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BT Brands, Inc. (BTBD)

USD1.17 +0.02 (+1.74%)
US NASDAQ Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Address 405 Main Avenue West 58078
West Fargo, ND, US
CEO Gary W. Copperud
IPO 2021-11-12
CIK 1718224 ISIN US0557MQ2066

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Also trades on NASDAQ Capital Market · BTBD (USD) NASDAQ Global Market · BTBDW (USD)
Description

BT Brands, Inc. operates as a quick-service restaurant company, with its primary operations centered in the north-central United States. Its portfolio includes nine Burger Time restaurants strategically located across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Additionally, the company manages a Dairy Queen franchise situated in Ham Lake, Minnesota. The Burger Time establishments serve a diverse menu featuring various burgers, along with chicken and pulled pork sandwiches, an assortment of side dishes, and soft beverages. In contrast, the Dairy Queen location offers its signature range of burgers, chicken items, sides, ice cream, other desserts, and a selection of drinks. Founded in 1987, BT Brands maintains its corporate headquarters in West Fargo, North Dakota.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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USD1.17 +0.02 (+1.74%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
822.0K
Beta
0.51
Float Shares
3.15M
Free Float %
51.2%
Price Performance
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-2.70% -0.92% -50.23% -18.18% -28.00% -22.30% -13.60% -59.47% -76.26% -76.26% -76.26%
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Financial Growth (CAGR)

Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
1.17
DCF (Unlevered) 0.29 -75.6%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Quality scores
Piotroski F-Score
4 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
2 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
C-
Overall Score
1 / 5
Low
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Restaurants: +7.4%
    -9.0% Q1'26: -12.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Restaurants: +14.8%
    +70.3% Q1'26: -123.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Restaurants: +21.6%
    -2.7% Q1'26: -3.6% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Restaurants: +6.1%
    -4.5% Q1'26: -8.2% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Restaurants: +6.2%
    -16.2% Q1'26: -45.7% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Restaurants: +0.0%
    -0.7% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Restaurants: 0.72×
    41.42× Q1'26: 0.00× (vs Q1'25)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.66) × ERP
WACC = 79% × Ke + 21% × Kd (4.6%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 0.29 Current price: 1.17
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-15 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-14 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-13 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-12 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-11 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-08 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-07 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-06 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-05 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-04 C 2/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-01 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-30 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-29 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-28 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-27 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-24 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-23 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-22 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-21 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-20 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-17 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-16 C- 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-314.3K
OE per share TTM
-0.05
Owner's Yield
-4.73%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
31.9%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
5
Beneficial owners (>5%)
# Reporting person Amount owned % of class Sole voting Shared voting Sole dispositive Shared dispositive Type Citizenship Filing date SEC filing
1 BT Brands, Inc. 973.0K 4.38% 973.0K 973.0K CO Wyoming 2022-11-28
2 MJR Holdings, LLC 629.2K 7.74% 629.2K 629.2K OO New York 2020-05-08
3 Maxim Partners LLC 629.2K 7.74% 629.2K 1.63M OO New York 2020-05-08
4 Michael Rabinowitz 629.2K 7.74% 629.2K 629.2K IN New York 2020-05-08
5 Gary Copperud 176.0K 0.79% 176.0K 176.0K IN United States 2022-11-28

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 1 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Vanguard Extended Market ETF VXF 0.00% 33.4K 0.05%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter
Ratio by transactions
0.00
Bearish
Buys
1
Sells
0
Shares acquired
150.0K
Shares disposed
Cash buys
1.00
Cash sales
Net activity
+150,000
Insider buys vs sells (history) From To
Recent insider transactions From To
Date Person Role Transaction A/D Security Shares Price Value Owned after D/I Filing
2024-10-28 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Common stock, $0.002 par value. 10,000 1.70 17.0K 1,005,142 D
2024-10-24 Copperud Sally 10% Owner G-Gift D Common stock, $0.002 par value. 10,000 1.50 15.0K 685,285 D
2024-10-17 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Common stock, $0.002 par value. 5,000 1.70 8.5K 954,857 D
2024-10-09 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Common stock, $0.002 par value. 104 1.55 161.20 949,857 D
2024-10-07 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Common stock, $0.002 par value. 1,166 1.55 1.8K 946,753 D
2024-09-23 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Common stock, $0.002 par value. 40 1.50 60.00 948,587 D
2024-08-20 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer / 10% Owner P-Purchase A Common stock, $0.002 par value. 7 1.29 9.03 948,547 D
2022-11-04 Copperud Sally 10% Owner G-Gift D Common stock, $0.002 par value. 120,000 1.50 180.0K 660,285 D
2022-06-16 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer P-Purchase A Common stock, $0.002 par value 150,000 2.20 330.0K 1,243,340
2022-04-11 Copperud Sally 10% Owner P-Purchase D Common stock, $0.002 par value. 10,000 2.00 20.0K 780,285 D
2022-02-15 Copperud Sally 10% Owner P-Purchase D Common stock, $0.002 par value. 11,745 1.99 23.4K 770,285 D
2021-11-16 Tochihara-Dirks Terri Director D Options 5,000 5.00 25.0K 0
2021-11-16 SCHUSSLER STEVEN W Director D Options 5,000 5.00 25.0K 0
2021-11-16 ANDERSON ALLAN D Director D Options 5,000 5.00 25.0K 0
2019-11-19 ZINNECKER JEFFREY A Director / 10% Owner D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 0 0.00 1,516,080
2019-11-12 Copperud Sally 10% Owner D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 0 0.00 1,517,080
2019-11-12 COPPERUD GARY Director / Officer / 10% Owner D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 0 0.00 2,176,680
2019-11-12 BRIMMER KENNETH WILLIAM Director / Officer I common stock, par value $0.001 per share 0 0.00 160,000

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
-15.2K
Shares Outstanding
6.15M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)
# Year Executive Salary Bonus Stock award Option award Incentive Other Total % Stock-
based
Filing
1 2023 Gary Copperud, Chief Executive Officer 250.0K 40.0K 290.0K 13.79%
2 2023 Kenneth W. Brimmer, Chief Operating Officer 175.0K 30.0K 205.0K 14.63%
CEO compensation breakdown

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)
Filing date Form type Filing
2024-11-13 DEF 14A
2024-10-29 PRE 14A
2023-12-28 DEF 14A
2022-11-22 DEF 14A

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings
Filing date Form type Filing
2026-05-12 NT 10-Q
2026-05-07 8-K
2026-04-16 8-K
2026-04-14 S-4/A
2026-04-06 8-K
2026-04-03 8-K
2026-03-31 10-K
2026-03-26 8-K
2026-02-23 8-K
2026-01-20 8-K

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Gary W. Copperud CEO & Chairman 250.0K male
Kenneth W. Brimmer COO, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer 150.0K male
ESG Rating
B-
RESTAURANTS
Rank: 43 out of 50
2025
E (Environmental)
54.3 / 47.1
Company / Sector avg.
S (Social)
58.3 / 50.9
Company / Sector avg.
G (Governance)
60.4 / 56.3
Company / Sector avg.
ESG Total
57.6 / 51.4
Company / Sector avg.
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House Trading Activity

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