The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. STKS

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
36/100
Developing

Ranked against 56 peers in Restaurants

About The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., a restaurant company, owns, develops, operates, manages, licenses, and franchises restaurants and lounges worldwide. The company operates through STK, Benihana, and Grill Concepts segments. Its restaurant brands include STK, an American steakhouse that serves steaks, seafood, and specialty cocktails; Benihana, a dining destination wherein chefs prepare food in front of guests and serve fresh sushi … Full STKS analysis →

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.35), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.30), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Where STKS ranks in Restaurants

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. ranks #38 of 57 scored companies in Restaurants by moat score — the top 67%. The widest moat in the group is Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
34 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. RRGB 44/100 Developing
35 Good Times Restaurants Inc. GTIM 39/100 Developing
36 Bloomin' Brands, Inc. BLMN 39/100 Developing
37 Kura Sushi USA, Inc. KRUS 37/100 Developing
38 The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. STKS 36/100 Developing
39 Jack In The Box Inc. JACK 34/100 Developing
40 Ark Restaurants Corp. ARKR 32/100 Developing
41 BT Brands, Inc. BTBD 29/100 Developing
42 Noodles & Company NDLS 25/100 Developing

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How STKS scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 37 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 62 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 24 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 28 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 32 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 33 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding STKS's moat

What is The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.'s moat score?

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (STKS) scores 36 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #38 of 57 scored companies in Restaurants, the top 67%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 56 companies in Restaurants. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (62/100) and its weakest is Customer Stickiness (24/100).

How does The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. compare with other Restaurants companies?

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. ranks #38 of 57 scored companies in Restaurants by moat score. The widest moat in Restaurants is Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (KRUS) at 37 just above it and Jack In The Box Inc. (JACK) at 34 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 56 companies in Restaurants. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and STKS scores: Pricing Power (37), Cost Advantage (62), Customer Stickiness (24), Capital Efficiency (28), Resilience (32), Scale & Market Position (33). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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