Potbelly Corp chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 15.24
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 1.18
Market capitalization 157.32M
Operating cash flow 3.28M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Potbelly Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises Potbelly sandwich shops. As of December 26, 2021, it had 443 shops in 33 states and the District of Columbia, which included 397 shops and 46 franchisees operated shops. The company was formerly known as Potbelly Sandwich Works, Inc. and changed its name to Potbelly Corporation in 2002. Potbelly Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical - Industry: Restaurants

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.35
Working Capital0.57
Return On Equity10.24
Debt To Equity-7.54
Fixed Asset Ratio0.02
Fixed Interest Cover-18.03

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-30 2019-12-29 2020-12-27 2021-12-26
Change To Liabilities 177k -174k 3.62M 326k
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -21.39M -14.37M -10.92M -9.05M
Net Borrowings 16.29M 16.29M 16.29M 3.56M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -15.35M -4.77M 14.85M 17.15M
Change To Operating Activities 1.4M -26.55M -9.1M -28.19M
Issuance Of Stock 8.24M 173k 15.06M 15.06M
Net Income -8.88M -23.99M -65.39M -23.78M
Change In Cash -5.75M -969k -7.68M 3.23M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 30.99M 18.17M -11.61M -4.87M
Depreciation 23.14M 22.1M 19.83M 15.91M
Change To Account Receivables 100k 480k -35k -1.68M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -482k -637k -853k -176k
Change To Netincome 14.96M 46.29M 38.99M 33.05M
Capital Expenditures -21.39M -14.37M -10.92M -9.05M

Income Statement 2018-12-30 2019-12-29 2020-12-27 2021-12-26
Research Development
Income Before Tax -10.74M -9.39M -72.21M -23.45M
Net Income -8.88M -23.99M -65.39M -23.78M
Selling General Administrative 41.34M 35.98M 33.22M 33.29M
Gross Profit 123.8M 109.89M 45.98M 91.1M
Ebit 8.48M 1.6M -56.35M -17.36M
Operating Income 8.48M 1.6M -56.35M -17.36M
Interest Expense -142k -199k -1.08M -963k
Income Tax Expense -2.19M 14.19M -6.54M 172k
Total Revenue 422.64M 409.71M 291.28M 380.05M
Cost Of Revenue 298.83M 299.82M 245.3M 288.95M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -19.23M -10.99M -15.86M -6.09M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -8.55M -23.59M -65.67M -23.62M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -8.88M -23.99M -65.39M -23.78M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-30 2019-12-29 2020-12-27 2021-12-26
Total Liabilities 57.68M 263.71M 277.86M 255.65M
Total Stockholder Equity 95.17M 68.85M 5.77M -2.32M
Other Current Liabilities 3.77M 2.25M 4.85M 6.86M
Total Assets 153.22M 332.88M 283.36M 253.24M
Common Stock 330k 331k 339k 380k
Other Current Assets
Retained Earnings -229.56M -254.08M -319.48M -343.26M
Treasury Stock -108.37M -112.68M -113.27M -112.01M
Cash 19.77M 18.81M 11.13M 14.35M
Total Current Liabilities 29.03M 53.77M 65.61M 69.88M
Other Stockholder Equity 2.57M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 87.78M 291.02M 250.33M 215.89M
Total Current Assets 39.42M 32.22M 23.31M 28.05M
Net Tangible Assets 89.55M 63.22M 144k -7.95M
Net Receivables 4.74M 4.26M 4.35M 6.03M
Accounts Payable 3.83M 3.89M 7.51M 8.14M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Potbelly Corp:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
WRIGHT ROBERT DPurchase at price 5.36 per share.D2022-11-09Chief Executive Officer9.32k
NOYES ADAM PPurchase at price 5.49 per share.D2022-08-31Chief Operating Officer1.84k
CIRULIS STEVENPurchase at price 6.42 per share.D2022-08-17Chief Financial Officer3.13k
WRIGHT ROBERT DPurchase at price 5.56 per share.D2022-08-11Chief Executive Officer17.98k
DIXON ADIYA J.D.Purchase at price 5.57 per share.D2022-08-11Officer2.75k
NOYES ADAM PPurchase at price 5.51 per share.D2022-08-09Chief Operating Officer2.74k
HEAD DAVID WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director24.32k
NEAR DAVID JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director26.13k
PEARSON DAVID TStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director16.75k
AVEDISIAN VANN AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director24.32k
SMITH TODD WHITNEYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director24.32k
BOEHM JOSEPHStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director40.09k
SUTTON, JILL EStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director26.21k
BUTLER ADRIAN MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-19Director13.51k
NOYES ADAM PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-01Chief Operating Officer45.73k
ATKINS WILLStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-01Officer8.38k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-01Chief Technology Officer19.05k
CIRULIS STEVENStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-01Chief Financial Officer30.49k
DIXON ADIYA J.D.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-01Officer22.87k
SWAYNE SCOTTStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-01Officer19.05k
DANIELS DAVID SCOTTStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-01Officer22.87k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYSale at price 5.59 per share.D2022-01-24Chief Technology Officer1.51k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYSale at price 5.69 per share.D2022-01-07Chief Technology Officer12.5k
NEAR DAVID JPurchase at price 5.55 per share.D2021-12-02Director7.46k
NOYES ADAM PPurchase at price 5.31 per share.D2021-12-01Chief Operating Officer5.64k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYSale at price 6.86 per share.D2021-09-23Chief Technology Officer3.75k
NOYES ADAM PPurchase at price 6.76 - 6.85 per share.D2021-09-10Chief Operating Officer3.25k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYSale at price 6.50 per share.D2021-08-23Chief Technology Officer3.75k
DANIELS DAVID SCOTTStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-08-23Officer41.6k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYSale at price 6.54 per share.D2021-07-23Chief Technology Officer3.75k
WRIGHT ROBERT DD2021-06-24Chief Executive Officer140k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYSale at price 8.91 per share.D2021-06-23Chief Technology Officer3.75k
HEAD DAVID WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director19.85k
GOTTSCHALK MARLA CStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director12.13k
NEAR DAVID JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director19.85k
ROSENZWEIG BENJAMIN LStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director21.32k
AVEDISIAN VANN AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director21.51k
SMITH TODD WHITNEYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director19.85k
BOEHM JOSEPHStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director34.49k
BUTLER ADRIAN MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Director11.03k
CIRULIS STEVENStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-20Chief Financial Officer30k
GOTTSCHALK MARLA CSale at price 7.40 per share.D2021-05-07Director4.2k
GOTTSCHALK MARLA CConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 7.22 per share.D2021-05-07Director4.2k
NOYES ADAM PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-26Chief Operating Officer37.81k
ATKINS WILLStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-26Officer8.4k
DOUGLAS JEFFREYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-26Chief Technology Officer21.01k
CIRULIS STEVENStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-26Chief Financial Officer25.21k
DIXON ADIYA J.D.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-26Officer25.21k
SWAYNE SCOTTStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-26Officer21.01k
CIRULIS STEVENSale at price 6.12 per share.D2021-04-07Chief Financial Officer2.96k
WRIGHT ROBERT DSale at price 5.58 per share.D2021-03-31Chief Executive Officer132.15k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Potbelly Corp. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Potbelly Corp

