$6.58

0.27 (4.28%)

7/18/2008 4:00 PM

Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (DAVE)

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The Company develops, owns, operates and franchise restaurants.

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DAVE doesn't currently meet the $100M market cap / $1.50 stock price minimum. (Learn More)

What the Community Thinks

Total Players

189 Outperforms

9 Underperforms

All-Stars

44 Outperforms

0 Underperforms

Wall Street

2 Outperforms

0 Underperforms

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Ticker Tags

Restaurants (69), Micro Cap (4824), It's a Boy! (27)
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Famous Dave's of America, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$6.58
Last Trade Time:	7/18/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$6.57
Previous Close:	$6.31
Daily Range:	$6.28 - $6.66
52-Week Range:	$5.26 - $23.09
Volume:	40,905
Market Cap:	$60.89M
P/E Ratio:	11.27
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Other News Headlines for DAVE

Famous Dave's Names New CEO
3/24/2008 12:43:00 PM - AP
Famous Dave's Shares Fall on 4Q Report
2/28/2008 1:39:00 PM - AP
Famous Dave's Drops on CEO's Departure
12/5/2007 7:10:00 PM - AP
Famous Dave's CEO Goronkin Resigns
12/4/2007 4:59:00 PM - AP

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Top Bull Pitch

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3 Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (DAVE)

Avatar JMJeffrey (74.26) Submitted: 3/10/08 10:08 AM

Belly up for some branded BBQ! Famous Dave's is right now on the cusp of a regional restaurant chain going national and it is selling today at a cheap price. The food is different (not exactly healthy) enough to have its own niche with all the sit down Italian, Asian and Mexican joints. Pretty all...More

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Top Bear Pitch

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4 Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (DAVE)

Avatar madcowmonkey (98.54) Submitted: 3/05/08 1:14 PM

Not a single thumb down pitch on this thing. Look at the Bull pitch. "I can't afford it, but it is so good." 4th quarter revenue hurt by 25% Did you say 25%? Yeah I said it, you want to know why it was hurt. Operating costs and it will only get hurt some more this summer. Take a loss and get out, un...More

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Recs 1 (DAVE) NightBengal (75.61) Submitted: 4/03/08 11:47 AM : Start Price: $10.60 DAVE Score: -30.31 I can personally say this is a fantastic restaurant with a good environment and staff that is interested in the customer. Add to that stock price cut in half over six months, less than 25% off its 52-wk low, and earnings growth estimated at 23% (PEG well below 1), and this looks like a winner right now. Regarding the top bear pitch, i.e. the only one, as of this writing: The operating costs were a hard hit, and that isn't fixed overnight. It won't go unaddressed, especially with a new CEO. With 50% gross margin, which is well ahead of the industry, they have some wiggle room on this until a cost reduction plan is in place. Report this Post Replies: 1 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 3 (DAVE) JMJeffrey (74.26) Submitted: 3/10/08 10:08 AM : Start Price: $10.01 DAVE Score: -31.77 Belly up for some branded BBQ! Famous Dave's is right now on the cusp of a regional restaurant chain going national and it is selling today at a cheap price. The food is different (not exactly healthy) enough to have its own niche with all the sit down Italian, Asian and Mexican joints. Pretty all-American food (for better or for worse) which has a pretty wide following in the heartland of the US. The recent BBQ craze won't hurt it either and should provide good opportunities for brand development and entry into new regions. I really like Dave's catering and carry-out options which I suspect will continue to help when people budgets are tighter. Fears about rising commodity prices cutting margins, declining revenue from franchises and the lack of a CEO have butchered this little piggy. More may yet be shed but I believe that from this little piggy is going to whup the market. Betting with my belly on this one. Slather a little Georgia Mustard on top and you have an outperform! Report this Post Replies: 1 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (DAVE) TMFJeffreyvan1 (88.53) Submitted: 2/26/08 3:25 PM : Start Price: $10.04 DAVE Score: -25.76 I hope the new restaurants opening in 08 are as good as the Dave's near my house, best ribs I've ever had. Good food all around. Looks like a good time for a thumbs up. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (DAVE) dbhealy (99.93) Submitted: 2/22/08 5:44 PM : Start Price: $16.70 DAVE Score: -42.94 paydirt pick. oops. BWLD it is not - at least not yet. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (DAVE) octayn500 (< 20) Submitted: 2/11/08 11:07 PM : Start Price: $10.98 DAVE Score: -33.51 seems to have hit bottom and on its way back up, with several new locations scheduled to open in 08 and strong financials, this is a definite buy and hold Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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