GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+25870.9%

$361.00

vs $1.39 price

Levered DCF

$182.41

After debt service

Piotroski score

1 / 9

Weak

Altman Z-score

0.38

Distress zone

Rating

Overall 2 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
P/E	-3.58×	57.54×	100×	5.36×	1.11×	-5.95×	7.87×
P/B	0.78×	2.74×	4.44×	-5.52×	6.21×	-6.87×	19.27×
P/S	0.05×	0.17×	0.18×	0.34×	0.39×	0.88×	0.48×
EV / EBITDA	-48.94×	9.19×	5.75×	8.74×	1.04×	-19.07×	5.22×
Gross margin	9.2%	10.5%	13.6%	16.9%	20.0%	0.7%	67.0%
Operating margin	-3.1%	0.2%	4.5%	7.5%	11.9%	-13.5%	6.4%
Net margin	-1.4%	0.3%	4.6%	6.3%	35.5%	-14.8%	6.2%
Current ratio	0.42×	0.83×	1.18×	0.4×	1.11×	1.08×	1.08×
Debt / equity	13.35×	12.81×	16.58×	-12.59×	1.68×	-2.82×	5.06×
Interest coverage	-8.28×	1.19×	13.11×	15.12×	24.98×	-11.7×	8.53×
Dividend yield	9.1%	2.4%	79.9%	52.8%	0.0%	6.3%	17.4%
Payout ratio	-32.6%	142.7%	314.9%	283.9%	0.0%	-37.4%	136.6%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
Return on equity	-21.6%	4.7%	112.6%	-102.7%	560.6%	115.4%	245.4%
Return on invested capital	-2.9%	0.2%	5.0%	10.2%	43.9%	-35.1%	26.3%
Return on assets	-1.2%	0.2%	4.6%	7.4%	92.6%	-28.0%	20.6%
Free cash flow yield	-223.2%	-17.2%	15.1%	27.7%	69.7%	-4.2%	12.4%
Earnings yield	-27.8%	1.7%	25.4%	18.6%	90.3%	-16.8%	12.7%
Enterprise value	$195.3M	$174.3M	$124.3M	$170.1M	$60.2M	$70.7M	$63.1M
Net debt / EBITDA	-46.21×	7.35×	4.22×	5.9×	0.09×	-4.17×	0.65×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	-7	-17	-24	-13	-13	-36	-34