Friday, October 30, 2009

Denny's Corporation Reports Results for the Third Quarter 2009

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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