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DENNY’S CORPORATION REPORTS RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER 2013

- Adjusted Net Income Per Share* Increased 5.1% to $0.08 -
- Achieved Positive System-wide Same-Store Sales in Nine of the Last Ten Quarters -


SPARTANBURG, S.C., October 28, 2013 - Denny’s Corporation (NASDAQ: DENN), franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, today reported results for its third quarter ended September 25, 2013.

Third Quarter Summary

Domestic system-wide same-store sales increased 1.2%, comprised of a 1.3% increase at domestic franchised restaurants and a 0.7% increase at company restaurants.
Opened nine new franchised restaurants including one non-traditional location at Wright State University and three international locations including Denny’s first restaurants in Chile and El Salvador.
Net Income increased by 31.1% to $7.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with the prior year quarter Net Income of $5.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share.
Adjusted Net Income per Share* of $0.08 increased 5.1% compared with the prior year quarter Adjusted Net Income per Share* of $0.07. Adjusted Net Income* excludes debt refinancing charges, impairment charges and gains on sales of assets and other. Please see the tables in the Appendix for a reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income*.
Generated $11.6 million of Free Cash Flow* primarily used to repurchase 1.8 million shares.


John Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We achieved our ninth quarter of positive system-wide same-store sales in the past ten quarters, as our focus on delivering both everyday value and new product offerings is continuing to resonate with the consumer. This approach has enabled us to grow sales despite the challenging economic environment. In addition, the ongoing and successful expansion of Denny’s global footprint was marked by our recent openings, bringing our total number of international locations to 100. We continue to focus on successfully executing against our key objectives which include growing sales through our ‘America’s Diner’ positioning, increasing the growth of the Denny’s brand domestically and internationally, and growing profitability and Free Cash Flow* through our franchise-focused business.”







Third Quarter Results

For the third quarter of 2013, franchise and license revenue was $33.9 million compared with $34.4 million in the prior year quarter.  The 1.4% decrease in franchise and license revenue was primarily due to decreases in both occupancy revenue and initial fees. The decrease was partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in royalties from nine additional equivalent franchised restaurants. Company restaurant sales were $83.4 million due to 12 fewer equivalent company restaurants, which reflects the impact of selling company restaurants to franchisees as part of the Company’s refranchising strategy that was completed at the end of 2012.
Denny’s opened nine new franchised restaurants in the third quarter of this year and closed 13 franchised restaurants bringing the total restaurant count to 1,686. In addition, the Company sold two company restaurants to a franchisee and acquired one franchised restaurant bringing the total company restaurant count to 164 and total franchised restaurant count to 1,522.
Franchise operating margin of $22.3 million was approximately equal to the prior year. Franchise operating margin (as a percentage of franchise and license revenue) of 65.8% increased 0.9 percentage points primarily due to an increase in the royalty and licensing margin.

Company restaurant operating margin was $10.3 million, or 12.3% of company restaurant sales, down from 14.7% in the third quarter of 2012. The 2.4 percentage point decrease was primarily driven by increases in product costs, payroll and benefits costs and other operating costs. The increase in payroll and benefits costs included $0.2 million, or 0.3 percentage points, of unfavorable workers’ compensation claims development compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was driven by $1.5 million of unfavorable workers’ compensation claims development in the current quarter and $1.3 million of unfavorable workers’ compensation claims development in the third quarter of 2012.

Total general and administrative expenses improved by $1.0 million to $13.7 million in the quarter. Net operating gains, losses and other charges, which include restructuring charges, exit costs, impairment charges and gains or losses on the sale of assets, totaled $0.2 million in the quarter.

Interest expense decreased $0.6 million to $2.5 million as a result of a $21.2 million reduction in total debt over the last 12 months and lower interest rates under the Company’s refinanced credit facility. In the third quarter, the provision for income taxes was $4.3 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 38.0%. Due to the use of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, the Company only paid $0.5 million in cash taxes in the third quarter.

