NRN's financial scorecard

Nation's Restaurant News, Feb 11, 2008

NRN'S FINANCIAL SCORECARD

(PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES*; $ IN MILLIONS)

                                        QTR.
                              TICKER    END                  %
COMPANY                       SYMBOL    DATE     REV'S.    CHG.

AFC Enterprises Inc.           AFCE     10/7     $38.9     8.1%
Ark Restaurants Corp.          ARKR     9/29      34.1     11.2
Benihana Inc.                  BNHN    10/14      67.0     13.6
BJ's Restaurants Inc.          BJRI     10/2      80.4     30.1
Bob Evans Farms Inc.           BOBE    10/26     426.3      3.3
Brinker International Inc.     EAT     12/26     868.2     -18.9
Buca Inc.                      BUCA     9/30      56.5      0.2
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.        BWLD     9/30      82.4     20.5
Burger King Holdings Inc.#     BKC#    12/31#    613.0#    9.7#
California Pizza               CPKI     9/30     162.0     13.5
  Kitchen Inc.
Caribou Coffee Inc.            CBOU     9/30      62.0      8.8
Carrols Restaurant             TAST     9/30     203.5      7.3
  Group Inc.
CBRL Group Inc.                CBRL     11/2     581.2      4.1
CEC Entertainment Inc.         CEC      9/30     197.5      1.4
The Cheesecake Factory Inc.    CAKE     10/2     375.5     15.4
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.    CMG      9/30     286.4     35.6
CKE Restaurants Inc.           CKR      11/5     351.6     -3.6
Cosi Inc.                      COST     10/1      35.3      7.0
Darden Restaurants Inc.        DRI     11/25    1,522.0     9.9
Denny's Corp.                  DENN     9/26     241.4     -6.5
Diedrich Coffee Inc.#         DDRX#    12/12#    12.4#     35.9#
Dominos Pizza Inc.             DPZ      9/9      337.3      3.3
Einstein Noah Restaurant       BAGL     10/2     100.4      4.8
  Group Inc.
Famous Dave's of               DAVE     9/30      31.9      3.5
  America Inc.
Flanigan's Enterprises Inc.    BDL      9/29      14.4      7.2
Frisch's Restaurants Inc.      FRS     12/11      69.2      1.4
Good Times Restaurants Inc.    GTIM     9/30      7.2      16.9
Granite City Food &            GCFB     9/25      19.6     30.3
  Brewery Ltd.
Grill Concepts Inc.            GRIL     9/30      21.3     11.0
IHOP Corp.                     IHP      9/30      91.4      3.8
J. Alexanders Corp             JAX      9/30      33.4      1.4
Jack in the Box Inc.           JBX      9/30     678.4      1.1
Jamba Inc.                     JMBA    10/16      83.6     439.9
Kona Grill Inc.                KONA     9/30      19.2     39.1
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.    KKD     10/28     103.4     -11.7
Landry's Restaurants Inc.      LNY      9/30     301.9      4.0
Luby's Inc.                    LUB     11/21      73.4     -0.4
Max & Erma's Restaurants      MAXE#    10/28#    39.0#     -0.6#
  Inc.#
McCormick & Schmicks           MSSR     9/29      88.1     16.5
  Seafood Inc.
McDonald's Corp.#              MCD#    12/31#   5753.6#    5.7#
Mexican Restaurants Inc.       CASA     9/30      20.9     -0.7
Morton's Restaurant            MRT      9/30      78.9     12.6
  Group Inc.
Nathan's Famous Inc.#         NATH#    12/23#    10.3#     -2.6#
NexCen Brands Inc.             NEXC     9/30      11.3     526.3
O'Charley's Inc.               CHUR     10/7     220.9      0.9
RE Chang's China               PFCB     9/30     270.9     17.3
  Bistro Inc.
Panera Bread Co.               PNRA     9/25     273.2     33.3
Papa John's                    PZZA     9/30     262.8      9.6
  International Inc.
Peet's Coffee and Tea Inc.     PEET     9/30      60.9     19.6
Pizza Inn Inc.                 PZZI     9/23      12.1      0.7
Red Robin Gourmet              RRGB     10/7     188.7     27.0
  Burgers Inc.
Rubio's Restaurants Inc.       RUBO     9/30      44.0     13.5
Ruby Tuesday Inc.               RT      12/4     320.9     -4.7
Ruth's Chris Steak             RUTH     9/30      70.2     20.5
  Hause Inc.
Sonic Corp.                    SONC    11/30     190.2      8.8
Star Buffet Inc.               STRZ     11/5      15.1     23.8
Starbucks Corp.#              SBUX#    12/30#   2,767.6#   17.5#
The Steak n Shake Co.          SNS     12/19     136.4     -7.4
Texas Roadhouse Inc.           TXRH     9/25     189.5     27.6
Tim Hortons Inc.               THI      9/30     490.5     18.6
Triarc Companies Inc.          TRY      9/30     324.2      4.0
Wendy's International Inc.     WEN      9/30     631.1      1.2
Yum! Brands Inc.               YUM      9/8     2,564.0    12.6

                                                   TRAILING FOUR QTRS.

