Table Trac (OTCMKTS:TBTC) & Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) Critical Survey

Table Trac (OTCMKTS:TBTC) and Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Table Trac and Texas Roadhouse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Table Trac	N/A	N/A	N/A
Texas Roadhouse	6.63%	27.20%	11.75%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Table Trac and Texas Roadhouse”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Table Trac	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.09	71.53
Texas Roadhouse	$5.88 billion	2.22	$405.55 million	$6.25	31.84

Texas Roadhouse has higher revenue and earnings than Table Trac. Texas Roadhouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Table Trac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Table Trac and Texas Roadhouse, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Table Trac	0	0	0	0	0.00
Texas Roadhouse	0	13	10	1	2.50

Texas Roadhouse has a consensus price target of $208.48, suggesting a potential upside of 4.77%. Given Texas Roadhouse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Texas Roadhouse is more favorable than Table Trac.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.2% of Table Trac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Table Trac shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Texas Roadhouse beats Table Trac on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Table Trac

Table Trac, Inc. designs, develops, and sells casino information and management systems in the United States, Australia, Japan, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The company offers Table Trac, an information and management system that automates and monitors the operations of casino table game operations, as well as adds functionality to related casino system modules for guest rewards and loyalty club, marketing analysis, guest service, promotions, administration/management, vault/cage management, and audit/accounting tasks. It also provides system sales services comprising installation, custom casino system configuration, and training, as well as license and technical support services to casinos. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

About Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It also operates and franchises restaurants under the Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers names in 49 states and ten internationally. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.