The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 1.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.
Biglari Holdings Inc
BH · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $1.1B · 2,359 employees
Biglari Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily operates and franchises restaurants in the United States.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-17
Screened 2026-09-17 · the tape above runs as of 19:02 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 352.93 against the desk's fair-value range, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
Biglari Holdings Inc holds its Markdown at $352.93. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 25 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 25 days |
| Price at the screen | $352.93 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -47.37 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.52 |
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 | 34.98% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 35.0% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 6.73% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 6.7% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 28.48% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 28.5% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | 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 Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | -47.4x |
| EPS, trailing | -22.27 |
| EPS, forward | -7.45 |
| Revenue growth | +7.9%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | -7.3%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -5.3%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | 2.47% |
| Debt to equity | 0.66moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 2.45comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 0.52steadier than the market |
| 52-week range | 234.92 - 483.60 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $1.1B |
| Employees | 2,359 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 13.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $247.83 | +24.9% | · | $1,249 | +24.9% |
| 2 months | $325.87 | -5.0% | · | $950 | -5.0% |
| 3 months | $307.91 | +0.5% | · | $1,005 | +0.5% |
| 6 months | $328.27 | -5.7% | · | $943 | -5.7% |
| 1 year | $266.44 | +16.2% | · | $1,162 | +16.2% |
| 2 years | $189.28 | +63.5% | · | $1,635 | +63.5% |
| 3 years | $197.85 | +56.4% | · | $1,564 | +56.4% |
| 5 years | $180.22 | +71.7% | · | $1,717 | +71.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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