GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Restaurants » Denny's Corp (NAS:DENN) » Definitions » Financial Strength

Denny's (Denny's) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 1997. Start your Free Trial

What is Denny's Financial Strength?

Denny's has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Denny's Corp displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Denny's's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.62. Denny's's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.86. As of today, Denny's's Altman Z-Score is 1.59.


Competitive Comparison of Denny's's Financial Strength

For the Restaurants subindustry, Denny's's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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's Financial Strength Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Denny's's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Denny's's Financial Strength falls into.



Denny's Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Denny's's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $379.1 Mil.

Denny's's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*14.15/-5.397
=2.62

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Denny's Corp interest coverage is 3.06, which is low.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Denny's's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(16.162 + 379.101) / 461.412
=0.86

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Denny's has a Z-score of 1.59, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.59 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Denny's  (NAS:DENN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Denny's has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


Denny's Financial Strength Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Denny's's Financial Strength provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


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