Denny’s Corp

Company Profile

Denny’s Corp had its IPO on 1989-11-22 under the ticker symbol DENN.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Restaurants industry. Denny’s Corp has a staff strength of 3,700 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Denny’s Corp opened at $10.82 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-24.

The stocks traded within a range of $10.71 - $10.96, and closed at $10.82.

This is a -0.64% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 372,111 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Denny’s Corp have slipped by -3.05%.

Denny’s Corp's Key Ratios

Denny’s Corp has a market cap of $608.82 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 0 and a price to sales ratio of 1.3158.

In the last 12-months Denny’s Corp’s revenue was $456.43 million with a gross profit of $172.05 million and an EBITDA of $78.80 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Denny’s Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Denny’s Corp’s operating margin was 14.01% while its return on assets stood at 8.56% with a return of equity of 0%.

In Q4, Denny’s Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -67.1% while revenue growth was a positive 12.3%.

Denny’s Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

14.9031

Trailing PE

8.632

PEG

1.6556

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.25 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 14.9031 and a PEG multiple of 1.6556. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Denny’s Corp’s profitability.

Denny’s Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.2844 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.0318. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.3158.

Denny’s Corp stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$498.34 million

Total Liabilities

$93.65 million

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$1.70 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Denny’s Corp ended 2023 with $498.34 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $498.34 million while shareholder equity stood at $-37116000.00.

Denny’s Corp ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $93.65 million in other current liabilities, 650000.00 in common stock, $-41729000.00 in retained earnings and $72.74 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $3.52 million and cash and short-term investments were $5.27 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $16,993,000 while long-term debt stood at $261.50 million.

Denny’s Corp’s total current assets stands at $50.32 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $1.75 million. Its net receivables were $25.58 million compared to accounts payable of $19.90 million and inventory worth $5.54 million.

In 2023, Denny’s Corp's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $1.70 million.

Comparatively, Denny’s Corp paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$10.82

52-Week High

$14.59

52-Week Low

$8.46

Analyst Target Price

$14.21

Denny’s Corp stock is currently trading at $10.82 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $14.59 and a 52-week low of $14.59. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $14.21.

Its 50-day moving average was $11.82 and 200-day moving average was $10.55 The short ratio stood at 2.42 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 414.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8573.3% are held by institutions.