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Darden Restaurants (Darden Restaurants) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Feb. 2024)
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Darden Restaurants has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Darden Restaurants's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 10.62. Darden Restaurants's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.45. As of today, Darden Restaurants's Altman Z-Score is 2.40.


Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Darden Restaurants'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.


Darden Restaurants Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



Darden Restaurants 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:

Darden Restaurants's Interest Expense for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-37 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $388 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $5,147 Mil.

Darden Restaurants's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*387.8/-36.5
=10.62

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

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

Darden Restaurants's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(158.7 + 5147.2) / 11899.2
=0.45

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.

Darden Restaurants has a Z-score of 2.40, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Darden Restaurants is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.4 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Darden Restaurants  (NYSE:DRI) 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.

Darden Restaurants has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Darden Restaurants (Darden Restaurants) Business Description

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Address
1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, FL, USA, 32837
Darden Restaurants is the largest restaurant operator in the U.S. full-service space, with consolidated revenue of $10.5 billion in fiscal 2023 resulting in 3%-4% full-service market share (per NRA data and our calculations). The company maintains a portfolio of 10 restaurant brands: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Chris, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's, Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger. Darden generates revenue almost exclusively from company-owned restaurants, though a small network of franchised restaurants and consumer-packaged goods sales through the traditional grocery channel contribute modestly. As of the end of its fiscal 2023, the company operated 1,914 restaurants in the U.S.
Executives
John W. Madonna officer: SVP, Corporate Controller 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Douglas J. Milanes officer: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Melvin John Martin officer: President, SRG 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Sarah H. King officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Susan M. Connelly officer: SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Lee Eugene I Jr officer: President, Speciality Rest Grp 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Rajesh Vennam officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Ricardo Cardenas officer: SVP Chief Strategy Officer 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Matthew R Broad officer: SVP General Counsel C/O DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC., 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Todd Burrowes officer: President, LongHorn Steakhouse 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Daniel J. Kiernan officer: President, Olive Garden 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
William S Simon director 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Nana Mensah director 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Richard L. Renninger officer: SVP, Chief Development Officer 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Timothy J Wilmott director C/O PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC., 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 200, WYOMISSING PA 19610

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