DENN Denny`s Dashboard

Denny's Corp. operates as a family restaurant chain, which owns and operates Denny's restaurant brand. It provides breakfast, lunch and dinner including craveable burgers, sandwiches, salads and entrees. The company also offers appetizers and desserts cater to the late-night crowd. It has various franchised, licensed, and company-owned restaurants across Canada, Costa Rica, Guam, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico & the United States. The company was founded by Harold Butler and Richard Jezak in 1953 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, SC.

Company profile

Ticker

DENN

Exchange

NASDAQ

Website

investor.dennys.com/

CEO

John Miller

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

South Carolina

Fiscal year end

Dec 30

Sector

Accommodation and Food Services > Food Service Contractors

Industry (SIC)

Retail - Eating Places

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Former names

ADVANTICA RESTAURANT GROUP INC, DENNYS CORP, FLAGSTAR COMPANIES INC

SEC CIK

0000852772

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

133487402

DENN stock data

S&P 500

1M 1Y 2Y 5Y

News

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Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For April 9, 2021

9 Apr 21

Keybanc Initiates Coverage On Denny's with Sector Weight Rating

9 Apr 21

Keybanc analyst Eric Gonzalez initiates coverage on Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) with a Sector Weight rating.

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18 Mar 21

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Denny's Stock Gets Upgrade As More Restaurants Reopen

12 Mar 21

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12 Mar 21

Press releases

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Denny's Corporation Announces Timing of First Quarter 2021 Results and Conference Call on May 4, 2021

13 Apr 21

SPARTANBURG, S.C., April 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN), franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, will announce financial and

Denny's Corporation to Present at Conferences on March 9 and 10, 2021

4 Mar 21

SPARTANBURG, S.C., March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN), franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, today announced that the

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3 Mar 21

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Denny's Corporation Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020

16 Feb 21

Nexstar Media Group Appoints Bernadette Aulestia to Board of Directors

27 Jan 21

Calendar

1 Mar 21

13 Apr 21

30 Dec 21

Financial summary

Financial statements Chart DENN financial data

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Annual (USD)	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18	Dec 17
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Financial data from Denny`s earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income/loss		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	3.89M	3.89M	3.89M	3.89M	3.89M	3.89M
Cash burn (monthly)	2.44M	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	33.42K	(positive/no burn)	261.42K
Cash used (since last report)	8.52M	n/a	n/a	116.6K	n/a	912.16K
Cash remaining	-4.63M	n/a	n/a	3.78M	n/a	2.98M
Runway (months of cash)	-1.9	n/a	n/a	113.0	n/a	11.4

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Recent insider trades

DENN insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
2 Apr 21	Aulestia Bernadette S.	Deferred Stock Units Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	0	1,026	0	31,891
15 Mar 21	Gilmore Jay C	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	19.8056	3,300	65.36K	77,812
12 Mar 21	Gilmore Jay C	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	19.65	6,560	128.9K	81,112
12 Mar 21	Gilmore Jay C	Common Stock	Gift	Dispose G	No	No	0	2,800	0	87,672
10 Mar 21	Dillon John William	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	17.8187	20,914	372.66K	70,639
5 Mar 21	Wolfinger F Mark	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	16.4867	450	7.42K	806,648
5 Mar 21	Wolfinger F Mark	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	17.0756	9,550	163.07K	807,098
24 Feb 21	Wolfinger F Mark	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	17.945	10,000	179.45K	816,648

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2020

DENN institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

91.1% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	149	148	+0.7%
Opened positions	32	30	+6.7%
Closed positions	31	29	+6.9%
Increased positions	48	49	-2.0%
Reduced positions	42	48	-12.5%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	1.48B	653.2M	+127.0%
Total shares	58.42M	50.94M	+14.7%
Total puts	367.1K	267.3K	+37.3%
Total calls	374.2K	158.9K	+135.5%
Total put/call ratio	1.0	1.7	-41.7%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
WFC Wells Fargo & Co.	7.02M	$103.11M	-2.3%
BLK Blackrock	5.01M	$73.52M	-11.6%
BEN Franklin Resources	4.91M	$72.04M	+148.5%
Franklin Mutual Advisers	4.91M	$72.04M	NEW
Wellington Management	4.22M	$61.94M	+17.3%
TROW T. Rowe Price	3.38M	$49.64M	-3.9%
Vanguard	3.2M	$46.99M	+1.9%
Fisher Asset Management	2.38M	$35M	-0.2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.81M	$26.59M	-3.6%
MCQEF Macquarie	1.47M	$21.56M	+10326.2%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Franklin Mutual Advisers	4.91M	+4.91M	NEW
BEN Franklin Resources	4.91M	+2.93M	+148.5%
Avenir	106.61K	-1.8M	-94.4%
MCQEF Macquarie	1.47M	+1.45M	+10326.2%
IVZ Invesco	1.2M	+1.14M	+1867.6%
GS Goldman Sachs	355.41K	-708.66K	-66.6%
Crescent Park Management	676.42K	+676.42K	NEW
BLK Blackrock	5.01M	-654.32K	-11.6%
Wellington Management	4.22M	+623.52K	+17.3%
Two Sigma Investments	0	-517.98K	EXIT

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

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