                                            %                    %
COMPANY                         NET       CHG.       REVS.      CHG

AFC Enterprises Inc.            $6.5      10.2%     $168.2     17.2%
Ark Restaurants Corp.           2.6       30.8       124.2      7.1
Benihana Inc.                   2.5       -4.3       290.7      13.7
BJ's Restaurants Inc.           3.1       31.2       296.8      33.6
Bob Evans Farms Inc.            15.5      14.7      1,689.2     4.7
Brinker International Inc.      54.5      23.3      4,029.7     -5.8
Buca Inc.                       -4.8       5.3       253.0      16.1
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.         4.3       21.0       321.6      26.7
Burger King Holdings Inc.#     49.0#      28.9#    2,344.0#     9.9#
California Pizza                1.4       -78.9      615.9      15.3
  Kitchen Inc.
Caribou Coffee Inc.             -8.5     -172.8      253.4      12.4
Carrols Restaurant              4.9       -5.2       780.9
  Group Inc.
CBRL Group Inc.                 13.9      -28.5     2,374.5     -7.5
CEC Entertainment Inc.          15.9      -7.4       786.5      3.2
The Cheesecake Factory Inc.     18.5       2.2      1,466.0     14.3
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.     20.6      74.6      1,016.6     30.9
CKE Restaurants Inc.            6.2       -34.4     1,555.5     -1.4
Cosi Inc.                       -3.0      -5.1       134.4      8.7
Darden Restaurants Inc.         43.5      -29.5     5,715.4     -1.9
Denny's Corp.                   5.3       -79.1      963.5      -3.0
Diedrich Coffee Inc.#          -1.2#      45.6#      41.6#     -13.1#
Dominos Pizza Inc.              11.0      -55.2     1,452.2     -0.5
Einstein Noah Restaurant        4.9       557.3      396.9      0.6
  Group Inc.
Famous Dave's of                1.6        3.0       122.4      8.2
  America Inc.
Flanigan's Enterprises Inc.     0.2       78.6       61.1       11.1
Frisch's Restaurants Inc.       2.2       -22.8      292.2      -0.6
Good Times Restaurants Inc.     0.4       67.8       25.0       19.2
Granite City Food &             -2.3      -41.9      73.2       42.3
  Brewery Ltd.
Grill Concepts Inc.             -0.6      -32.4      89.3       16.8
IHOP Corp.                     -11.6     -202.6      358.9      2.7
J. Alexanders Corp              0.4       -10.6      140.8      4.4
Jack in the Box Inc.            27.0      -18.6     2,876.0     4.0
Jamba Inc.                      22.4      46.7       324.1     932.4
Kona Grill Inc.                 0.4       194.9      69.0       49.0
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.     -0.8      88.9       430.6      -8.6
Landry's Restaurants Inc.       -4.3      85.5      1,171.3     -1.4
Luby's Inc.                     4.8       149.1      320.1      -1.5
Max & Erma's Restaurants       -3.2#     -676.3#    174.9#     -3.0#
  Inc.#
McCormick & Schmicks            2.0       -24.5      343.5      12.2
  Seafood Inc.
McDonald's Corp.#             1,273.2#    2.6#     22,786.6#    9.1#
Mexican Restaurants Inc.        0.1       -76.4      80.1       -5.5
Morton's Restaurant             -0.7     -651.0      344.2      9.4
  Group Inc.
Nathan's Famous Inc.#           0.9#     -17.3#      47.0#      5.1#
NexCen Brands Inc.              0.1       114.2      22.6      127.7
O'Charley's Inc.                -0.4     -116.6     1,003.0     4.2
RE Chang's China                5.3       -19.9     1,054.7     17.3
  Bistro Inc.
Panera Bread Co.                11.9       9.8       998.8      29.8
Papa John's                     4.8       -63.2     1,057.6     10.0
  International Inc.
Peet's Coffee and Tea Inc.      1.8       24.1       238.7      18.8
Pizza Inn Inc.                  0.3       132.5      47.2       -5.3
Red Robin Gourmet               8.2       36.4       743.4      30.1
  Burgers Inc.
Rubio's Restaurants Inc.        0.7       22.0       169.3      16.4
Ruby Tuesday Inc.              -10.4     -161.9     1,402.5     1.7
Ruth's Chris Steak              1.8       -23.6      318.1      31.3
  Hause Inc.
Sonic Corp.                     13.6      -11.1      785.9      11.0
Star Buffet Inc.                -1.0     -296.5      67.5       19.0
Starbucks Corp.#               208.1#     1.5#     9,823.4#    14.9#
The Steak n Shake Co.           -1.2     -128.5      643.3      -0.6
Texas Roadhouse Inc.            10.6      15.3       701.3      24.7
Tim Hortons Inc.                67.4      30.0      1,846.9     15.6
Triarc Companies Inc.           3.7       580.8     1,274.5     4.7
Wendy's International Inc.      29.9      -56.8     2,470.3    -11.8
Yum! Brands Inc.               270.0      17.4     10,170.0     7.7

                                                        WEEK ENDED
                              TRAILING FOUR QTRS.         2/1/08

                                            %          MKT.      P/E
COMPANY                         NET        CHG.        CAP      RATIO

AFC Enterprises Inc.           $25.1      64.1%       259.9      11
Ark Restaurants Corp.          13.0       149.3       122.3      15
Benihana Inc.                  14.1        -2.1        74.8      14
BJ's Restaurants Inc.          10.8        16.0       449.5      41
Bob Evans Farms Inc.           62.8        2.8        966.8      17
Brinker International Inc.     230.3       0.3       2,035.9     10
Buca Inc.                      -9.9        12.6        17.7      --
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.        20.4        69.1       446.1      22
Burger King Holdings Inc.#    168.0#      200.0#     3607.8#     23
California Pizza               15.1       -27.4       424.7      29
  Kitchen Inc.
Caribou Coffee Inc.            -17.6      -129.8       55.4      --
Carrols Restaurant             15.2                   175.6      11
  Group Inc.
CBRL Group Inc.                156.5       42.3       763.1      12
CEC Entertainment Inc.         68.5        3.7        702.2      11
The Cheesecake Factory Inc.    81.1        -3.8      1,600.1     21
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.    63.9        83.3      1,782.0     64
CKE Restaurants Inc.           41.3       -78.7       713.1      19
Cosi Inc.                      -19.4      -43.0       127.8      --
Darden Restaurants Inc.        200.6      -42.3      4,132.2     11
Denny's Corp.                  20.3       -14.0       326.1      17
Diedrich Coffee Inc.#          0.6#       106.8#       16.3      --
Dominos Pizza Inc.             52.8       -53.8       881.2      17
Einstein Noah Restaurant       11.8       187.0       301.2      30
  Group Inc.
Famous Dave's of                6.1        33.1       115.4      20
  America Inc.
Flanigan's Enterprises Inc.     1.3        1.4         15.4      12
Frisch's Restaurants Inc.       8.8       -11.5       104.7      12
Good Times Restaurants Inc.     0.0        70.6        22.0      --
Granite City Food &            -6.9       -25.9        43.5      --
  Brewery Ltd.
Grill Concepts Inc.             1.0       -44.2        35.7      --
IHOP Corp.                     24.2       -45.3       890.9      39
J. Alexanders Corp              5.5        44.4        58.6      11
Jack in the Box Inc.           126.3       16.9      1,785.2     16
Jamba Inc.                     16.6       142.3       157.8      38
Kona Grill Inc.                -0.9        45.8        68.3      --
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.    -59.7       -7.4       189.4      --
Landry's Restaurants Inc.      16.4       272.4       333.6      15
Luby's Inc.                    13.7       -28.7       275.2      19
Max & Erma's Restaurants       -3.5#     -510.0#       9.2       --
  Inc.#
McCormick & Schmicks           14.6        12.2       204.0      14
  Seafood Inc.
McDonald's Corp.#             2395.1#     -32.4#     64,129.1    28
Mexican Restaurants Inc.       -0.9       -126.4       20.1      --
Morton's Restaurant            12.2       161.1       147.4      11
  Group Inc.
Nathan's Famous Inc.#          7.0#       42.9#       100.2      19
NexCen Brands Inc.              0.0       100.5       261.0      --
O'Charley's Inc.               11.7       -23.4       315.4      30
RE Chang's China               33.8        0.0        759.7      23
  Bistro Inc.
Panera Bread Co.               58.5        4.3       1,174.7     21
Papa John's                    44.0       -25.2       737.4      18
  International Inc.
Peet's Coffee and Tea Inc.      7.2       -20.4       319.0      44
Pizza Inn Inc.                  1.6       124.6        25.3      16
Red Robin Gourmet              29.4        12.7       594.5      20
  Burgers Inc.
Rubio's Restaurants Inc.       -3.3       -166.5       68.2      --
Ruby Tuesday Inc.              54.1       -46.0       426.6       9
Ruth's Chris Steak             24.7        41.5       200.8       8
  Hause Inc.
Sonic Corp.                    62.5       -19.4      1,369.4     24
Star Buffet Inc.               -0.6       -153.2       18.8      --
Starbucks Corp.#              675.8#       8.2#      14,038.3    22
The Steak n Shake Co.           6.5       -76.5       261.5      40
Texas Roadhouse Inc.           40.0        23.0       848.3      23
Tim Hortons Inc.               261.7       25.7      6,513.7     27
Triarc Companies Inc.          -19.3       24.4       283.6      --
Wendy's International Inc.     76.9       -36.6      2,200.6     27
Yum! Brands Inc.               910.0       14.9      17,923.3    21

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