Weekly profile.

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN INC.

Symbol: CPKI Exchange: NASDAQ Close: $18.79 1-WK % Chg: 1.3%

Business Overview

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., incorporated in 1985, is a casual dining restaurant chain with a particular focus on the premium pizza segment. As of March 14, 2003, the Company owned, licensed or franchised 151 restaurants in 26 states, the District of Columbia and five foreign countries, of which 119 are Company-owned and 32 operate under franchise or license arrangements. The Company's restaurants, which feature an exhibition-style kitchen centered around an open flame oven, provide a distinctive, casual dining experience that is designed to be family friendly and have broad consumer appeal, its menu focuses on imaginative toppings and showcase recipes that capture tastes and flavors that customers readily identify, but do not typically associate with pizza, pasta or salads. The menu showcases such dishes as the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, the Thai Chicken Pizza, Kung Pao Spaghetti and the Tricolore Salad. While the Company does offer traditional menu items, the success of its concept is due to its ability to interpret food trends on its platform of pizzas, pastas, salads and appetizers, and to offer items that appeal to a variety of tastes.

WEEKLY PROFILE

Income Statement                 LTM *      2002

Revenue (millions)             $345.4    $306.3
Operating Income (millions)      25.3      25.3
Net Income (millions)             7.8      15.3
EPS                              $0.40     $0.81

* LTM period ended on Sept. 30.

** Company does not pay a dividend

Summary

Headquarters: Los Angeles

Market Cap: $355.6 million

Dividend Yield: NA **

P/E Ratio: 21.11

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