August 8, 2015 / Last updated : August 8, 2015 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Analysis – August 2015 Update $CMG

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. qualifies for the Enterprising Investor but not the more conservative Defensive Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned with the lack of dividends and the high PEmg and PB ratios.

May 8, 2015 / Last updated : May 8, 2015 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

Chipolte Mexican Grill Inc. Quarterly Valuation – May 2015 $CMG

Chipotle is suitable for the Enterprising Investor but not for the Defensive Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned by the lack of dividends, and the high PEmg and PB ratios, while the Enterprising Investor is only concerned with the lack of dividends.

March 11, 2015 / Last updated : March 11, 2015 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

Yum! Brands Inc. Annual Valuation – 2015 $YUM

Yum! Brands does not qualify for either the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned with the low current ratio, and the high PEmg and PB ratios. The Enterprising Investor takes issue with the level of debt relative to the current assets.

February 15, 2015 / Last updated : February 15, 2015 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

Starbucks Corporation Annual Valuation – 2015 $SBUX

Starbucks Corporation is not suitable for the Enterprising Investor or for the Defensive Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned by the low current ratio, the short dividend record, and the high PEmg and PB ratios

February 15, 2015 / Last updated : February 16, 2015 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Quarterly Valuation – February 2015 $CMG

Chipotle Mexican Grill is suitable for the Enterprising Investor but not the Defensive Investor, who is concerned with the lack of dividend payments and the high PEmg and PB ratios.

November 11, 2014 / Last updated : November 11, 2014 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

McDonald’s Corporation Annual Valuation – 2014 $MCD

McDonald’s Corp does not qualify for either the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned by the low current ratio along with the high PB ratio. The Enterprising Investor is concerned by the high level of debt relative to the current assets.

October 29, 2014 / Last updated : October 29, 2014 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Quarterly Valuation – October 2014 $CMG

Though Chipotle satisfies the value investor’s appetite, the company does not satisfy the Defensive Investor’s requirements due to its lack of dividend payments and high PEmg and PB ratios.

September 23, 2014 / Last updated : September 23, 2014 Benjamin Clark Restaurants

Darden Restaurants Inc. Annual Valuation – 2014 $DRI

Darden Restaurants does not qualify for either the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned by the low current ratio, the lack of earnings growth over the last ten years, and the poor PEmg and PB ratios.