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RCI Hospitality Holdings

RICK
40
Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0KT6.L GBP 0.27 (+3.02%)
Price
$27.16
+0.17 (+0.63%)
Market Cap
$207.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 24, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
16/30
Growth
Weak
4/20
Cash Flow
Mixed
3/10
Stability
Mixed
4/10
Valuation
Data not available
0/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

40 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 40.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−2.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.0M (2021) → 8.8M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

RCI Hospitality Holdings owns and operates adult entertainment clubs and sports bars across the United States. Its main brands include Rick's Cabaret, Bombshells, and several other adult nightclub names. The company serves adult customers looking for nightlife entertainment and casual dining, operating in the consumer discretionary space where spending depends heavily on how much money people have to spend on fun.

The company makes money through drink sales, cover charges, food sales, and fees paid by entertainers who work at its clubs. RCI operates mostly in Texas and other southern and midwestern states, with around 60 locations total. Its moat comes partly from the difficulty of getting licenses to open new adult clubs, since local governments tightly restrict where they can operate. The main risk the business faces is that its customers cut back on nightlife spending during economic downturns, and ongoing regulatory or legal challenges could limit its ability to open new locations or keep existing ones running.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+80.4% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $0.46

30 Jun 2026: $0.83

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

13.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$31M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

RCI Hospitality Holdings is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
57.3%
Premium pricing power — 57.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.6%
Healthy — 17.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.7%
Weak — 7.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+1.0%
Nearly flat sales (+1.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-122.1%
Earnings shrinking (-122.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
12.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.14
Elevated debt (1.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.23x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.2x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.19%
Small dividend — 1.19% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+10.7%
Dividend growing fast (10.7% YoY)

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