Noodles & Company cash flow to debt ratio of 2.76% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Noodles & Company's free cash flow has increased -79.18% from $-24.55M last year to $-5.11M, signaling increasing performance

Noodles & Company's debt to equity ratio is -4.75, signaling that the company spent its equity and risk bankruptcy.

Noodles & Company's debt to equity ratio is -4.75, signaling that the company spent its equity and risk bankruptcy.

Noodles & Company has negative EBITDA, making leverage ratio unreliable

Noodles & Company's interest coverage ratio is 1.57, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Noodles & Company's profit margin has increased (-35.90%) in the last year from -7.34% to -4.71%, signaling increasing performance

Noodles & Company's short-term liabilities of $61.84M exceed its short-term assets of $18.89M, signaling financial risk

Noodles & Company's return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Noodles & Company's return on equity of 50.91%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance

Noodles & Company's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Noodles & Company had positive net income in only 1 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings

Noodles & Company has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Noodles & Company has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Noodles & Company's yearly earnings has decreased 17.55% since last year from $-36.21M to $-42.57M, signaling decreasing performance

Noodles & Company's yearly revenue has increased 0.37% since last year from $493.27M to $495.09M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 8.27% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.

Noodles & Company's 3-year revenue CAGR of -0.95% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

Noodles & Company had revenue growth in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Noodles & Company had positive ROE in only 1 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity

Noodles & Company has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Noodles & Company has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Noodles & Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model

Noodles & Company has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable

Noodles & Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -11.95 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Noodles & Company has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Noodles & Company has negative shareholder equity; price-to-book is not meaningful and the check fails

Noodles & Company has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.19x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue