Monday June 3, 2019, 00:00:00

Updating our Q2E19 Kalinowski Family Dining Same-Store Sales Index (Again)

By Mark Kalinowski

With this report, we increase our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q2E for the second time this quarter. This time, we increase the figure by +60 basis points, to +3.0%. Our updated figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment over the course of May 2019.

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Monday June 3, 2019, 00:00:00

DENN CHANGING OUR RATING ON DENNY’S TO…

By Mark Kalinowski

With this report, we upgrade the shares of Denny’s (DENN) to Buy (from Neutral). Our ratings change is due primarily to improving same-store sales trends in the familydining sector, of which we believe Denny’s has been a beneficiary during Q2. As a result, we increase our Q2E same-store sales forecast for U.S. systemwide Denny’s by +100 basis points, to +2.8%, placing us as the new “high-on-the-sell-side” forecast according to Consensus Metrix data. We are now also 70 basis points above sellside consensus (although we expect consensus to move up a bit once our raised estimate becomes reflected in consensus).

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Friday May 17, 2019, 00:00:00

Updating our Q2E19 Kalinowski Family Dining Same-Store Sales Index

By Mark Kalinowski

With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q2E to +2.4% (up from +2.1% previously). Our updated figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during April 2019 and the first half of May 2019.

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