RT  Ruby Tuesday Inc.

Exchange

NYSE

Sector

Consumer Services

Industry

Restaurants

Market Cap.

576.1M

Poor Cash Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years

RT has been unable to consistently generate sufficient returns from its investments in buildings, projects and equipment. This could be due to poor management, lack of an economic moat or the capital intensive nature of the business.

RT has only created $7.12 of cash for every $100 invested.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in May
20082009201020112012
Free Cash Flow -15.03M 85.38M 122.59M 89.61M 74.29M
divided by
Invested Capital 1.14B 1.01B 949.25M 1.07B 1.04B
Cash ROIC -1.32% 8.45% 12.91% 8.39% 7.13%

Poor Return on Equity over the past 5 years

RT has shown an inability to deliver strong results for shareholders. This could be due to poor management, RT operating in a highly competitive industry, or having a weak business in general.

RT has only generated $3.63 of Earnings for every $100 of Shareholders' Equity.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in May
20082009201020112012
Net Income 26.38M -17.92M 45.34M 46.88M -188,000.00
divided by
Stockholders' Equity 431.52M 416.37M 538.10M 591.71M 576.22M
Return on Equity 6.11% -4.30% 8.43% 7.92% -0.03%

Good Business Performance over the past 10 years

It's likely RT has been unable to maintain profitability in tough economic times, making it a somewhat cyclical business. The other possibility is RT has expended significant capital on items such as property, plant and equipment in specific years. Look for correlations.

RT has created positive free cash flow for 7 or 8 of the past 10 years.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in May
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Free Cash Flow -5.71M 52.59M 20.78M 20.06M 58.84M -15.03M 85.38M 122.59M 89.61M 74.29M