Make Some Dough From Pizza

It seems that now is the best time for pizza!

The stocks of pizza companies Papa John’s International and Domino’s Pizza Inc. are doing quite well in the market today.

Although the two companies had differently results on their shares, Papa John’s grew by about 20% and Domino’s fell by about 9%, there is no denying that the revenue of both companies are increasing.

Domino’s has, in fact, a bigger net margin than Papa John’s; 5.4% compared to 5% from the latter. Domino’s also has a bigger a bigger share of the pie, $384.6 million, versus Papa John’s $331.3 million.

However, Papa John’s trumps Domino’s when it comes to earnings per share. Papa John’s gives you back $0.69 per share compared to Domino’s $0.47 per share. The consensus is a different matter altogether. Papa John’s goes down to $0.55 while Domino’s rises to $0.49.

Clearly, these figures tell you that there is money to be made when investing in pizza companies. 

Posted by Mommygetscranky, on May 17, 2012 at 9:00 AM