Wingstop Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Wingstop has a total shareholder equity of $-447.5M and total debt of $713.7M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -159.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $484.8M and $932.2M respectively. Wingstop's EBIT is $154.3M making its interest coverage ratio 7.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $84.0M.

Key information

-159.5%

Debt to equity ratio

US$713.73m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio7.8x
CashUS$83.96m
Equity-US$447.47m
Total liabilitiesUS$932.23m
Total assetsUS$484.76m

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Presents An Opportunity

Dec 19
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Presents An Opportunity

Wingstop: Flying Too Close To The Sun On Icarian Wings

Dec 11

Wingstop: Rising Food Costs May Challenge Franchises

Nov 26

Shareholders Can Be Confident That Wingstop's (NASDAQ:WING) Earnings Are High Quality

Nov 06
Shareholders Can Be Confident That Wingstop's (NASDAQ:WING) Earnings Are High Quality

Wingstop Is Overvalued On The Surface, But Shorting May Burn You

Oct 25

Investors Appear Satisfied With Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Prospects

Sep 30
Investors Appear Satisfied With Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Prospects

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Passed With Ease

Sep 06
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Passed With Ease

Wingstop: Extraordinary Q2 Results, But Don't Expect Further Upside

Aug 18

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Aug 16
Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Wingstop: Franchising Success Isn't Enough Anymore

Jul 03

Investors Interested In Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Revenues

Jun 14
Investors Interested In Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Revenues

Wingstop's Wings Are Likely Clipped Given Elevated Investor Exuberance

Jun 07

Here's Why We Think Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

May 23
Here's Why We Think Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Wingstop: Sell Today And Walk Away

May 13

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

May 02
Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Wingstop's Business Results Are Good But Valuation Is Too High

Mar 27

Wingstop: Vulnerability In A Crowded Market

Mar 21

After Leaping 28% Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Feb 27
After Leaping 28% Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Wingstop Stock: Has The Momentum Reached Its Peak?

Jan 31

Capital Investment Trends At Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Look Strong

Jan 25
Capital Investment Trends At Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Look Strong

Market Participants Recognise Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Revenues

Jan 04
Market Participants Recognise Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Revenues

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: WING has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.

Long Term Liabilities: WING has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: WING has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.

Reducing Debt: WING's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.

Debt Coverage: WING's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (26.3%).

Interest Coverage: WING's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.8x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 21:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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Wingstop Inc. is covered by 37 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David TarantinoBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays