Financial Comparison: Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) versus Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL)

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cheesecake Factory and Super Hi International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory	4.38%	45.89%	5.85%
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cheesecake Factory and Super Hi International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory	4	5	8	0	2.24
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cheesecake Factory presently has a consensus target price of $52.19, indicating a potential upside of 12.98%. Given Cheesecake Factory’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cheesecake Factory is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cheesecake Factory and Super Hi International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cheesecake Factory	$3.58 billion	0.67	$101.35 million	$3.20	14.43
Super Hi International	$733.36 million	2.20	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A

Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Super Hi International.

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Super Hi International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. It operates restaurants under the brands comprising The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.

About Super Hi International

Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.