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The Screen · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
FATAFAT Brands Inc.
FATAQ · PNK · USD · 30 employees
FAT Brands Inc., a multi-brand restaurant franchising company, acquires, develops, markets, and manages quick service, fast casual, casual dining, and polished casual dining restaurant concepts in the United States, Cana…
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
0.00 USD
Price as of 17 Aug 2026Daily close, not a live quoteLast reviewed 73 days ago
Screened 2026-08-17 · the tape above runs as of 18:02 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
Price0.00 USD at the 17 Aug 2026 close
Our ratingAvoid, current read markdown
Ethical screenDoes not pass
Last reviewed17 Aug 2026 (73 days ago)
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
What this means: price 0.00 against the desk's fair-value range, over the last year.
Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price0.00 USD
Ethical score10.0/100
RatingAVOID
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-08-28Read Markdown0.02-99.5% to today ✓Distribution gives way to Markdown
2026-07-02Read Distribution0.02-99.5% to today ✓First review on file: Distribution
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
FAT Brands Inc. holds its Markdown at $0.00. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 3 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-08-17
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 3 days
Price at the screen
$0.00
Valuation
0.00 trailing · 0.00 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 10.0
Beta
0.81
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
5,943.25%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 5,943.2% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
10.49%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 10.5% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
0.00%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
FAT Brands's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 5943% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-10-28. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads AVOID
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-08-17 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Why it gives us pause
On our numbers, the price already runs ahead of the business.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-25Markdown$0.00+0.0%Entry 7
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%.
2026-10-11Markdown$0.00-99.5%Entry 6
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 99.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%.
2026-08-28Markdown · changed$0.02+0.0%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%.
2026-07-28Distribution$0.02+0.0%Entry 4
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%.
2026-07-18Distribution$0.02+0.0%Entry 3
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 100%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%.
2026-07-03Distribution$0.02+0.0%Entry 2
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Distribution$0.02Entry 1
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · FATAQ
Date
Insider
Title
Type
Shares
Value
2025-11-13
HOT GFG LLC
Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security