WING - NASDAQ

Wingstop Inc.

Wingstop Inc.

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$144.05

-8.9%
Consumer CyclicalRestaurants

Wingstop Inc., together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates restaurants under the Wingstop brand name. Its restaurants offer classic wings, boneless wings, and tenders that are cooked-to-order, and hand-sauced-and-tossed in various flavors. As of December 25, 2021, the company had 1,695 franchised restaurants and 36 company-owned restaurants in 44 states and 7 countries worldwide. Wingstop Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Addison, Texas.

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At a Glance

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Market Cap$3.92B
EPS6.2300
P/E Ratio23.12
Earnings Date07/29/2026
Wingstop Inc.

Wingstop Inc. Fair Value Envelope

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Our analysis suggests that WING has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $144.05, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for Wingstop Inc..

HIDDEN
Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $144.05

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value$2.1B
+ Cash & Equivalents$238.7M
Firm Value$2.3B
- Debt$1.3B
Equity Value$995.6M
/ Shares Outstanding27,787,652B
DCF Value$36
OVERVALUED BY 75%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

Metric
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$153.0M
$152.9M
$152.8M
$152.7M
$152.7M
$152.6M
$152.5M
$152.4M
$152.3M
$152.2M
Maintenance CapEx
-$9.5M
-$9.5M
-$9.5M
-$9.5M
-$9.5M
-$9.5M
-$9.5M
-$9.4M
-$9.4M
-$9.4M
Owner Earnings
$143.5M
$143.4M
$143.3M
$143.3M
$143.2M
$143.1M
$143.0M
$143.0M
$142.9M
$142.8M
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$132.9M
$123.0M
$113.8M
$105.3M
$97.5M
$90.2M
$83.5M
$77.2M
$71.5M
$66.1M
Terminal Value represents 53.9% of Enterprise Value

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