Jersey Mike's Subs is a leading fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in submarine sandwiches. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in New Jersey, the company has grown to over 3,300 locations primarily across the United States, with a growing international presence in Canada and planned expansions into the UK and Ireland. Jersey Mike's operates an asset-light, 99%-franchised business model. Its revenue is primarily generated through royalties and advertising fees tied to systemwide sales, which exceeded $4.2 billion in 2025. The company's corporate team oversees franchise relationships, brand standards, real estate development, and supply chain logistics, while independent franchise owners are responsible for staffing and running individual locations. Jersey Mike's differentiates itself through its commitment to high-quality ingredients, including fresh-sliced meats and cheeses, bread baked in-store daily, and produce prepared on-site. The brand boasts strong unit economics, with an average unit volume (AUV) of approximately $1.4 million in 2025. Backed by private equity firm Blackstone, which acquired a majority stake in 2024, Jersey Mike's filed for an initial public offering in July 2026 to further accelerate its domestic and international expansion.
Market capitalization, or "market cap", is the aggregate market value of a company represented in a dollar amount. Since it represents the “market” value of a company, it is computed based on the current market price (CMP) of its shares and the total number of outstanding shares.
Enterprise value (EV) measures a company's total value, often used as a more comprehensive alternative to equity market capitalization. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt and any cash or cash equivalents on the company's balance sheet.
The enterprise value-to-revenue multiple (EV/R) is a measure of the value of a stock that compares a company's enterprise value to its revenue. EV/R is one of several fundamental indicators that investors use to determine whether a stock is priced fairly. The EV/R multiple is also often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition. It's also called the enterprise value-to-sales multiple.
The enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ratio (EV/EBITDA) compares the value of a company—debt included—to the company's cash earnings less non-cash expenses. It's best to use the EV/EBITDA metric when comparing companies within the same industry or sector. Typically, when evaluating a company, an EV/EBITDA value below 10 is seen as healthy.
It follows the same logic as the EV/EBITDA indicator, but instead of EBITDA, EBIT is used, which considers non-cash D&A expenses in the company's operating result.
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