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Potbelly Corp. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Potbelly Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Potbelly Corp:

Potbelly Corp automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 37.67% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

37.67 %

Latent gain

846.62 $

Invested capital

2247.38 $

Annualized return

9.1 %
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Momentum strategy results on Potbelly Corp

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Potbelly Corp. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Potbelly Corp

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Potbelly Corp:

Potbelly Corp momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 35.85% of return on Potbelly Corp. That represents 1790.93$ of latent gain with 4995.47$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 28.5% of return on Potbelly Corp. That represents 782.82$ of latent gain with 2746.38$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

35.85 %

Latent gain

1790.93 $

Invested capital

4995.47 $

Annualized return

-2.06 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

28.5 %

Latent gain

782.82 $

Invested capital

2746.38 $

Annualized return

7.79 %

Momentum equity curve on Potbelly Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Potbelly Corp:

Potbelly Corp momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Potbelly Corp are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Potbelly Corp

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Potbelly Corp since the beginning:

Potbelly Corp

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Potbelly Corp

Buy the dip entry openings on Potbelly Corp

Potbelly Corp

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Potbelly Corp is -4.41%. That represents -21.96$ of latent gain with 497.96$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Potbelly Corp stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Potbelly Corp, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

-4.41 %

Latent gain

-21.96 $

Invested capital

497.96 $

Annualized return

-2.06 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Potbelly Corp

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Potbelly Corp:

Potbelly Corp

Note: the dividends potentially given by Potbelly Corp are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Potbelly Corp

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Potbelly Corp:

Potbelly Corp

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Potbelly Corp

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Potbelly Corp.

Equity curve comparison on Potbelly Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Potbelly Corp investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Potbelly Corp

Potbelly Corp investment comparison

Performance comparison on Potbelly Corp

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 37.67% 846.62$ 2247.38$ 9.1%
Momentum 1 quarter 35.85% 1790.93$ 4995.47$ 9.19%
Momentum 2 quarters 28.5% 782.82$ 2746.38$ 7.79%
Non-directional -4.41% -21.96$ 497.96$ -2.06%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

9.1 %

Momentum 1Q

7.79 %

Momentum 2Q

7.79 %

Non-directional

-2.06 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with Potbelly Corp:

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Potbelly Corp and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Potbelly Corp does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name Potbelly Corp
Country United States
City Chicago
Address 111 North Canal Street
Phone 312 951 0600
Website www.potbelly.com
FullTime employees 5500
Industry Restaurants
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Exchange XNAS
Ticker PBPB
Market www.nasdaq.com

Potbelly Corp ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

Peer Group: unknown

Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

Rating Year: unknown

Rating Month: unknown

Max Age: unknown

Percentile: unknown