BNET Industries

Market Cap:$98.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$317.6M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Luby's offers a doobie of a good meal. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Houston, TX, Luby's, Inc. (NYSE: LUB) owns and operates a chain of restaurants. The company has about 130 locations in 5 US states. Its cafeteria-style restaurants serve an array of comfort foods, as well as chicken, seafood, vegetables, and plenty of side dishes and desserts. It operates mostly in Texas, but also in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. The company has annual revenues of about $322 million and employs about 7,800 people. During fiscal 2006, it sold five properties.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gre Creative Communications
Arthur R. Emerson
Number of Employees 7,807
Contact Information

13111 NW Freeway Ste 600

PO Box 33069

Houston, Texas 77040

lubys.com

(713) 329-6800

NAICS Code Full-Service Restaurants: 722110

Recent Events

  • Lubys closes 6 Houston-area restaurants

    10/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Luby's posts 3Q loss on falling salesHOUSTON (Jun. 11, 2009)

    6/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

luby's inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ernest Pekmezaris CFO & Senior Vice President
Harris J. Pappas COO
Scott Gray Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Peter Tropoli General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Admin
Benjamin Coutee Vice President of Operations Culinary Contract Services
Bill Gordon Vice President, Real Estate
Derrick Ross Vice President of Risk Management
J Dan Rathmell Area Vice President
Janet L. Duckham Vice President, Operations Services
Jeff Stickley Area Vice President
Ken Warzecha Area Vice President
Laurie Shults Vice President of Marketing
Paula Y. Gold-Williams Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Paulette Gerukos Vice President, Human Resources
Ronald Bass Area Vice President
Ronald K Wright Vice President, Training and Development
Steven G Barrow Vice President, Information Systems
William R Bessette Vice President, Culinary Contract Services
Wendell Cooper General Manager
Adam Carter Director, Communications
Karen Sparks Director, Marketing
Michael Paul Controller
Drew Fuller Secretary & Corp Counsel
Frank Markantonis Attorney, Law Offices
Jill Griffin Principal, Griffin Group
J.S.B. Jenkins Director
Roger R. Hemminghaus Director
Roland Gonzalez Treasurer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Arthur R. Emerson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gre Creative Communications
Joe C. McKinney Chair
Christopher J. Pappas Board of Directors
Jim W. Woliver Board of Directors
Judith L. Craven MD Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gre Creative Communications Current
Port Authority Chairman Current
Klrn Board of Directors Current
Apts Action Inc. Board of Directors Current
USAA Federal Savings Bank Director Current
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Telemundo Former
CPS Energy Chairman Former
The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

HARRIS J. PAPPAS, 63, has been Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company since March 2001. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Personnel and Administrative Policy Committee. Mr. Pappas graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting. Mr. Pappas also has been President of Pappas Restaurants, Inc. since 1980. He is a director of Oceaneering International, Inc. and an advisory director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston. Mr. Pappas is also an advisory trustee of Schreiner University and an advisory board member of Frost National Bank-Houston. He served as an advisory director of Memorial Hermann Affiliated Services from 2002 to 2004, and as a Corporate Member of Memorial Healthcare System from October 2004 to October 2006.

Organization Position Status
Pappas Restaurants Inc. President Current
Luby's, Inc. COO Current
Oceaneering International, Inc. Chairman Current
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current
South Broward Hospital District Board of Directors Former
Texas A&M University Bachelor of Business Administration In Finance and Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current

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Luby's, Inc. General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Admin Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President of Operations Culinary Contract Services Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President, Real Estate Current

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Luby's, Inc. Vice President of Risk Management Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Area Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President, Operations Services Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Area Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Area Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Current
Luby's, Inc. Marketing Director, Health Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President, Finance & Accounting Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Area Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President, Training and Development Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President, Information Systems Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Vice President, Culinary Contract Services Current

Wendell Cooper is Vice President in charge of all of IRCA's FF&E renovation projects. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration at Brigham Young University. In 1997, after 16 rewarding years as General Manager of Luby's, Inc., Wendell joined IRCA as a Senior Project Manager. Working side-by-side with Wayne Greene, Wendell became well acquainted with the furniture liquidation and installation needs of resorts, timeshares, and corporate hotels. It soon became apparent that Wendell was going to become a major force in the hospitality industry. As Vice President of Hotel Renovations, Wendell has raised the standards by which renovations are performed and successfully completed. His knowledge and ingenuity in the Hotel Renovation industry have been a vital part of IRCA's growth into an industry leader.

