Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. (RUTH)

Good Steak!!!!

This stock has taken a beating but I think the market is underestimating the long-term potential of this company.

Growth rates are high, and the company has good ROE and cash.

This should be trading above $10, and possibly much higher than that.

earnings are down, economy bad, this is an upscale restaurant so sales will be down too.

Having been to Ruth's Chris, it was a good experience, but not worth the $140 I paid for it. It was good cuts of meat, the portion sizes were enough to sate any appetite, and the service was acceptable, but I've been to far better high-end restaurants and actually paid less. I don't feel like they're all that competative compared to other high-end restaurants, and I think in the current economy they're not going to fare well.

I trully believe that Ruth's Hospitality Group has tremendous upside in the long run. I also feel that they stand out in this niche as being one of the best. However, I also feel that an investment in Ruth's is certainly not for the timid. The stock's price will likely remain very volatile over the next 3-6 months. At today's prices, I certainly would feel compelled to get my feet wet so to speak, if interested in this space.

Ruth's has an strong established buisiness with solid management and good long term prospects. I can personally attest to the high level of service that a trip there provides. In my opinion the food is some of the best in the fine dining business. I've been to many fine dining establishments, and I can honestly say that the level of personal service that I receive when eating at Ruth's is excellent to say the least. I've never had anything but great service there. In this dining niche, Ruth's provides the utmost quality service and an overall wonderful dining experience. Economic weakness will certainly weigh on them in the intermediate term, but what they sell best is great service, and once the economy picks back up in the next 6-18 months, Ruth's will likely perform very well.

Speculation Play on valuation. New store groth is likely to slow dramatically in this environment, but all of the bad news is priced in. My12 Month target is $9.50

Real Holding (at $6.66)

Huge growth potential with both Ruth Chris Steak houses (now app. 100 stores trying to grow to 200 app.) but with newly aquired Mitchell's Fish Martkets (now 22 with possibilly 300 stores in 5+ years maybe sooner)

amazing p/e ratio and peg. Also itsw trading below 12x lowest estimated earnings that should be 8.16 therefore guaranteeing a margin of safety for this stock. Also the stock has a ROE greater than 20 making it a very interesting play. IMO, i think that it's going to do very well, I ate there before and i can tell you that the steak is definately worth the price you pay.

There are a couple of ways to look at RUTH. The first is from an industry perspective - where it carries a PE of about 8 vs. the industry of 17. However, to be fair, the market is expecting a slowdown in the economy and is thinking that RUTH will be hard hit as the consumer cuts back on discretionary spending. To which I say, perhaps so - but this is more than fully priced in to RUTH, and are they really going to be hurt that much more than the rest of the industry? Otherwise, the financials look reasonable, if a bit debt heavy (thanks to recent expansionistic acquisitions), and cash flow seems well enough.

The boomers are demanding!

Bought b/c of the P/E

advertises on conservative talk radio -- customer base

as low as it will go 1/10 ... up to 8-10 over next quarter

This bounced off a 52 week low today.

This is a great restaurant and it has a PEG of .59 That is getting cheap for the growth.

Not a good time to be in such a pricey business. $60 per plate? Way too much!

Ruth's Chris, being a premium brand steakhouse, is certainly subject to downward trends in consumer spending. However, management has a history of managing to consistently grow the company even in rough times. Currently trading at a steep discount to other restaurants, despite good growth prospects. The company is somewhat leveraged, given its recent acquisitions of other premium restaurant brands, but nonetheless looks almost as tasty as their signature steaks.

The food is absolutely great! Bottomline, if you have a great product, great service, good marketing and good business, you are on a good heading. Currently trading near a record low seems like a good time to buy.

Low valuation. Premium Brand. Takeout Likely.