DENN Fundamental Analysis - DENNY'S CORP

Fundamental Rating

Overall DENN gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated DENN against 134 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are concerns on the financial health of DENN while its profitability can be described as average. DENN is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year DENN was profitable.

DENN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

Of the past 5 years DENN 4 years were profitable.

Of the past 5 years DENN 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

DENN's Return On Assets of 3.28% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DENN outperforms 55.22% of its industry peers.

With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 8.64%, DENN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.16% of the companies in the same industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for DENN is below the industry average of 16.00%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.28%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	8.64%

ROA(3y)7.88%

ROA(5y)8.08%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)11.25%

ROIC(5y)9.55%

1.3 Margins

DENN's Profit Margin of 3.53% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DENN outperforms 50.75% of its industry peers.

DENN's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

The Operating Margin of DENN (10.35%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

DENN's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

With a decent Gross Margin value of 62.31%, DENN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 76.12% of the companies in the same industry.

DENN's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	10.35%
PM (TTM)	3.53%
GM	62.31%

OM growth 3Y-9.18%

OM growth 5Y-4.57%

PM growth 3Y-37.59%

PM growth 5Y-26.13%

GM growth 3Y-1.79%

GM growth 5Y1.37%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so DENN is still creating some value.

Compared to 1 year ago, DENN has less shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, DENN has less shares outstanding

The debt/assets ratio for DENN has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.38, we must say that DENN is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of 1.38, DENN perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.54% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.38

ROIC/WACC1.07

WACC8.08%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.37 indicates that DENN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

DENN has a Current ratio of 0.37. This is amonst the worse of the industry: DENN underperforms 84.33% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.34 indicates that DENN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

DENN has a worse Quick ratio (0.34) than 80.60% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.37
Quick Ratio	0.34

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

DENN shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -18.18%.

Measured over the past years, DENN shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -7.55% on average per year.

DENN shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 0.06%.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.53% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-18.18%

EPS 3Y0.65%

EPS 5Y-7.55%

EPS Q2Q%-30.77%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.06%

Revenue growth 3Y4.34%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.53%

Sales Q2Q%1.49%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, DENN will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 2.59% on average per year.

DENN is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.66% yearly.

EPS Next Y-14.12%

EPS Next 2Y-5.34%

EPS Next 3Y2.59%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year5.22%

Revenue Next 2Y3.54%

Revenue Next 3Y3.95%

Revenue Next 5Y2.66%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 10.16, which indicates a very decent valuation of DENN.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DENN is valued cheaper than 94.78% of the companies in the same industry.

DENN is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.13, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 9.81, which indicates a very decent valuation of DENN.

DENN's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. DENN is cheaper than 90.30% of the companies in the same industry.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of DENN to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.76), we can say DENN is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.16
Fwd PE	9.81

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of DENN indicates a rather cheap valuation: DENN is cheaper than 83.58% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	8.12

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-5.34%

EPS Next 3Y2.59%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

DENN does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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DENNY'S CORP

NASDAQ:DENN (8/29/2025, 8:16:44 PM)

After market: 4.57 0 (0%)

4.57

+0.1 (+2.24%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services

GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure

Earnings (Last)08-04 2025-08-04/amc

Earnings (Next)10-20 2025-10-20/amc

Inst Owners94.15%

Inst Owner Change-1.54%

Ins Owners3.13%

Ins Owner Change0.81%

Market Cap235.35M

Analysts80

Price Target5.91 (29.32%)

Short Float %7.27%

Short Ratio5.77

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-15.94%

Min EPS beat(2)-19.79%

Max EPS beat(2)-12.09%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-12.52%

Min EPS beat(4)-19.79%

Max EPS beat(4)-8.63%

EPS beat(8)1

Avg EPS beat(8)-14.39%

EPS beat(12)2

Avg EPS beat(12)-11.74%

EPS beat(16)3

Avg EPS beat(16)-11.73%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.36%

Min Revenue beat(2)-2.36%

Max Revenue beat(2)-0.37%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.66%

Min Revenue beat(4)-5.1%

Max Revenue beat(4)-0.37%

Revenue beat(8)0

Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.49%

Revenue beat(12)2

Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.77%

Revenue beat(16)3

Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.93%

PT rev (1m)-12.58%

PT rev (3m)-18.51%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.19%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-13.5%

EPS NY rev (1m)-5.94%

EPS NY rev (3m)-5.94%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.22%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.08%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.09%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.06%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.16
Fwd PE	9.81
P/S	0.52
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	7.99
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	8.12

EPS(TTM)0.45

EY9.85%

EPS(NY)0.47

Fwd EY10.2%

FCF(TTM)-0.11

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.57

OCFY12.52%

SpS8.85

BVpS-0.67

TBVpS-3.74

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.28%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	11.7%
ROIC	8.64%
ROICexc	8.67%
ROICexgc	14.29%
OM	10.35%
PM (TTM)	3.53%
GM	62.31%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)7.88%

ROA(5y)8.08%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)11.25%

ROIC(5y)9.55%

ROICexc(3y)11.39%

ROICexc(5y)9.92%

ROICexgc(3y)19.84%

ROICexgc(5y)16.2%

ROCE(3y)15.22%

ROCE(5y)12.92%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-8.24%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-5.93%

ROICexc growth 3Y-13.29%

ROICexc growth 5Y-9.87%

OM growth 3Y-9.18%

OM growth 5Y-4.57%

PM growth 3Y-37.59%

PM growth 5Y-26.13%

GM growth 3Y-1.79%

GM growth 5Y1.37%

F-Score7

Asset Turnover0.93

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	4.39
Cap/Depr	218.43%
Cap/Sales	7.68%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	46.62%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.37
Quick Ratio	0.34
Altman-Z	1.38

F-Score7

WACC8.08%

ROIC/WACC1.07

Cap/Depr(3y)113.62%

Cap/Depr(5y)86.42%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.68%

Cap/Sales(5y)3.07%

Profit Quality(3y)117.64%

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-18.18%

EPS 3Y0.65%

EPS 5Y-7.55%

EPS Q2Q%-30.77%

EPS Next Y-14.12%

EPS Next 2Y-5.34%

EPS Next 3Y2.59%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.06%

Revenue growth 3Y4.34%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.53%

Sales Q2Q%1.49%

Revenue Next Year5.22%

Revenue Next 2Y3.54%

Revenue Next 3Y3.95%

Revenue Next 5Y2.66%

EBIT growth 1Y-14.11%

EBIT growth 3Y-5.24%

EBIT growth 5Y-7.94%

EBIT Next Year68.91%

EBIT Next 3Y21.71%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-109.85%

FCF growth 3Y-76.28%

FCF growth 5Y-49.97%

OCF growth 1Y-55.09%

OCF growth 3Y-27.13%

OCF growth 5Y-7.4%

DENNY'S CORP (DENN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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