Denny’s third quarter net income of $7.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, grew 31.1% compared to prior year quarter net income of $5.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share. Adjusted Net Income* of $7.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, was flat to prior year Adjusted Net Income* of $7.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter.

Denny’s generated $11.6 million of Free Cash Flow* in the third quarter, a portion of which was used to repurchase 1,781,040 shares for $10.2 million. Since initiating its share repurchase strategy in November 2010, the Company has used $69.2 million to repurchase 15.3 million shares through September 25, 2013. As of September 25, 2013, the Company had 9.7 million shares remaining in its current authorized share repurchase initiative. In addition, Denny’s ended the third quarter with $175.3 million of total debt outstanding including $97.0 million of borrowings under the revolving line of credit and $58.5 million of term loan debt outstanding.





Business Outlook

Mark Wolfinger, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, commented, “In the third quarter, the Free Cash Flow* we generated after capital investments demonstrates the strength of our franchise-focused business. Our team’s execution, together with a balanced capital allocation strategy, continues to provide us with the ability to reinvest in the brand and return value to shareholders through our share repurchase program.”

Based on year-to-date results and management’s expectations at this time, Denny’s is updating its expectations for certain elements (New Restaurant Openings, Net Restaurant Growth and Total G&A) of its estimates for full year 2013.

Domestic system-wide same-store sales growth between 0% and 1%.
New restaurant openings at the lower end of initial guidance range of 40 to 45 franchised restaurants with net restaurant growth between 0 and 5 restaurants.
Total G&A, including share-based compensation, between $57 million and $59 million.
Adjusted EBITDA* at the lower end of initial guidance range of $76 million to $80 million.
Cash capital expenditures between $20 million and $22 million, including approximately 20 remodels at company restaurants and the acquisition of two franchised restaurants and two parcels of real estate for a total of approximately $4.0 million.
Depreciation and amortization between $20.5 million and $21.5 million.
Net interest expense between $9.5 million and $10.5 million with net cash interest expense between $8.0 million and $9.0 million.
Cash taxes between $2.5 million and $3.5 million with income tax rate between 34% and 36%.
Free Cash Flow* between $43 million and $46 million.
*
Please refer to the historical reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income Per Share, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow included in the tables below.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Denny’s will provide further commentary on the results for the third quarter 2013 on its quarterly investor conference call today, Monday, October 28, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. ET.  Interested parties are invited to listen to a live broadcast of the conference call accessible through the investor relations section of Denny’s website at investor.dennys.com. A replay of the call may be accessed at the same location later in the day and will remain available for 30 days.

About Denny’s

Denny's is the franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, based on number of restaurants. Denny’s currently has 1,686 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants around the world with combined sales of $2.5 billion including 1,586 restaurants in the United States and 100 restaurants in Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras, Guam, Curaçao, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Chile and New Zealand. As of September 25, 2013, 1,522 of Denny’s restaurants were franchised and 164 restaurants were company operated. For further information on Denny's, including news releases, links to SEC filings and other financial information, please visit the Denny's investor relations website at investor.dennys.com.








The Company urges caution in considering its current trends and any outlook on earnings disclosed in this press release.  In addition, certain matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements, which reflect its best judgment based on factors currently known, are intended to speak only as of the date such statements are made and involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual performance of Denny’s Corporation, its subsidiaries and underlying restaurants to be materially different from the performance indicated or implied by such statements.  Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “plans”, “hopes”, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  Except as may be required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  Factors that could cause actual performance to differ materially from the performance indicated by these forward-looking statements include, among others:  the competitive pressures from within the restaurant industry; the level of success of the Company’s strategic and operating initiatives, advertising and promotional efforts; adverse publicity; changes in business strategy or development plans; terms and availability of capital; regional weather conditions; overall changes in the general economy, particularly at the retail level; political environment (including acts of war and terrorism); and other factors from time to time set forth in the Company’s SEC reports and other filings, including but not limited to the discussion in Management’s Discussion and Analysis and the risks identified in Item 1A. Risk Factors contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 2012 (and in the Company’s subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q).  




