Denny's Corporation (DENN) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $6.25. It has a SharesGrow Score of 45/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is DENN = $6 (-4% upside).
Financials: revenue is $452M, +4.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $22M, growing at -23.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 4.8% (thin). Gross margin is 73.4% (+37.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $408M with negative equity of -$34M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.42 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 82.3%. Total assets: $496M.
Analyst outlook: 12 / 21 analysts rate DENN as buy (57%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 57/100 (Partial), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 58/100 (Partial), Future 38/100 (Fail), Income 30/100 (Fail).
