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DENN (Denny's) Days Payable : 21.37 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Denny's Days Payable?

Denny's's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $18.4 Mil. Denny's's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $78.4 Mil. Hence, Denny's's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 21.37.

The historical rank and industry rank for Denny's's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

DENN' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.38   Med: 24.48   Max: 28.97
Current: 19.53

During the past 13 years, Denny's's highest Days Payable was 28.97. The lowest was 18.38. And the median was 24.48.

DENN's Days Payable is ranked worse than
85.43% of 350 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 40.59 vs DENN: 19.53

Denny's's Days Payable declined from Mar. 2024 (23.66) to Mar. 2025 (21.37). It may suggest that Denny's accelerated paying its suppliers.


Denny's Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Denny's's Days Payable 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 Days Payable Chart

Denny's Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.20 19.68 20.58 25.88 25.94

Denny's Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 23.66 18.19 19.20 20.37 21.37

Competitive Comparison of Denny's's Days Payable

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Denny's's Days Payable falls into.


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Denny's Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Denny's's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (24.07 + 19.985) / 2 ) / 309.97*365
=22.0275 / 309.97*365
=25.94

Denny's's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (19.985 + 16.731) / 2 ) / 78.379*365 / 4
=18.358 / 78.379*365 / 4
=21.37

* 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 Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
203 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC, USA, 29319-9966
Denny's Corp is America's franchised full-service restaurant chains based on the number of restaurants. The company owns and operates the Denny's brand and the Keke's Breakfast Cafe brand. It provides Pancakes, Appetizers & Soups, Sandwiches & Salads, Breakfast Melts, Omelets, and others. The company generates its revenue from two sources: the sale of food and beverages and the collection of royalties, advertising revenue, initial and other fees, including occupancy revenue, from restaurants operated by their franchisees. Geographically operates in USA states as well as globally like Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Indonesia, United Kingdom, New Zealand and others. Maximum revenue is from USA and Canada.
Executives
Stephen C. Dunn officer: Sr. V.P., Global Development 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Kelli Valade director, officer: CEO and President 6820 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75240
Christopher D Bode officer: Sr. V.P., Operations 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Robert P. Verostek officer: Senior Vice President, Finance 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Jay C Gilmore officer: VP, CAO & Corporate Controller 203 EAST MAIN STREET, MSP1202, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Brenda J Lauderback director IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 WASHINGTON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
John C Miller director, officer: CEO and President
Pankaj K Patra officer: EVP, Chief Digital & Tech Ofc 12157 BETHEL DR., FRISCO TX 75033
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
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
John William Dillon officer: Sr VP, Chief Marketing Officer 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Timothy E. Flemming officer: Sr. V.P., General Counsel 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319