Investor Contact:
Whit Kincaid
877-784-7167
    
Media Contact:
Liz Brady, ICR
646-277-1226






DENNY’S CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
12/26/2012
Assets
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
6,330

 
$
13,565

 
 
Receivables
14,167

 
19,947

 
 
Current deferred tax asset
20,962

 
19,807

 
 
Other current assets
9,001

 
11,291

 
 
 
Total current assets
50,460

 
64,610

 
Property, net
105,174

 
107,004

 
Goodwill
31,451

 
31,430

 
Intangible assets, net
48,479

 
48,920

 
Noncurrent deferred tax asset
34,829

 
45,776

 
Other noncurrent assets
29,516

 
27,145

 
 
 
Total assets
$
299,909

 
$
324,885

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
$
3,000

 
$
8,500

 
 
Current maturities of capital lease obligations
4,170

 
4,181

 
 
Accounts payable
17,009

 
24,461

 
 
Other current liabilities
50,228

 
54,682

 
 
 
Total current liabilities
74,407

 
91,824

 
Long-term liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current maturities
152,500

 
161,500

 
 
Capital lease obligations, less current maturities
15,666

 
15,953

 
 
Other
56,951

 
60,068

 
 
 
Total long-term liabilities
225,117

 
237,521

 
 
 
Total liabilities
299,524

 
329,345

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
1,047

 
1,038

 
 
Paid-in capital
566,369

 
562,657

 
 
Deficit
(475,208
)
 
(495,518
)
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(22,607
)
 
(24,999
)
 
 
Treasury stock
(69,216
)
 
(47,638
)
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)
385

 
(4,460
)
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
299,909

 
$
324,885

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Balances
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
12/26/2012
Credit facility term loan and revolver due 2018
$
155,500

 
$

Credit facility term loan due 2017

 
170,000

Capital leases
19,836

 
20,134

 
Total debt
$
175,336

 
$
190,134






DENNY’S CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
Company restaurant sales
$
83,371

 
$
86,575

 
Franchise and license revenue
33,904

 
34,370

 
 
Total operating revenue
117,275

 
120,945

Costs of company restaurant sales
73,088

 
73,808

Costs of franchise and license revenue
11,599

 
12,078

General and administrative expenses
13,704

 
14,702

Depreciation and amortization
5,198

 
5,287

Operating (gains), losses and other charges, net
161

 
3,380

 
 
Total operating costs and expenses
103,750

 
109,255

Operating income
13,525

 
11,690

Interest expense, net
2,452

 
3,088

Other nonoperating (income) expense, net
(276
)
 
38

Net income before income taxes
11,349

 
8,564

Provision for income taxes
4,318

 
3,201

Net income
$
7,031

 
$
5,363

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income per share
$
0.08

 
$
0.06

Diluted net income per share
$
0.08

 
$
0.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
90,035

 
94,705

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
91,967

 
96,745

 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
6,574

 
$
5,631

 
 
 
 
 
 
General and Administrative Expenses
Quarter Ended
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
Share-based compensation
$
1,053

 
$
1,128

Other general and administrative expenses
12,651

 
13,574

 
Total general and administrative expenses
$
13,704

 
$
14,702








DENNY’S CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Quarters Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
Company restaurant sales
$
247,242

 
$
271,977

 
Franchise and license revenue
101,094

 
100,437

 
 
Total operating revenue
348,336

 
372,414

Costs of company restaurant sales
213,659

 
231,506

Costs of franchise and license revenue
34,586

 
34,776

General and administrative expenses
42,948

 
45,150

Depreciation and amortization
15,774

 
17,174

Operating (gains), losses and other charges, net
1,779

 
(794
)
 
 
Total operating costs and expenses, net
308,746

 
327,812

Operating income
39,590

 
44,602

Interest expense, net
7,800

 
10,537

Other nonoperating expense, net
1,056

 
7,941

Net income before income taxes
30,734

 
26,124

Provision for income taxes
10,424

 
10,295

Net income
$
20,310

 
$
15,829

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income per share
$
0.22

 
$
0.17

Diluted net income per share
$
0.22

 
$
0.16

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
91,348

 
95,472

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
93,377

 
97,196

 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
22,702

 
$
16,633

 
 
