Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD)

iamnik77 (96.13) Submitted: 12/1/2008 3:58:37 PM : Start Price: $19.96 BWLD Score: +21.19

This is a small company with a lot of room to run. With a market cap of less than 500 million, I think it has room to get ten times its current size. We have one of these restaurants just a few blocks from where I live and the parking lot is always full. It seems every city has a few sports bars but this is a sports bar that is developing a powerful brand and in a few years I believe name recognition with Buffalo Wild Wings will be up there with that of Applebees. I have eaten there a few times and with all of the wings, beer, and games/diversions on big screen televisions, going there is a lot more fun than just a typical restaurant. The customers here are on average a bit younger than what you would see at other restaurants. This is one of the few chains that is actually drawing in the fast food college crowd but at chain restaurant prices. Also, the company grows fast but not too fast which will protect its balance sheet in the event of a downturn like the one we are in. In a market like this, this P/E would normally seem too high but the key here is that with such a small market cap this one has room to run. I believe it is a near lock to grow at 15% for possibly the next ten years. Stocks have this kind of potential are very hard to find.