Investors' Roundtable / Rule Maker Companies

Hi,

This is my first ranker, but I think all the info is right.  I love papa johns pizza, so I thought I would check out how the company was doing.  
I guess the answer is fine, but not RM great.  But here is the data (numbers are in thousands):


                                                                                 (Please read all three of these competitor comments.)
Financial AnalysiCompany Being Evaluated                          Competitor #1   Competitor #2  Competitor #3

                 Papa John's International                      Tricon Global Res   McDonalds      Pizza Inn
                 Current Period Year-ago PeriodYear-over-Year    Current Period  Current Period Current Period
                     3/26/00        3/28/99        Growth            3/18/00         3/31/00        3/26/00
Income Statement
  Sales                 227,049        187,351      21.2%              1,597,000      3,343,800         15,967
  Cost of Goods S       104,214         85,581      21.8%                441,000      2,226,900         13,260
  Net Income             11,541         11,383      1.4%                 120,000        450,900            630
  Shares Outstand        27,104         31,099     -12.8%

Balance Sheet
  Cash & Equivale        11,896         37,400     -68.2%                224,000        368,000            351
  Current Assets         50,336         72,798     -30.9%                889,000      1,505,000         10,153
  Short-term Debt         1,838              0 Initiated Debt            205,000        457,300              0
  Current Liabili        66,658         48,315      38.0%              1,495,000      2,768,800          4,844
  Long-term Debt         84,437          8,375     908.2%              2,583,000      6,131,200          8,418

Cash Flow Statement
  Operating Cash         25,562         20,278      26.1%                (18,000)       667,100          3,472
  Capital Expendi        14,149         25,232     -43.9%                 68,000        378,700            617
                                                                                1              1              1
Margins & Ratios . . .                                                                                         Competitors' Average
  Gross Margins            54.1%          54.3%     -0.2                    72.4%          33.4%          17.0%     40.9%
  Net Margins               5.1%           6.1%     -1.0                     7.5%          13.5%           3.9%      8.3%
  Cash-to-Debt              0.14           4.47    -96.9%                    0.08           0.06           0.04      0.06
  Net Cash              -74379.0        29025.0      N/A               -2564000.0     -6220500.0        -8067.0-2930855.7
  Fool Flow Ratio           0.59           0.73    -19.1%                    0.52           0.49           2.02      1.01
  Cash King Margi           5.0%          -2.6%      7.7                    -5.4%           8.6%          17.9%      7.0%


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Ranking Rule Makers

1) Brand          Points (0-1)                                  3) Financial Dire Points (0-3)
Familiarity                    1                                Sales Growth                   3
Openness                       1                                Gross Margins                  2
Optimism                       1                                Net Margins                    2
Legitimacy                     1                                Shares Outstandin              3
Inevitability                  0                                Cash-to-Debt                   0
Solitariness                   0                                Fool Flow Ratio                3
Humor                          1                                Expansion Potenti              2
  Subtotal                     5                                  Subtotal                    15

2) Financial Loca Points (0-2)                                  4) Monopoly Statu Points (0-4)
Mass Market Habit              2                                Gross Margins                  4
Gross Margins                  1                                Net Margins                    0
Net Margins                    0                                Net Cash                       4
Cash-to-Debt                   0                                Fool Flow Ratio                4
Fool Flow Ratio                2                                Convenience                    4
Your Interest                  2                                  Subtotal                    16
  Subtotal                     7
                                                                5) Your  Enjoymen              1

                   Total Score               44  Second Tier