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Denny's Corporation DENN
Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants - NASDAQ - US
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$ 3.37
-1.75 %
$ 173 M
Market Cap
8.22
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one DENN stock under the worst case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 3.37 USD, Denny's Corporation is HIDDEN

DENN Intrinsic Value
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This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one DENN stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 3.37 USD, Denny's Corporation is HIDDEN

DENN Intrinsic Value
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This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one DENN stock under the best case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 3.37 USD, Denny's Corporation is HIDDEN

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2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart DENN

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1M -16%
6M -99%
1Y -142%
3Y -288%
5Y -180%
All
$7.5$7.5$7.0$7.0$6.5$6.5$6.0$6.0$5.5$5.5$5.0$5.0$4.5$4.5$4.0$4.0$3.5$3.5$3.0$3.015 Oct15 OctNov '24Nov '2415 Nov15 NovDec '24Dec '2415 Dec15 DecJan '25Jan '2515 Jan15 JanFeb '25Feb '2515 Feb15 FebMar '25Mar '2515 Mar15 MarApr '25Apr '25
FINANCIALS
452 M REVENUE
-2.50%
Growth Rates
1Year -2.50%
3Years 4.34%
5Years -3.53%
7Years -2.22%
10Years -0.43%
45.3 M OPERATING INCOME
-14.21%
Growth Rates
1Year -14.21%
3Years -24.21%
5Years -22.77%
7Years -6.16%
10Years -2.32%
21.6 M NET INCOME
8.15%
Growth Rates
1Year 8.15%
3Years -34.87%
5Years -28.74%
7Years -8.31%
10Years -4.08%
29.5 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
-59.12%
Growth Rates
1Year -59.12%
3Years -27.12%
5Years -7.41%
7Years -13.02%
10Years -8.90%
-26.7 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
-252.63%
Growth Rates
1Year -252.63%
3Years -24.27%
5Years -4.63%
7Years 0.25%
10Years -2.28%
-6.01 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
90.49%
Growth Rates
1Year 90.49%
3Years 57.53%
5Years 47.45%
7Years 25.84%
10Years 19.64%
115 M REVENUE
2.61%
Growth Rates
1Year -2.50%
3Years 4.34%
5Years -3.53%
7Years -2.22%
10Years -0.43%
14.5 M OPERATING INCOME
23.11%
Growth Rates
1Year -14.21%
3Years -24.21%
5Years -22.77%
7Years -6.16%
10Years -2.32%
6.8 M NET INCOME
4.30%
Growth Rates
1Year 8.15%
3Years -34.87%
5Years -28.74%
7Years -8.31%
10Years -4.08%
8.54 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
30.36%
Growth Rates
1Year -59.12%
3Years -27.12%
5Years -7.41%
7Years -13.02%
10Years -8.90%
-9.06 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
-24.63%
Growth Rates
1Year -252.63%
3Years -24.27%
5Years -4.63%
7Years 0.25%
10Years -2.28%
749 K FINANCING CASH FLOW
-26.28%
Growth Rates
1Year 90.49%
3Years 57.53%
5Years 47.45%
7Years 25.84%
10Years 19.64%
Balance Sheet Denny's Corporation
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Current Assets 40 M
Cash & Short-Term Investments 2.8 M
Receivables 24.4 M
Other Current Assets 12.8 M
Non-Current Assets 456 M
Long-Term Investments 0
PP&E 242 M
Other Non-Current Assets 214 M
4.92 %48.83 %43.11 %Total Assets$496.3m
Current Liabilities 95.6 M
Accounts Payable 20 M
Short-Term Debt 16.8 M
Other Current Liabilities 58.8 M
Non-Current Liabilities 435 M
Long-Term Debt 391 M
Other Non-Current Liabilities 43.3 M
3.77 %3.16 %11.10 %73.81 %8.16 %Total Liabilities$530.3m
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall Denny's Corporation
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Revenue 452 M
Cost Of Revenue 120 M
Gross Profit 332 M
Operating Expenses 287 M
Operating Income 45.3 M
Other Expenses 23.7 M
Net Income 21.6 M
500m500m450m450m400m400m350m350m300m300m250m250m200m200m150m150m100m100m50m50m00452m(120m)332m(287m)45m(24m)22mRevenueRevenueCost Of RevenueCost Of RevenueGross ProfitGross ProfitOperating ExpensesOperating ExpensesOperating IncomeOperating IncomeOther ExpensesOther ExpensesNet IncomeNet Income
RATIOS
73.42% GROSS MARGIN
73.42%
Averages
1Year 73.42%
3Years 45.87%
5Years 40.18%
7Years 36.78%
10Years 35.23%
10.02% OPERATING MARGIN
10.02%
Averages
1Year 10.02%
3Years 15.40%
5Years 15.22%
7Years 16.89%
10Years 15.37%
4.77% NET MARGIN
4.77%
Averages
1Year 4.77%
3Years 8.48%
5Years 8.65%
7Years 10.27%
10Years 9.05%
-63.40% ROE
-63.40%
Averages
1Year -63.40%
3Years -98.84%
5Years -82.44%
7Years -75.72%
10Years -65.73%
4.35% ROA
4.35%
Averages
1Year 4.35%
3Years 7.88%
5Years 8.07%
7Years 11.27%
10Years 10.96%
8.01% ROIC
8.01%
Averages
1Year 8.01%
3Years 12.58%
5Years 12.13%
7Years 16.84%
10Years 17.14%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis Denny's Corporation
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Net Income 21.6 M
Depreciation & Amortization 14.9 M
Capital Expenditures -28.6 M
Stock-Based Compensation 10.7 M
Change in Working Capital -21.1 M
Others -4.99 M
Free Cash Flow 918 K
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets Denny's Corporation
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Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for DENN of $7.9 , with forecasts ranging from a low of $7 to a high of $10 .
DENN Lowest Price Target Wall Street Target
7 USD 107.72%
DENN Average Price Target Wall Street Target
7.9 USD 134.42%
DENN Highest Price Target Wall Street Target
10 USD 196.74%
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4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
5. COMPETITION
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6. Ownership
Insider Ownership Denny's Corporation
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7. News
Denny's Debuts New NVIDIA® Breakfast Bytes Limited Time Menu Item Launches at NVIDIA GTC Conference, Honoring NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang's Favorite Menu Hack and Inspiring Story that Began at a Denny's Booth Limited Time Menu Item Launches at NVIDIA GTC Conference, Honoring NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang's Favorite Menu Hack and Inspiring Story that Began at a Denny's Booth globenewswire.com - 1 month ago
