth Potential

Oct 17

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Another Solid Report In Q2

Sep 05

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Worth A Taste

Aug 25

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)?

Aug 15
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)?

Ruth's Hospitality GAAP EPS of $0.31 in-line, revenue of $120.8M misses by $3.67M

Aug 05

Here's Why Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jul 21
Here's Why Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Returns On Capital At Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Paint A Concerning Picture

Jun 17
Returns On Capital At Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Paint A Concerning Picture

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Decent Growth At An Attractive Valuation

May 31

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Shares Could Be 23% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Mar 08
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) Shares Could Be 23% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Returns On Capital

Jan 21
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Returns On Capital

Ruth's Hospitality Group: A Better Year Ahead With Hawaii Back In Business

Jan 04

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Dec 24
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Labor Gains Partially Offset By Inflationary Pressures

Nov 02

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Sep 28
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Aug 30
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Aug 13
Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Ruth's Hospitality Group: Meaningful Margin Expansion In Q2

Aug 11

Would Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Jul 09
Would Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Be Better Off With Less Debt?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Feb 16
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH)

Would Shareholders Who Purchased Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Jan 26
Would Shareholders Who Purchased Ruth's Hospitality Group's (NASDAQ:RUTH) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

We Think Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Dec 28
We Think Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Is Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Likely To Turn Things Around?

Dec 01
Is Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) Likely To Turn Things Around?

Take Profits In Ruth's Chris

Nov 28

Ruth Hospitality appoints new CFO

Nov 12

Ruth's Hospitality EPS beats by $0.15, beats on revenue

Oct 30

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Ruth's Hospitality Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:RUTH Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
26 Mar 2351740570
25 Dec 2250639570
25 Sep 2249440590
26 Jun 2248641560
27 Mar 2246844530
26 Dec 2142942480
26 Sep 2138030450
27 Jun 2133918430
28 Mar 21256-12390
27 Dec 20278-25420
27 Sep 20335-12430
28 Jun 20375-2460
29 Mar 2045724510
29 Dec 1946842510
29 Sep 1946043520
30 Jun 1945642540
31 Mar 1945642550
30 Dec 1845242560
30 Sep 1844936530
01 Jul 1843535500
01 Apr 1842633470
31 Dec 1741530470
24 Sep 1739830480
25 Jun 1739732480
26 Mar 1739031470
25 Dec 1638631450
25 Sep 1638330450
26 Jun 1638030440
27 Mar 1637830440
27 Dec 1537330420
27 Sep 1536830400
28 Jun 1536129380
29 Mar 1535328360
28 Dec 1434627360
28 Sep 1427823320
29 Jun 1429124340
30 Mar 1430725370
29 Dec 1332224380
29 Sep 1340623440
30 Jun 1340421430
31 Mar 1340219410
30 Dec 12310-20350
23 Sep 12381-22360
24 Jun 12377-23350

Quality Earnings: RUTH has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RUTH's current net profit margins (7.7%) are lower than last year (9.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RUTH's earnings have declined by 1.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: RUTH's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: RUTH had negative earnings growth (-9.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Hospitality industry average (-2.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: RUTH's Return on Equity (28.3%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/06/16 15:40
End of Day Share Price 2023/06/13 00:00
Earnings2023/03/26
Annual Earnings2022/12/25

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Analyst Sources

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
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Todd BrooksCL King & Associates, Inc.
Bart GlennD.A. Davidson & Co.