DNUT Fundamental Analysis - KRISPY KREME INC

Fundamental Rating

DNUT gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 134 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. DNUT may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. DNUT does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year DNUT has reported negative net income.

DNUT had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years DNUT reported 4 times negative net income.

DNUT had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -17.16%, DNUT is not doing good in the industry: 88.06% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -65.09%, DNUT is doing worse than 65.67% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-17.16%
ROE	-65.09%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-0.53%

ROA(5y)-0.89%

ROE(3y)-1.44%

ROE(5y)-3.14%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

DNUT has a Gross Margin of 29.14%. This is in the lower half of the industry: DNUT underperforms 77.61% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DNUT has remained more or less at the same level.

DNUT does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	29.14%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y3.61%

GM growth 5Y0.06%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

DNUT does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, DNUT has more shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, DNUT has more shares outstanding

The debt/assets ratio for DNUT is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.10, we must say that DNUT is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

DNUT has a Altman-Z score of 0.10. This is amonst the worse of the industry: DNUT underperforms 82.84% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.28 is on the high side and indicates that DNUT has dependencies on debt financing.

DNUT's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.28 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DNUT outperforms 57.46% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.28
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.1

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC7.37%

2.3 Liquidity

DNUT has a Current Ratio of 0.34. This is a bad value and indicates that DNUT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.34, DNUT is doing worse than 87.31% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.26 indicates that DNUT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

DNUT has a Quick ratio of 0.26. This is amonst the worse of the industry: DNUT underperforms 87.31% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.34
Quick Ratio	0.26

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

DNUT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -183.33%.

The Revenue for DNUT has decreased by -11.55% in the past year. This is quite bad

The Revenue has been growing by 11.66% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-183.33%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-400%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.55%

Revenue growth 3Y6.35%

Revenue growth 5Y11.66%

Sales Q2Q%-13.46%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -29.84% on average over the next years. This is quite bad

DNUT is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.86% yearly.

EPS Next Y-304%

EPS Next 2Y-73.95%

EPS Next 3Y-29.97%

EPS Next 5Y-29.84%

Revenue Next Year-8.78%

Revenue Next 2Y-4.28%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.61%

Revenue Next 5Y3.86%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for DNUT. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Also next year DNUT is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

DNUT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. DNUT is more expensive than 76.12% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	27.22

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as DNUT's earnings are expected to decrease with -29.97% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-73.95%

EPS Next 3Y-29.97%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.19%, DNUT is a good candidate for dividend investing.

DNUT's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 3.84. DNUT pays more dividend than 90.30% of the companies in the same industry.

DNUT's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.36.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.19%

5.2 History

DNUT has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.

DNUT has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

5.3 Sustainability

DNUT has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.

DP-5.28%

EPS Next 2Y-73.95%

EPS Next 3Y-29.97%

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KRISPY KREME INC

NASDAQ:DNUT (10/20/2025, 3:40:52 PM)

3.236

+0.02 (+0.5%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services

GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure

Earnings (Last)08-07 2025-08-07/bmo

Earnings (Next)11-06 2025-11-06/bmo

Inst Owners43.46%

Inst Owner Change-0.12%

Ins Owners3.6%

Ins Owner Change0.93%

Market Cap554.00M

Analysts54.67

Price Target4.52 (39.68%)

Short Float %32.53%

Short Ratio2.7

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.19%

Yearly Dividend0.14

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-5.28%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

Ex-Date04-23 2025-04-23 (0.035)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-177.39%

Min EPS beat(2)-353.46%

Max EPS beat(2)-1.32%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-159.22%

Min EPS beat(4)-353.46%

Max EPS beat(4)-1.32%

EPS beat(8)1

Avg EPS beat(8)-88.63%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-59.14%

EPS beat(16)5

Avg EPS beat(16)-45.87%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.92%

Min Revenue beat(2)-4.3%

Max Revenue beat(2)-1.53%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.14%

Min Revenue beat(4)-4.66%

Max Revenue beat(4)-1.53%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.08%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.18%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.25%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-37.9%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-29.09%

EPS NY rev (1m)3.03%

EPS NY rev (3m)-169.15%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.11%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.28%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.06%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.38%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.36
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.8
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	27.22

EPS(TTM)-0.2

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.12

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.8

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.13

OCFYN/A

SpS8.99

BVpS4.05

TBVpS-4.85

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-17.16%
ROE	-65.09%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	29.14%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-0.53%

ROA(5y)-0.89%

ROE(3y)-1.44%

ROE(5y)-3.14%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y3.61%

GM growth 5Y0.06%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.59

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.28
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	16.28
Cap/Depr	84.51%
Cap/Sales	7.42%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.34
Quick Ratio	0.26
Altman-Z	0.1

F-Score3

WACC7.37%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)96.05%

Cap/Depr(5y)105.48%

Cap/Sales(3y)7.25%

Cap/Sales(5y)7.82%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-183.33%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-400%

EPS Next Y-304%

EPS Next 2Y-73.95%

EPS Next 3Y-29.97%

EPS Next 5Y-29.84%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.55%

Revenue growth 3Y6.35%

Revenue growth 5Y11.66%

Sales Q2Q%-13.46%

Revenue Next Year-8.78%

Revenue Next 2Y-4.28%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.61%

Revenue Next 5Y3.86%

EBIT growth 1Y-745.64%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year439.69%

EBIT Next 3Y92.02%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-875.33%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-117.45%

OCF growth 3Y-31.28%

OCF growth 5Y-10.72%

KRISPY KREME INC (DNUT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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