 
 
General and Administrative Expenses
Three Quarters Ended
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
Share-based compensation
$
3,434

 
$
2,794

Other general and administrative expenses
39,514

 
42,356

 
Total general and administrative expenses
$
42,948

 
$
45,150






DENNY’S CORPORATION
Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, and Net Income Reconciliations
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income, EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Reconciliation
Quarter Ended
 
Three Quarters Ended
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
 
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
Net income
$
7,031

 
$
5,363

 
$
20,310

 
$
15,829

Provision for income taxes
4,318

 
3,201

 
10,424

 
10,295

Operating (gains), losses and other charges, net
161

 
3,380

 
1,779

 
(794
)
Other nonoperating expense, net
(276
)
 
38

 
1,056

 
7,941

Share-based compensation
1,053

 
1,128

 
3,434

 
2,794

Adjusted Income Before Taxes (1)
$
12,287

 
$
13,110

 
$
37,003

 
$
36,065

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
2,452

 
3,088

 
7,800

 
10,537

Depreciation and amortization
5,198

 
5,287

 
15,774

 
17,174

Cash payments for restructuring charges and exit costs
(771
)
 
(1,521
)
 
(2,168
)
 
(2,845
)
Cash payments for share-based compensation

 
(294
)
 
(900
)
 
(649
)
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
19,166

 
$
19,670

 
$
57,509

 
$
60,282

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash interest expense, net
(2,156
)
 
(2,719
)
 
(6,890
)
 
(9,048
)
Cash paid for income taxes, net
(496
)
 
(500
)
 
(1,831
)
 
(1,865
)
Cash paid for capital expenditures
(4,897
)
 
(3,567
)
 
(13,441
)
 
(7,846
)
Free Cash Flow (1)
$
11,617

 
$
12,884

 
$
35,347

 
$
41,523

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income Reconciliation
Quarter Ended
 
Three Quarters Ended
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
 
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
Net income
$
7,031

 
$
5,363

 
$
20,310

 
$
15,829

Gains on sales of assets and other, net
(68
)
 
91

 
(83
)
 
(6,772
)
Impairment charges

 
2,468

 
857

 
3,008

Loss on debt refinancing

 
2

 
1,187

 
7,925

Tax effect (2)
23

 
(932
)
 
(665
)
 
(1,515
)
Adjusted Net Income (1)
$
6,986

 
$
6,992

 
$
21,606

 
$
18,475

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
91,967

 
96,745

 
93,377

 
97,196

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Net Income Per Share (1)
$
0.08

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.19


(1)
The Company believes that, in addition to other financial measures, Adjusted Income Before Taxes, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share are appropriate indicators to assist in the evaluation of its operating performance on a period-to-period basis. The Company also uses Adjusted Income, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow internally as performance measures for planning purposes, including the preparation of annual operating budgets, and for compensation purposes, including bonuses for certain employees. Adjusted EBITDA is also used to evaluate its ability to service debt because the excluded charges do not have an impact on its prospective debt servicing capability and these adjustments are contemplated in its credit facility for the computation of its debt covenant ratios. Free Cash Flow, defined as Adjusted EBITDA less cash portion of interest expense net of interest income, capital expenditures, and cash taxes, is used to evaluate operating effectiveness and decisions regarding the allocation of resources. However, Adjusted Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share should be considered as a supplement to, not a substitute for, operating income, net income or other financial performance measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(2)
Tax adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 25, 2013 are calculated using the Company's year-to-date effective tax rate of 33.9%. Tax adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2012 are calculated using the Company's full year 2012 effective tax rate of 36.4%.





