Pizza Pizza Royalty (PZRIF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp is a Canadian royalty corporation structured to acquire and hold the royalty rights associated with the Pizza Pizza and Pizza 73 restaurant brands. The company’s primary business activity is to collect royalty payments based on a fixed percentage of system-wide gross sales generated by its franchise network. By owning these royalty interests, Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp provides investors with exposure to a stable and growing cash flow stream derived from pizza retail operations across Canada.

The company’s royalty rights cover over 700 restaurant locations operating under the Pizza Pizza and Pizza 73 banners, with a presence in Ontario, Alberta, and other Canadian provinces. Pizza Pizza is known for its quick-service pizza delivery and takeout model, offering a menu that includes specialty pizzas, wings, pasta, salads and desserts. The brands have invested in digital ordering platforms, loyalty programs and marketing initiatives to drive same-store sales growth and expand market share in competitive urban and suburban markets.

Established in August 2014 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp entered the public markets through an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Under the terms of its long-term royalty agreement with Pizza Pizza LP, the company holds a 27-year irrevocable right to receive royalty payments. This structure enables Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp to focus on capital allocation and distribution of dividends, while the franchisor parent company concentrates on restaurant operations, brand development and strategic growth initiatives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.25 to $9.25
• 50-Day Range: $8.92 to $9.41
• 52-Week Range: $8.92 to $12.20
• Volume: 37,200 shs
• Average Volume: 4,518 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 11.46
• Dividend Yield: 8.54%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pizza Pizza Royalty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pizza Pizza Royalty scored higher than 8% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pizza Pizza Royalty has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pizza Pizza Royalty has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pizza Pizza Royalty is 11.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pizza Pizza Royalty is 11.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 46.70.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pizza Pizza Royalty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 56, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pizza Pizza Royalty has recently increased by 5.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Pizza Pizza Royalty is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.14%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Pizza Pizza Royalty does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pizza Pizza Royalty is 97.91%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pizza Pizza Royalty insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

35.47% of the stock of Pizza Pizza Royalty is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:PZRIF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.pizzapizza.ca
• Phone: (416) 967-1010
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A