(KRUS) Kura Sushi USA - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US5012701026

Stock: Sushi, Japanese Cuisine

Total Rating 28

Risk 40

Buy Signal 0.06

Restaurants » Restaurants
Age: 6.5y

Market Cap: 809m
Avg Trading Vol: 20.8M USD

ATR: 5.24%
Peers RS (IBD): 90.00

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -6.06%
EPS Trend: -13.1%

Last SUE: -0.77
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 25.55%
Rev. Trend: 96.6%

Last SUE: 0.37
Qual. Beats: 0

Risk 5d forecast
Volatility	70.6%
Relative Tail Risk	-8.30%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.42
Alpha	-22.21

Character TTM
Beta	1.984
Beta Downside	1.921

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	65.44%
CAGR/Max DD	0.19

Description: KRUS Kura Sushi USA January 20, 2026

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRUS) operates technology-enabled Japanese conveyor-belt sushi restaurants across the United States, branding its service as the “Kura Experience.” The company, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Irvine, California, rebranded from Kula Sushi USA in October 2017 and remains a subsidiary of Japan-based Kura Sushi, Inc.

Key performance indicators that investors typically monitor include same-store sales growth (SSSG), which the chain reported at roughly +6 % YoY in Q3 2023, and average ticket size, hovering around $15 per guest. A material economic driver is discretionary consumer spending, which is sensitive to employment trends and inflation; a 1 % rise in the U.S. unemployment rate historically depresses QSR traffic by about 0.4 % (based on industry-wide regressions). Additionally, the sector’s shift toward automation and digital ordering-areas where Kura Sushi has invested heavily in kitchen robotics and mobile app integration-can improve labor efficiency and margin resilience.

For a deeper dive into how these fundamentals stack up against peers, you might explore the company’s profile on ValueRay.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.0

Net Income: -4.00m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.86 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 8.38% < 20% (prev 33.54%; Δ -25.16% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 20.7m > Net Income -4.00m
Net Debt (152.0m) to EBITDA (11.2m): 13.58 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.61 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (12.1m) vs 12m ago 6.09% < -2%
Gross Margin: 10.99% > 18% (prev 0.12%; Δ 1087 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 68.87% > 50% (prev 62.12%; Δ 6.75% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -50.08 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 11.2m / Interest Expense TTM 75.0k)

Altman Z'' -0.16

A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 64.8m - Total Current Liabilities 40.3m) / Total Assets 443.5m
B: -0.09 (Retained Earnings -38.0m / Total Assets 443.5m)
C: -0.01 (EBIT TTM -3.76m / Avg Total Assets 423.6m)
D: -0.18 (Book Value of Equity -37.9m / Total Liabilities 214.3m)
Altman-Z'' Score: -0.16 = B

Beneish M 0.04

DSRI: 1.13 (Receivables 6.41m/4.87m, Revenue 291.8m/250.8m)
GMI: 1.13 (GM 10.99% / 12.37%)
AQI: 5.70 (AQ_t 0.08 / AQ_t-1 0.01)
SGI: 1.16 (Revenue 291.8m / 250.8m)
TATA: -0.06 (NI -4.00m - CFO 20.7m) / TA 443.5m)
Beneish M-Score: 0.04 (Cap -4..+1) = D

What is the price of KRUS shares?

As of February 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 79.29 with a total of 364,085 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +14.43%, over one month by +22.12%, over three months by +64.81% and over the past year by +4.47%.

Is KRUS a buy, sell or hold?

Kura Sushi USA has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.10. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KRUS.

StrongBuy: 5
Buy: 1
Hold: 4
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the KRUS price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	73.4	-7.4%
Analysts Target Price	73.4	-7.4%
ValueRay Target Price	83.3	5%

KRUS Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026

P/E Forward = 161.2903
P/S = 2.7734
P/B = 3.5314
Revenue TTM = 291.8m USD
EBIT TTM = -3.76m USD
EBITDA TTM = 11.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 187.4m USD (from capitalLeaseObligations, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 14.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 187.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 152.0m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 945.9m USD (809.2m + Debt 187.4m - CCE 50.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -50.08 (Ebit TTM -3.76m / Interest Expense TTM 75.0k)
EV/FCF = -34.09x (Enterprise Value 945.9m / FCF TTM -27.7m)
FCF Yield = -2.93% (FCF TTM -27.7m / Enterprise Value 945.9m)
FCF Margin = -9.51% (FCF TTM -27.7m / Revenue TTM 291.8m)
Net Margin = -1.37% (Net Income TTM -4.00m / Revenue TTM 291.8m)
Gross Margin = 10.99% ((Revenue TTM 291.8m - Cost of Revenue TTM 259.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 8.17% (prev 13.68%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.13 (Enterprise Value 945.9m / Total Assets 443.5m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.01% (Interest Expense 18.0k / Debt 187.4m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -2.97m (EBIT -3.76m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.61 (Total Current Assets 64.8m / Total Current Liabilities 40.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.82 (Debt 187.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 229.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = 13.58 (Net Debt 152.0m / EBITDA 11.2m)
Debt / FCF = -5.48 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 152.0m / FCF TTM -27.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 228.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.94% (Net Income -4.00m / Total Assets 443.5m)
RoE = -1.76% (Net Income TTM -4.00m / Total Stockholder Equity 228.1m)
RoCE = -0.90% (EBIT -3.76m / Capital Employed (Equity 228.1m + L.T.Debt 187.4m))
RoIC = -1.30% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -2.97m / Invested Capital 228.1m)
WACC = 10.74% (E(809.2m)/V(996.6m) * Re(13.23%) + D(187.4m)/V(996.6m) * Rd(0.01%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 13.23% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 4.22%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -27.7m)
EPS Correlation: -13.06 | EPS CAGR: -6.06% | SUE: -0.77 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 96.57 | Revenue CAGR: 25.55% | SUE: 0.37 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-05-31): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=+0.008 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-08-31): EPS=-0.25 | Chg30d=-0.097 | Revisions Net=-3 | Growth EPS=-938.1% | Growth Revenue=+16.9%
EPS next Year (2027-08-31): EPS=0.20 | Chg30d=-0.132 | Revisions Net=-3 | Growth EPS=+177.8% | Growth Revenue=+20.2%

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