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Denny's (Denny's) Current Ratio : 0.43 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Denny's Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Denny's's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.43.

Denny's has a current ratio of 0.43. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Denny's has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

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

DENN' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.52   Max: 0.71
Current: 0.43

During the past 13 years, Denny's's highest Current Ratio was 0.71. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.52.

DENN's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
83.95% of 349 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs DENN: 0.43

Denny's Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Denny's's Current Ratio 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 Current Ratio Chart

Denny's Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.55 0.63 0.71 0.54 0.43

Denny's Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Current Ratio 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 0.54 0.60 0.42 0.38 0.43

Competitive Comparison of Denny's's Current Ratio

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Denny's's Current Ratio falls into.



Denny's Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Denny's's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=44.05/103.3
=0.43

Denny's's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=44.05/103.3
=0.43

* 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) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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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