Diner restaurant chain Denny’s (NASDAQ: DENN) will be announcing earnings results this Monday after market close. Here’s what to expect.
Denny's missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $117.7 million, up 1.5% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Denny’s revenue to grow 4.7% year on year to $117 million, a reversal from the 2.1% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.10 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings.
Looking at Denny’s peers in the sit-down dining segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Brinker International delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 18.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.3%, and BJ's reported revenues up 1.4%, falling short of estimates by 1.1%. Brinker International traded down 12.9% following the results while BJ's was up 18%.
Read our full analysis of Brinker International’s results here and BJ’s results here.
Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. While some of the sit-down dining stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 7.5% on average over the last month. Denny's is down 25% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $5.75 (compared to the current share price of $3.95).
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