DENNY’S CORPORATION
Operating Margins
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
(In thousands)
9/25/2013

9/26/2012
Company restaurant operations: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company restaurant sales
$
83,371

100.0
%
 
$
86,575

100.0
%
 
Costs of company restaurant sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product costs
21,722

26.1
%
 
21,449

24.8
%
 
 
Payroll and benefits
33,746

40.5
%
 
34,409

39.7
%
 
 
Occupancy
5,598

6.7
%
 
5,780

6.7
%
 
 
Other operating costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utilities
3,592

4.3
%
 
3,760

4.3
%
 
 
 
Repairs and maintenance
1,550

1.9
%
 
1,578

1.8
%
 
 
 
Marketing
3,116

3.7
%
 
3,213

3.7
%
 
 
 
Legal settlements
157

0.2
%
 
197

0.2
%
 
 
 
Other
3,607

4.3
%
 
3,422

4.0
%
 
Total costs of company restaurant sales
$
73,088

87.7
%
 
$
73,808

85.3
%
 
Company restaurant operating margin (2)
$
10,283

12.3
%
 
$
12,767

14.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise operations: (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise and license revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royalties
$
21,777

64.2
%
 
$
21,333

62.1
%
 
Initial fees
434

1.3
%
 
728

2.1
%
 
Occupancy revenue
11,693

34.5
%
 
12,309

35.8
%
 
Total franchise and license revenue
$
33,904

100.0
%
 
$
34,370

100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs of franchise and license revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Occupancy costs
$
8,616

25.4
%
 
$
9,027

26.2
%
 
Other direct costs
2,983

8.8
%
 
3,051

8.9
%
 
Total costs of franchise and license revenue
$
11,599

34.2
%
 
$
12,078

35.1
%
 
Franchise operating margin (2)
$
22,305

65.8
%
 
$
22,292

64.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total operating revenue (4)
$
117,275

100.0
%
 
$
120,945

100.0
%
Total costs of operating revenue (4)
84,687

72.2
%
 
85,886

71.0
%
Total operating margin (4)(2)
$
32,588

27.8
%
 
$
35,059

29.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other operating expenses: (4)(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses
$
13,704

11.7
%
 
$
14,702

12.2
%
 
Depreciation and amortization
5,198

4.4
%
 
5,287

4.4
%
 
Operating gains, losses and other charges, net
161

0.1
%
 
3,380

2.8
%
 
Total other operating expenses
$
19,063

16.3
%
 
$
23,369

19.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (4)
$
13,525

11.5
%
 
$
11,690

9.7
%
(1)
As a percentage of company restaurant sales
(2)
Other operating expenses such as general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization relate to both company and franchise operations and are not allocated to costs of company restaurant sales and costs of franchise and license revenue. As such, operating margin is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Operating margins should be considered as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, operating income, net income or other financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(3)
As a percentage of franchise and license revenue
(4)
As a percentage of total operating revenue






DENNY’S CORPORATION
Operating Margins
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Quarters Ended
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
Company restaurant operations: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company restaurant sales
$
247,242

100.0
%
 
$
271,977

100.0
 %
 
Costs of company restaurant sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product costs
64,270

26.0
%
 
67,684

24.9
 %
 
 
Payroll and benefits
98,512

39.8
%
 
108,779

40.0
 %
 
 
Occupancy
16,339

6.6
%
 
17,776

6.5
 %
 
 
Other operating costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utilities
9,897

4.0
%
 
11,066

4.1
 %
 
 
 
Repairs and maintenance
4,423

1.8
%
 
4,901

1.8
 %
 
 
 
Marketing
9,245

3.7
%
 
10,138

3.7
 %
 
 
 
Legal settlements
671

0.3
%
 
366

0.1
 %
 
 
 
Other
10,302

4.2
%
 
10,796

4.0
 %
 
Total costs of company restaurant sales
$
213,659

86.4
%
 
$
231,506

85.1
 %
 
Company restaurant operating margin (2)
$
33,583

13.6
%
 
$
40,471

14.9
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise operations: (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise and license revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royalties
$
64,205

63.5
%
 
$
62,734

62.5
 %
 
Initial fees
1,164

1.2
%
 
2,167

2.2
 %
 
Occupancy revenue
35,725

35.3
%
 
35,536

35.3
 %
 
Total franchise and license revenue
$
101,094

100.0
%
 
$
100,437

100.0
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs of franchise and license revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Occupancy costs
$
26,235

