
Is Good Times Restaurants (GTIM) stock Halal?
September 2026 AAOIFI screening result for Good Times Restaurants, Inc. (GTIM): non-permissible income, pass. Interest-bearing investments, pass. Interest-bearing debt, pass. Preference shares, pass. Dividend purification factor: 95.56%. Re-screened monthly against AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21.
Good Times Restaurants is a publicly traded company specializing in the fast-food and quick-service restaurant industry. It is primarily known for its chain of Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, offering a menu of premium hamburgers, fresh-cooked breakfast items, and creamy frozen custard treats. Additionally, the company operates Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, a full-service concept emphasizing gourmet burgers and an extensive craft beer selection. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Good Times Restaurants stock Halal?
Is Good Times Restaurants Shariah compliant?
Industrial businesses like Good Times Restaurants usually pass the activity screen without drama. The harder test is financial: heavy assets mean heavy financing, and AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 tolerates interest bearing debt and investments only below 30% of market capitalisation, ratios that shift with every move in the share price.
Does Good Times Restaurants pass the business activity test?
Yes. In the September 2026 screening Good Times Restaurants holds an overall PASS, which a stock only earns when its core business clears the activity screen. The activity itself raises no Shariah objection; the scrutiny belongs to the financing.
Is Good Times Restaurants' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Good Times Restaurants' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening, and the small impure portion is handled through purification: the factor of 95.56% tells holders of GTIM what share of each dividend to keep and what remainder to donate to charity.
Does Good Times Restaurants meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?
Yes. Both caps hold this month: interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each stay below 30% of market capitalisation. Because the caps move with the share price, our Shariah Supervisory Board has GTIM re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.
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