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Denny's continues to struggle with declining traffic, unit closures, and weak margins, despite some growth from Keke's daytime dining concept. Recent promotions like BOGO have failed to meaningfully boost traffic or improve same-store sales, pressuring margins further. Unit-level economics remain unattractive for franchisees, with low IRRs compared to peers, making future footprint growth challenging.
Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 4, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Kayla Money - Corporate Participant Kelli F. Valade - CEO & Director Robert P.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Denny's (DENN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
As more big restaurant chains prepare to report quarterly results this week, casual-dining chain Denny's Corp.'s diagnosis of U.S. diners wasn't great, as customers try to sniff out more discounts.
Denny's (DENN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.1 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.13 per share a year ago.
Denny's BOGO promotion failed to boost traffic, with same-store sales still declining and market share slipping in key states like California and Arizona. Family dining, especially breakfast-first chains, continues to struggle as consumers skip discretionary meals and competition intensifies from grocers and QSRs. California's weak restaurant traffic hit Denny's particularly hard, given its high store concentration in the state, resulting in notable year-over-year declines.
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Denny's trades at a discounted valuation, underestimating its brand resilience, cash generation, and potential recovery as macro headwinds ease. Aggressive value promotions, digital innovation, and Keke's expansion are driving traffic recovery and offer long-term growth levers despite near-term margin pressure. High leverage and ongoing inflation pose risks, but disciplined capital allocation and franchise strength support liquidity and operational stability.