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Denny's (Denny's) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 7.34 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-17), Denny's's share price is $8.13. Denny's's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.11. Hence, Denny's's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Denny's's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

DENN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.32   Med: 17.57   Max: 45.04
Current: 7.33

During the past 13 years, Denny's's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 45.04. The lowest was 7.32. And the median was 17.57.

DENN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
75.2% of 254 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 15.07 vs DENN: 7.33

Denny's's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.31. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.11.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Denny's was 144.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Denny's's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 59.40% per year. The lowest was -64.80% per year. And the median was 12.50% per year.


Denny's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Denny's's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Denny's Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.85 - 15.25 20.33 9.84

Denny's Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.33 12.67 12.71 8.36 9.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Denny's's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Denny's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Denny's's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Denny's's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Denny's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Denny's's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=8.13/1.107
=7.34

Denny's's Share Price of today is $8.13.
Denny's's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.11.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Denny's  (NAS:DENN) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Denny's (Denny's) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
203 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC, USA, 29319-9966
Denny's Corp is one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains based on the number of restaurants. It provides Pancakes, Appetizers & Soups, Sandwiches & Salads, Breakfast Melts, Omelettes, and others. The company generates its revenue from two sources: the sale of food & beverages and the collection of royalties & fees from restaurants.
Executives
Pankaj K Patra officer: EVP, Chief Digital & Tech Ofc 12157 BETHEL DR., FRISCO TX 75033
Stephen C. Dunn officer: Sr. V.P., Global Development 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
John C Miller director, officer: CEO and President
Stephanie J. Davidson officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Gail Sharps Myers officer: Senior VP, General Counsel 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Robert P. Verostek officer: Senior Vice President, Finance 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Brenda J Lauderback director IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 WASHINGTON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Kelli Valade director, officer: CEO and President 6820 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75240
Donald C. Robinson director 203 EAST MAIN STREET, MS P12-02, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
F Mark Wolfinger officer: Sr. V.P., CFO DENNY'S CORPORATION, 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Olufunlayo Olurinde Fajemirokun-beck director C/O FRESHPET, INC., 400 PLAZA DRIVE, 1ST FLOOR, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Jay C Gilmore officer: VP, CAO & Corporate Controller 203 EAST MAIN STREET, MSP1202, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
John William Dillon officer: Sr VP, Chief Marketing Officer 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Christopher D Bode officer: Sr. V.P., Operations 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Timothy E. Flemming officer: Sr. V.P., General Counsel 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319