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GENK vs NDLS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
GEN Restaurant Group Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Noodles & Company (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GENK 5
— NDLS 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.63 (+1.88%) • MKT CAP: $56.9M
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LAST: $15.58 (+7.52%) • MKT CAP: $93.0M
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GENK VS. NDLS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | GENK | NDLS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | -35.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -5.50% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -9.40% | -6.40% | -3.00 | NDLS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.40% | -8.60% | +7.20 | GENK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.00% | 0.40% | +1.60 | GENK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.28% | 0.00% | +0.28 | GENK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.56 | 0.26 | +0.30 | GENK | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 2/9 | +1.00 | GENK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.0 | 60.4 | -19.32 | NDLS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $56.9M | $93.0M | -$36.1M | NDLS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | GENK REV | NDLS REV | GENK GROSS % | NDLS GROSS % | GENK FCF | NDLS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $212.5M | $495.1M | — | — | -$24.3M | -$5.1M |
| FY 2024 | $208.4M | $493.3M | — | — | -$6.0M | -$21.2M |
| FY 2023 | $181.0M | $503.4M | — | — | $22.2M | $27.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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