Topic: Growth Stocks

RUBY TUESDAY, INC. $7.65 – New York symbol RT

RUBY TUESDAY, INC. $7.65 (New York symbol RT; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (865-379-5700; www.rubytuesday.com; Shares outstanding: 64.0 million; Market cap: $489.6 million; No dividends paid) reports that its sales rose 0.8% in the three months ended September 4, 2012, to $332.9 million from $330.3 million a year earlier. Sales rose even though the company closed 27 less profitable restaurants. Same-restaurant sales rose 1.9%.

Excluding one-time items, the company earned $0.05 a share in the latest quarter, unchanged from a year earlier. That matched the consensus estimate.

Ruby Tuesday has developed a number of new restaurant concepts, including Marlin & Ray’s seafood estaurants and Lime Fresh Mexican Grills. The company feels these new layouts will help it compete in certain towns and cities. It’s now building new restaurants under these banners and converting underperforming outlets.

Ruby Tuesday is a buy for aggressive investors.

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