No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by PAPPAS CHRISTOPHER JAMES, was filed 06 Mar 2018.
Lubys Inc is a Retail company. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). No insider at Lubys Inc has published a filing in the past twelve months. The most recent one dates from 8 July 2021.
Since 2016, the database holds 57 purchases and 8 sales by insiders of the company.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: GameStop Corp. and Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
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Luby’s Inc. (ticker: LUB) is a U.S.-listed company historically tied to full-service restaurant operations and now best understood as a liquidation case rather than a going-concern growth story. The shares trade on the U.S. market, specifically NYSE/NASDAQ, and the company is based in the United States. For investors, the key point is that Luby’s has spent recent years monetizing assets, winding down operations, and managing the residual legal and financial obligations associated with its plan of liquidation and dissolution. As a result, the equity should be viewed as a special situation whose value depends primarily on asset-sale proceeds, remaining liabilities, liquidation costs, and any eventual distributions to stockholders.
Luby’s was founded in the mid-20th century as a restaurant business and became known for its cafeteria-style dining concept. Over time, it expanded into multiple concepts, including Luby’s Cafeterias and Fuddruckers, and at various points also operated foodservice and contract dining activities. Its corporate headquarters has historically been in Houston, Texas. SEC filings show that the company long operated as a multi-brand restaurant group with a meaningful footprint in Texas and other parts of the United States. However, the company’s strategic direction shifted decisively toward asset sales and an orderly wind-down rather than ongoing restaurant expansion.
From a competitive standpoint, Luby’s no longer competes as a meaningful standalone restaurant operator in the way it once did. Its market position is now driven less by consumer demand and more by the execution of liquidation mechanics. That means investors should focus on execution risk, the timing of remaining asset dispositions, the size and priority of claims, and the possibility that realized proceeds may differ from earlier expectations. This is not a traditional operating story with recurring revenue growth visibility; it is a balance-sheet and asset-realization story.
Historically, the company’s core offerings included cafeteria meals, burgers, and related casual-dining products and services. Its geographic presence was centered in Texas, with legacy operations elsewhere in the United States. Recent notable developments have been tied to the continued liquidation process, prior sales of operating businesses, and the progressive shrinking of the asset base. In practical terms, LUB is best framed as a U.S. listed, NYSE/NASDAQ-traded liquidation vehicle with a restaurant legacy, where the investment case hinges on residual asset value rather than operating momentum.
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All recommendations| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | 41.9 m USD | n.d. | n.d. | 10-K |
| Aug 2020 | 214.0 m USD | -29.4 m USD | -0.97 USD | 10-K |
| Aug 2019 | 323.5 m USD | -15.2 m USD | -0.51 USD | 10-K |
| Aug 2018 | 365.2 m USD | -33.6 m USD | -1.12 USD | 10-K |
| Aug 2017 | 376.0 m USD | -23.3 m USD | -0.79 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.