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Dine Brands Global (Dine Brands Global) Financial Strength

: 3 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Dine Brands Global 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:

Dine Brands Global Inc 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.

Dine Brands Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.44. Dine Brands Global's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.92. As of today, Dine Brands Global's Altman Z-Score is 1.07.


Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Dine Brands Global's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Dine Brands Global Financial Strength Distribution

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

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Dine Brands Global 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:

Dine Brands Global's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $45.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,415.0 Mil.

Dine Brands Global'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*45.195/-18.498
=2.44

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. Dine Brands Global Inc interest coverage is 2.68, which is low.

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

Dine Brands Global'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
=(170.741 + 1414.97) / 825.208
=1.92

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.

Dine Brands Global has a Z-score of 1.07, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.07 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.


Dine Brands Global  (NYSE:DIN) 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.

Dine Brands Global 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.


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Dine Brands Global (Dine Brands Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA, USA, 91203-2346
Dine Brands Global Inc owns and franchises thousands of restaurants under the Applebee's and International House of Pancakes names. Almost all company restaurants are located in the United States and franchised. Royalty revenue, which the company gets from franchisees based on franchisees' sales, accounts for roughly three-quarters of total company revenue. The company also earns revenue by leasing restaurant sites to franchisees. The company has four reportable segments Franchise operations, (an aggregation of Applebee's and IHOP franchise operations), Rental operations, Financing operations, and Company-operated restaurant operations. The majority of revenue is derived from the Franchise operations segment.
Executives
Vance Yuwen Chang officer: Chief Financial Officer 5780 UPLANDER WAY, CULVER CITY CA 90230
John W. Peyton director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 175 PARK AVENUE, MADISON NJ 07940
Michael Hyter director 450 N BRAND BLVD., GLENDALE CA 91203
Jay D. Johns officer: President, IHOP Business Unit 450 NORTH BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE CA 91203
Lilian Tomovich director 2028 GROUSE STREET, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Richard J Dahl director DOLE FOOD CO, 1 DOLE DRIVE, WESTLAKE CA 91362
Caroline W Nahas director 450 NORTH BRAND BLVD 7TH FL, GLENDALE CA 91203
Martha Poulter director C/O STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, ONE STARPOINT, STAMFORD CT 06902
Christine K. Son officer: SVP, Legal, GC and Secretary 450 N. BRAND BLVD., 7TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Susan Collyns director 6053 W CENTURY BLVD STE 1100, C/O CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN INC, LOS ANGLES CA 90045-6430
Tony E. Moralejo officer: President, Applebee's 450 N BRAND BLVD, 7TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Douglas M Pasquale director 245 FICHER AVE STE D-1, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Artie Starrs director 2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Gregg Lemkau director 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Marc R Lisker director 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022-5910