Starting the day with a healthy breakfast is becoming a pricey luxury Consumers are shifting their morning routines, recent data shows. This comes as prices for eggs and coffee, two staples of breakfast in the U.S., remain at record highs. cnbc.com - 1 month ago
Why Denny's Stock Tumbled by 16% This Week The persistently rising price of a key input was the main factor behind the recent sag in Denny's (DENN -0.72%) stock. Investors weren't very forgiving this week, as according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, they traded the company's shares down by nearly 16% over the period. fool.com - 1 month ago
Denny's adds surcharge to eggs amid nationwide shortage, price spike A growing number of restaurants are adding surcharges as the cost of eggs continues to skyrocket due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. foxbusiness.com - 1 month ago
Denny's slaps surcharge on eggs as bird flu drives up prices Denny's said Monday that it will put a surcharge in place for meals with eggs as the restaurant chain deals with the ongoing bird flu. The company declined to say which locations or markets would see the surcharges. cnbc.com - 1 month ago
Small-Cap Surge: 3 Stocks Ready to Ride the Market Rotation When the stock market seems to be on a roll, trending ever so higher without much interruption, there comes a point when the excess returns begin to concentrate in a single area while leaving most other worthy names behind. Today, as the broader S&P 500 hovers near its all-time high prices, a different area of the stock market (and the economy) is beginning to catch up. marketbeat.com - 2 months ago
Denny's: A Forgotten Stock With A Hidden Growth Driver Denny's stock has fallen nearly 60% over the past decade, but its current inexpensive valuation and share repurchase program make it a speculative buy. Despite recent underwhelming earnings, Denny's hidden asset, Keke's Breakfast Café, shows promising growth potential and could drive future profitability and market re-rating. Keke's expansion into new states and remodeling efforts are yielding positive results, with analysts predicting it will boost Denny's EBITDA growth by 5-7% annually. seekingalpha.com - 2 months ago
Denny's: Starting 2025 On The Wrong Foot Denny's faces significant challenges with declining same-store sales and mixed performance between franchised and company-owned restaurants, despite initial optimism from the ICR Conference. Keke's shows promise with strong ASR and expansion plans, but recent franchise terminations and hurricane impacts have created headwinds for same-store sales. Denny's management issued weak guidance for FY 2025, expecting flat to negative same-store sales and a net reduction in restaurant locations. seekingalpha.com - 2 months ago
Denny's to close nearly 30 more locations as inflation, bird flu slams chain The chain could close dozens more restaurants than previously announced in October. nypost.com - 2 months ago
Denny's closing restaurants: 30 more locations added to doomed list as struggling diner fights inflation Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ: DENN) told investors it is closing another 30 restaurants, for a total of 180 closures combined in 2024 and 2025, while reporting fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. (It had previously said it would close a total of 150 locations. fastcompany.com - 2 months ago
Why Denny's Stock Crashed to Within Inches of Its Lowest Price in Over 10 Years Today Shares of restaurant company Denny's (DENN -23.81%) crashed on Wednesday after reporting financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and providing a business update -- an update that greatly troubled investors. As of 3:15 p.m. fool.com - 2 months ago
Denny's Corporation (DENN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN ) Q4 2024 Earnings Call February 12, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Kayla Money - Senior Director, Investor Relations Kelli Valade - Chief Executive Officer Robert Verostek - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Nick Setyan - Wedbush Securities Mike Tamas - Oppenheimer & Company Jake Bartlett - Truist Securities Operator Greetings and welcome to the Denny's Corporation Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. seekingalpha.com - 2 months ago
8. Profile Summary

Denny's Corporation DENN

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COUNTRY US
INDUSTRY Restaurants
MARKET CAP $ 173 M
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Description Denny's Corporation, through its subsidiary, Denny's, Inc., owns and operates full-service restaurant chains under the Denny's brand. As of December 29, 2021, it had 1,640 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants worldwide. The company was formerly known as Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. and changed its name to Denny's Corporation in 2002. Denny's Corporation was founded in 1953 and is based in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Contact 203 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC, 29319-9966 https://www.dennys.com
IPO Date Jan. 8, 1998
Employees 3800
Officers Ms. Patty Trevino Senior Vice President & Chief Brand Officer Fasika Melaku-Peterson Vice President of Human Resources & Chief Learning Officer Thomas M. Starnes Vice President of Brand Protection & Quality and Chief Food Safety Officer Mr. Robert P. Verostek Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer H.R.H. Minh Le Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Mr. Alex Williams Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Ms. Gail Sharps Myers Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary Mr. Curtis L. Nichols Jr. Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis Mr. Jay C. Gilmore Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller Ms. Kelli F. Valade Chief Executive Officer & Director