The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 10.0% 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%.
Good Times Restaurants Inc
GTIM · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $15M · 2,078 employees
Good Times Restaurants Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the restaurant business in the United States.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenScreen close, 2026-09-18 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 17 days ago
Screened 2026-09-18 · the tape above runs as of 07:26 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 1.54 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 0.77, over the last year.
- Trend Accumulation
- 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 the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its accumulation label.
Good Times Restaurants Inc holds its Accumulation at $1.54. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 90 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 90 days |
| Price at the screen | $1.54 |
| Valuation | 9.06 trailing · 77.00 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
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 | 49.92% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 49.9% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 4.06% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 4.1% 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 Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Good Times Restaurants's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 50% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-18 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 50.0% above the base estimate.
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 2026-09-18 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| Forward P/E | 77.0xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| Trailing P/E | 9.1xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| EPS, trailing | 0.17 |
| EPS, forward | 0.02 |
| Revenue growth | -3.1%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | 1.3%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 5.7%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 18.10% |
| Debt to equity | 1.12a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 0.40below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.63steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.00% |
| 52-week range | 1.10 - 2.09 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $15M |
| Employees | 2,078 |
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 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 9.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $1.26 | +0.8% | · | $1,008 | +0.8% |
| 2 months | $1.26 | +0.8% | · | $1,008 | +0.8% |
| 3 months | $1.18 | +7.6% | · | $1,076 | +7.6% |
| 6 months | $1.33 | -4.5% | · | $955 | -4.5% |
| 1 year | $1.72 | -26.2% | · | $738 | -26.2% |
| 2 years | $2.46 | -48.4% | · | $516 | -48.4% |
| 3 years | $2.91 | -56.4% | · | $436 | -56.4% |
| 5 years | $4.17 | -69.5% | · | $305 | -69.5% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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