Organization Position Status
Irca Hotel Services Vice President Current
Luby's, Inc. General Manager Current
Luby's, Inc. Senior Project Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Director, Communications Current
Luby's, Inc. Director, Communications Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Director, Marketing Current
Luby's, Inc. Director, Marketing Former

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Luby's, Inc. Controller Current

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Luby's, Inc. Secretary & Corp Counsel Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Attorney, Law Offices Current
Pappas Restaurants Inc. General Counsel Current
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The University of Texas at Austin Former
University of Houston Law Center Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Principal, Griffin Group Current
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Chair Current
Broadway National Bank Director Current
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Eisenhower Bank Vice Chairman, Broadway Bank Current
Luby's, Inc. Co-Chairman, Vice Chairman Former
Harvard University Master of Business Administration In Finance Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Master of Business Administration In Finance Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Arts In Economics Former
Harvard University Bachelor of Arts In Economics Former
Harvard University Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Pappas Restaurants Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current
National Restaurant Association Director Current
Pappas Restaurants Inc. Vice President Former
The University of Texas Bachelor of Science In Mechanical Engineering Former
Luby's, Inc. Owner Former

Mr. J.S.B. Jenkins, age 60, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and as a member of our board of directors since our formation in November 1990. Mr. Jenkins served as Executive Vice President of The Bombay Company, Inc. (“Bombay”) from July 1, 1985 until December 31, 1990, and as Vice President of Bombay from 1980 until 1985. He also served as the President of the Tandy Brands Accessories division of Bombay, of which we were a division until our spin-off in December 1990, from April 1986 until the spin-off. In 1978, Mr. Jenkins was named President of Tex Tan Welhausen Co., a division of Bombay, where he served until becoming an officer of Bombay. Mr. Jenkins was Vice President and Production Manager of Tex Tan Welhausen Co. from 1974 until 1977 and was named Executive Vice President of that division in 1977. Mr. Jenkins currently serves on the board of directors of Luby’s, Inc. Mr. Jenkins also is a member of the Texas A&M University College of Business Administration/ Graduate School of Business Development Council, the Texas A&M University President’s Council, the advisory board of directors for the Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation and the board of directors for the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. Mr. Jenkins’ term expires at the 2005 annual meeting.

Organization Position Status
Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. Chairman Current
Luby's, Inc. Director Current
Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. President Former
The Bombay Company, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. Former
Texas A&M University member Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Judy Craven currently serves on the boards of directors of SYSCO Corporation, Luby's, Inc., three Sun America Mutual Fund companies, and two Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company of America mutual fund companies. Judy was a member of the board of regents of The University of Texas System from March 2001 through November 2007 and, from July 1992 until her retirement in October 1998, Judy served as president of the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. From 1983 to 1992, she was dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and from 1987 to 1992 was vice president of multicultural affairs for the University of Texas Health Science Center.

Organization Position Status
Belo Corp. Corporate Director Current
Sysco Corporation Board of Directors Current
Belo Corp. Board of Directors Current
Luby's, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company Board of Directors Current
United Way of The Texas Gulf Coast, Inc President Former
University of Texas Health Science Center Vice President, Multicultural Affairs Former

"Roger R. Hemminghaus, retired Chairman and CEO of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp., a petroleum refining and marketing company in San Antonio. Mr. Hemminghaus served on the board of directors of NCE from 1997 until 2000 and on the board of directors of Southwestern Public Service Company from 1994 until 1997. He serves on the board of directors of CTS Corporation and Tandy Brands Accessories Corp. Mr. Hemminghaus is former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; he serves on the National Executive Council of the Boy Scouts of America, as Vice Chairman of the Development Board of the University of Texas at San Antonio, regent of Texas Lutheran University, and director and former chairman of the Southwest Research Institute. Mr. Hemminghaus earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University and has done graduate work in business and nuclear engineering. Director since 2000"

Organization Position Status
Xcel Energy Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Regents Board of Directors Current
Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Luby's, Inc. Director Current
CTS Corporation Board Director Current
Texas Lutheran University Board of Directors Current
Southwest Research Institute Board Director Current
University of Texas at San Antonio Vice Chairman, Development Board Current
Xcel Energy Inc. Finance Committee Member Current
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Chairman Former
Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. Chairman Former
Nce Board Director Former
Auburn University B.S. Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Luby's, Inc. Treasurer Current

Executive News

  • Luby's drops prices on 100 items

    Houston Business Journal - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • Lubys Announces Lower Prices and New Dinner Deal

    Business Wire - 7/15/09 - View Story

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     LUB $3.50 -0.07 (-1.96% )
Average Volume 51,217
Shares Outstanding 27.98M
Market Cap 97.9M
Year High 5.94
Year Low 3.23
Earnings Per Share -0.94
P/E Ratio -3.72
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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