Habit Restaurants Inc (HABT)

Starting to nibble SPCE, long.

What restaurants/bars are you short right now bud?

HABT chart hit the overbought scan. http://schrts.co/UdKVbJzm

HABT Cult stock?

HABT is one of the only restaurants that hasn't tanked yet. What's keeping this piggy propped up? Loaded puts here based on the technicals.

100% up from dip

Well you did right by looking forward. I listened to the conference call.

It sounded like the master chef was speaking. The highlight was the popular food items in my opinion. It is what is moving their revenue markets. Was a good price comparison for the overall market for their products. In other words they seem to be holding the line while being comparative in pricing, while being able to offer quality items. Robust growth also continues. A 10% after hour conference call move upwards.

Hey hey no post in long time... looking forward to earnings call next month

OVERPRICED --- This thing will tank another 50% to correct its evaluation. It only generates $7.6m net income, with 110 locations. It does not worth 628 million with P/E over 100X. GLTYA!

I'll second that. :)

You may want to see similar week old IPO for IBGR @ $1.10.

I stumbled into IBGR. If you like Habit for opportunity then Illegalburgerco.com is ripe for your curiosity.

anyone looking for a solid Fast casual Restaurant IPO check out ILLEGAL BURGER reverse merger with huge upside.. established restaurants and expanding

ticker $NESI

Check out the new sheriff in town Illegalburger (news) NESI

Do we hit a new 52 week low or bounce??? Hmmmmm

Growing very fast, possibly faster than Chipotle.
I drove by a location twice yesterday in late afternoon, drive thru packed at 3:00pm.
The word is getting out, this will be the Monster bev type mover the next five- ten years.

http://www.businessinsider.com/habit-burger-grills-growth-plan-2015-3

What's going on here? I see good news but PPS dropping
Wtf

Habit Restaurants Sales Up Sharply in First Post-IPO Qtrly Report

BY Dow Jones & Company, Inc. — 4:51 PM ET 03/10/2015

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=HABT

Habit Restaurants Inc. (HABT), in its first earnings report after its November initial public offering, said fourth-quarter sales rose sharply, while net income declined slightly amid higher expenses.

Comparable-restaurant sales rose 13.2% for the 13 weeks ended Dec. 30. Growth is expected to be slower this year, with comparable-restaurant sales projected to increase 2.5% to 3% in 2015.

Habit's IPO priced above expectations at $18 and shares more than doubled on their first trading day. In late trading Tuesday, the stock was down 4% to $34.15.

Habit expects revenue of $216 million to $219 million this year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect $215 million.

Habit's burger was listed in first place in a Consumer Reports reader survey released in July. The company is part of a wave of newer chains like Smashburger and Five Guys that have threatened fast-food icons like McDonald's Corp., which said Monday that U.S. same-store sales fell 4%.

Shake Shack Inc., which had a successful IPO in January, is rapidly expanding in the U.S. and recently detailed plans to open locations in Japan.

Habit has more than 100 restaurants. Its first location opened in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1969, and it made its east-coast debut last year with a Fair Lawn, N.J., site. In January, Habit announced a franchise agreement with Food Quest Restaurant Management to develop up to 50 restaurants in six Middle East countries, marking Habit's first overseas agreement.

For the quarter ended Dec. 30, Habit earned $644,000, or break-even on a per-share basis, compared with a year-earlier profit of $1.4 million. Revenue rose to $48.4 million from $35.5 million. The latest quarter included 13 weeks, while the year-earlier period had 14 weeks.

Pro forma earnings in both quarters were two cents a share.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected break-even per-share results on revenue of $45 million.

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires
03-10-15 1651ET

Good sign that it didn't follow $HAK or $L0CO down

Green = $$$

Great day here.

Buying more today.

Agreed- with $SHAK IPO Thursday HABT should see a sympathy move.

Thirty is a good level to be in at

Bought more at this level.

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Gaps getting filled finally.

Gawddddd I hate gaps lol

Holy crap awesome news A/H's!!! Talk about hitting 7's at the casino wow haha lucky trade EOD glad I bought in.

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Looks like the next leg up is starting here judging by the buying today.

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Cool man I love the place as well, only showed up in my area a couple years ago but I've been super-impressed with the food! The burgers kinda remind me of how A&W used to be and I like how they have an awesome veggie burger as well. Good to see that they are not scared off by that demographic like so many other burger joints, they just want to ring the cash register! Love the pepper/condiment bar as well: three kinds of peppers, A1, Cholula, Mayo, Ketchup etc. How many fast casual places do that?

My bad typo- meant eating there for years actually decades.

lmfao it's an OCD of mine it all has to be centered and one specific font and size for text all pictures up top and written info below then the chart at the end XDDDDDDD

SWEET,,,,I USE SIMILAR TECHNIQUE WHEN I DO FANCY ONE'S HAHAA!

Btw how you like that iBox? I made it 3 weeks ago XDDD

LMFAO!!! SAME HERE!!!

I should get to the states more!!

NEVER even herd of these peeps! lol

LMFAO!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Been jumping on every one of them food IPOs left and right brotha!

,,,,,,,I see ya!

You've "held this for many years", care to explain? Stock just IPO'd a couple months ago.

In N OUT is not what a hamburger is all about- it's over rated and over exposed. That's what happens when people follow mainstream fads...that crap was over 15 years ago out here in SoCal. It's the newbies that think IN N OUTS JUST THE BEST SINCE MOMS BAKED APPLE PIE AT HER TABLE OUT IN THE CORN FIELDS OF IOWA. ILLEGAL MEXICAN ALIENS WITH GREEN CARDS EVEN KNOW THIS.

Fyi. I bought in at 33 a couple weeks ago and am totally comfortable. Im keeping this one for at least the next ten years

Totally agree with you on the comp to in and out. Love this restaurant...been going since late 90's. Not as long as you, but it nails the fast casual and healthy concept so well.

I'm a native born SB local myself and have eaten here since they first opened their doors along with other TRUE locals. I'm happy with the PPS and valuations I've held this for many years-and at low 30's it's a good deal. Hell even if it dropped down to mid $20's it wouldn't make me nervous not the slightest...but way it sits I'm moving on 300K in the 31's tomorrow... order is ready per my brokers. In n Out is so over rated IMHO.

Really holding 32's well. Gonna rise early 2015 imo

Looks like $HABT is gearing for another leg up here.

Not according to this guy.
I'm still waiting, Q1, and some of what he says, does make sense.GL
seekingalpha.com/article/2769595-is-the-habit-the-next-chipotle

Loaded the boat yesterday. I love this company i see another chipotle like run post ipo

Agreed. $32 is bottom here, thought it would hit $30 first but I think we're good now.

Looking like the bottom is in here.

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So i see this going back up to 42...what say you?