25.9
%
 
$
26,455

26.3
 %
 
Other direct costs
8,351

8.3
%
 
8,321

8.3
 %
 
Total costs of franchise and license revenue
$
34,586

34.2
%
 
$
34,776

34.6
 %
 
Franchise operating margin (2)
$
66,508

65.8
%
 
$
65,661

65.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total operating revenue (4)
$
348,336

100.0
%
 
$
372,414

100.0
 %
Total costs of operating revenue (4)
248,245

71.3
%
 
266,282

71.5
 %
Total operating margin (4)(2)
$
100,091

28.7
%
 
$
106,132

28.5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other operating expenses: (4)(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expenses
$
42,948

12.3
%
 
$
45,150

12.1
 %
 
Depreciation and amortization
15,774

4.5
%
 
17,174

4.6
 %
 
Operating gains, losses and other charges, net
1,779

0.5
%
 
(794
)
(0.2
)%
 
Total other operating expenses
$
60,501

17.4
%
 
$
61,530

16.5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (4)
$
39,590

11.4
%
 
$
44,602

12.0
 %
(1)
As a percentage of company restaurant sales
(2)
Other operating expenses such as general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization relate to both company and franchise operations and are not allocated to costs of company restaurant sales and costs of franchise and license revenue. As such, operating margin is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Operating margins should be considered as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, operating income, net income or other financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(3)
As a percentage of franchise and license revenue
(4)
As a percentage of total operating revenue





DENNY’S CORPORATION
Statistical Data
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same-Store Sales
Quarter Ended
 
Three Quarters Ended
(increase/(decrease) vs. prior year)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
 
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
 
Company Restaurants
0.7
%
 
(0.5
)%
 
(0.4
)%
 
0.1
%
 
Domestic Franchised Restaurants
1.3
%
 
0.7
 %
 
0.5
 %
 
1.6
%
 
Domestic System-wide Restaurants
1.2
%
 
0.5
 %
 
0.4
 %
 
1.4
%
 
System-wide Restaurants
1.0
%
 
0.4
 %
 
0.3
 %
 
1.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Unit Sales
Quarter Ended
 
Three Quarters Ended
(In thousands)
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
 
9/25/2013
 
9/26/2012
 
Company Restaurants
$
510

 
$
493

 
$
1,509

 
$
1,447

 
Franchised Restaurants
$
365

 
$
358

 
$
1,073

 
$
1,061

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchised
 
 
 
 
Restaurant Unit Activity
Company
 
 & Licensed
 
Total
 
 
Ending Units 6/26/13
165

 
1,525

 
1,690

 
 
 
Units Opened
0

 
9

 
9

 
 
 
Units Reacquired
1

 
(1
)
 
0

 
 
 
Units Refranchised
(2
)
 
2

 
0

 
 
 
Units Closed
0

 
(13
)
 
(13
)
 
 
 
 
Net Change
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
 
Ending Units 9/25/13
164

 
1,522

 
1,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equivalent Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third Quarter 2013
163

 
1,520

 
1,683

 
 
 
Third Quarter 2012
175

 
1,511

 
1,686

 
 
 
 
 
(12
)
 
9

 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchised
 
 
 
 
Restaurant Unit Activity
Company
 
 & Licensed
 
Total
 
 
Ending Units 12/26/12
164

 
1,524

 
1,688

 
 
 
Units Opened
0

 
27

 
27

 
 
 
Units Reacquired
2

 
(2
)
 
0

 
 
 
Units Refranchised
(2
)
 
2

 
0

 
 
 
Units Closed
0

 
(29
)
 
(29
)
 
 
 
 
Net Change
0

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
 
Ending Units 9/25/13
164

 
1,522

 
1,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equivalent Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year-to-Date 2013
164

 
1,524

 
1,688

 
 
 
Year-to-Date 2012
188

 
1,495

 
1,683

 
 
 
 
 
(24
)
 
29

 
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