Third Quarter Highlights
Opened nine new franchised restaurants and sold seven company restaurants under Denny's Franchise Growth Initiative (FGI) - franchised restaurants now 83% of Denny's system
Net income was $10.0 million, which included $3.1 million from gains on sales of assets
Adjusted income before taxes grew 6.9% to $9.1 million
Reduced debt by an additional $9.8 million
Same-store sales decreased 6.6% at company units and 7.3% at franchised units
Company restaurant operating margin improved 3.0 percentage points to 16.3% of sales, primarily due to favorable workers' compensation claims developments
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