Healthy Balance SheetManageable leverage and a sizable equity base provide a durable financial cushion versus peers. This supports store-level investment, working-capital needs and access to financing during downturns, reducing bankruptcy risk and giving time to fix operating profitability.
Free Cash Flow RecoveryA strong FCF swing in 2025 indicates the business can convert operations into liquidity, funding capex or deleveraging without immediate equity raises. While cash generation has been uneven historically, this improvement materially strengthens near-term liquidity and execution flexibility.
EBITDA Turned PositiveUnderlying operating profitability reaching positive EBITDA suggests core store economics can be profitable before non-cash and one-off items. This indicates operating leverage potential: with sustained traffic or cost control, EBITDA can support reinvestment and eventual net profit recovery.