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BT Brands, Inc. (BTBD)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Minnetonka, United States | NasdaqCM
1.72 USD -0.04 (-2.273%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 3:40 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is neutral-to-slightly-bearish due to a failed strategic pivot. While the stock recently rallied on merger hype, the definitive termination of the Aero Velocity deal removes the primary catalyst for a 'drone future' narrative, leaving the company exposed as a struggling restaurant operator. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating with negative earnings, negative free cash flow relative to needs, and a shrinking top line (-6% revenue growth). The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt that outweighs equity, and the market has correctly priced this structural weakness, evidenced by the 13% decline over the last three years despite a recent quarterly earnings bump. There is no dividend to provide income, and the lack of a clear turnaround strategy post-merger failure suggests further downside risk rather than a recovery play.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.261793
AutoETS0.262792
AutoTheta0.267058
AutoARIMA0.278333

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 28%
H-stat 46.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.068
Excess Kurtosis -1.67
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Debt to Equity Ratio 54.433
Revenue per Share 2.09
Market Cap 10,637,725
Beta 0.52
Profit Margins -4.57%
Website https://itsburgertime.com

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.04347825
Address1 10,501 Wayzata Blvd S
Address2 Suite 102
All Time High 5.6
All Time Low 1.0
Ask 2.43
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 19,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 32,018
Average Volume 32,018
Average Volume10Days 19,990
Beta 0.518
Bid 1.35
Bid Size 2
Book Value 1.026
City Minnetonka
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1.72
Current Ratio 4.475
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 1.73
Day Low 1.56
Debt To Equity 54.433
Display Name BT Brands
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Growth 9.066
Earnings Quarterly Growth 9.475
Ebitda 479,091
Ebitda Margins 0.037219997
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.694
Enterprise To Revenue 0.77
Enterprise Value 9,914,502
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.09
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 1.57874
Fifty Day Average Change 0.14126003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08947644
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.347825
Fifty Two Week High 2.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.76
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30645162
Fifty Two Week Low 1.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.69000006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.669903
Fifty Two Week Range 1.03 - 2.48
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,636,727,400,000
Float Shares 3,166,579
Free Cashflow 1,031,758
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 28
Fullday Change -0.03999996
Fullday Change Percent -2.272725
Fullday Price 1.72
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.19611
Gross Profits 2,523,945
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.33801997
Held Percent Institutions 0.035720002
Implied Shares Outstanding 6,184,724
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-11-12
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,880,000
Long Business Summary BT Brands, Inc. owns and operates restaurants in the North Central region of the United States. The company operates Burger Time restaurants, which offer various burgers and other quick-service items; Keegan's Seafood Grille, a dine-in restaurant; and Pie In The Sky Coffee and Bakery, a coffee shop and bakery restaurant. It is also involved in the operation of Schnitzel Haus, a German-themed fine dining restaurant and bar; and Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern, a casual restaurant-and-bar concept. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Long Name BT Brands, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,637,725
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_39821114
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common -587,599
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,416,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,379,892
Open 1.66
Operating Cashflow 324,743
Operating Margins 0.033010002
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 307 274 3055
Previous Close 1.76
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 1.6764133
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8265286
Profit Margins -0.04566
Quick Ratio 3.458
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.03999996
Regular Market Change Percent -2.272725
Regular Market Day High 1.73
Regular Market Day Low 1.56
Regular Market Day Range 1.56 - 1.73
Regular Market Open 1.66
Regular Market Previous Close 1.76
Regular Market Price 1.72
Regular Market Time 1,792,006,807
Regular Market Volume 12,430
Return On Assets -0.00989
Return On Equity -0.089490004
Revenue Growth -0.061
Revenue Per Share 2.09
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Shares Outstanding 6,184,724
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0067000003
Shares Short 41,478
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 35,199
Short Name BT Brands, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0083
Short Ratio 1.38
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol BTBD
Total Cash 4,426,170
Total Cash Per Share 0.716
Total Debt 3,455,558
Total Revenue 12,870,365
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.09
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1.432115
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.28788507
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20102093
Type Disp Equity
Volume 12,430
Website https://itsburgertime.com
Zip 55,305