Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) versus Its Rivals Financial Analysis

Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) is one of 382 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Kura Sushi USA to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kura Sushi USA and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kura Sushi USA	$328.28 million	-$1.90 million	-152.11
Kura Sushi USA Competitors	$3.43 billion	$250.20 million	-155.62

Kura Sushi USA’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Kura Sushi USA. Kura Sushi USA is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Kura Sushi USA and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kura Sushi USA	-1.41%	-0.86%	-0.43%
Kura Sushi USA Competitors	3.93%	-40.66%	2.07%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Kura Sushi USA and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kura Sushi USA	1	6	4	1	2.42
Kura Sushi USA Competitors	3807	17285	25595	906	2.50

Kura Sushi USA currently has a consensus target price of $60.78, suggesting a potential upside of 121.98%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.59%. Given Kura Sushi USA’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kura Sushi USA is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.5% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Kura Sushi USA has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kura Sushi USA’s rivals have a beta of 1.44, meaning that their average share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kura Sushi USA rivals beat Kura Sushi USA on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Kura Sushi USA Company Profile

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. operates technology-enabled Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company was formerly known as Kula Sushi USA, Inc. and changed its name to Kura Sushi USA, Inc. in October 2017. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kura Sushi, Inc.