DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:DRVN • US26210V1026
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This DRVN fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. DRVN Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- DRVN had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year DRVN had a positive cash flow from operations.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: DRVN reported negative net income in multiple years.
- Each year in the past 5 years DRVN had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- DRVN has a Return On Assets of -4.77%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: DRVN outperforms 40.54% of its industry peers.
- DRVN's Return On Equity of -24.96% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DRVN outperforms 41.89% of its industry peers.
- DRVN has a Return On Invested Capital (3.96%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for DRVN is significantly below the industry average of 10.83%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -4.77% | ||
| ROE | -24.96% | ||
| ROIC | 3.96% |
ROA(3y)-5.83%
ROA(5y)-3.48%
ROE(3y)-42.59%
ROE(5y)-25.51%
ROIC(3y)4.37%
ROIC(5y)3.76%
1.3 Margins
- With a decent Operating Margin value of 8.12%, DRVN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.51% of the companies in the same industry.
- DRVN's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- The Gross Margin of DRVN (49.26%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- DRVN's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8.12% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 49.26% |
OM growth 3Y-13.67%
OM growth 5Y-4.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.08%
GM growth 5Y-4.39%
2. DRVN Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- DRVN has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for DRVN remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for DRVN has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, DRVN has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- DRVN has an Altman-Z score of 0.65. This is a bad value and indicates that DRVN is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- DRVN's Altman-Z score of 0.65 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DRVN outperforms 43.24% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of DRVN is 71.20, which is on the high side as it means it would take DRVN, 71.20 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of DRVN (71.20) is better than 60.81% of its industry peers.
- DRVN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.44. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- DRVN has a Debt to Equity ratio of 2.44. This is in the lower half of the industry: DRVN underperforms 71.62% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.44 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 71.2 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.65 |
ROIC/WACC0.5
WACC7.9%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.90 indicates that DRVN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- DRVN has a worse Current ratio (0.90) than 63.51% of its industry peers.
- DRVN has a Quick Ratio of 0.90. This is a bad value and indicates that DRVN is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- DRVN has a Quick ratio of 0.80. This is in the lower half of the industry: DRVN underperforms 64.86% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
3. DRVN Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 23.30% over the past year.
- DRVN shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 9.01% yearly.
- DRVN shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -6.96%.
- Measured over the past years, DRVN shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 31.27% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)23.3%
EPS 3Y9.01%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%30.77%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.96%
Revenue growth 3Y16.83%
Revenue growth 5Y31.27%
Sales Q2Q%-9.46%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, DRVN will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 15.53% on average per year.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.58% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y9.41%
EPS Next 2Y10.35%
EPS Next 3Y13.4%
EPS Next 5Y15.53%
Revenue Next Year-12.52%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.49%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.13%
Revenue Next 5Y2.58%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. DRVN Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 8.14 indicates a reasonable valuation of DRVN.
- 83.78% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DRVN, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 25.70. DRVN is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.45, the valuation of DRVN can be described as very cheap.
- DRVN's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. DRVN is cheaper than 91.89% of the companies in the same industry.
- DRVN's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 23.84.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.14 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.45 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, DRVN is valued a bit cheaper than 63.51% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, DRVN is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.16% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 54.67 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.79 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- DRVN's earnings are expected to grow with 13.40% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.86
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y10.35%
EPS Next 3Y13.4%
5. DRVN Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- DRVN does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
DRVN Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
10.34
-0.14 (-1.34%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)03-02 2026-03-02/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-04 2026-05-04
Inst Owners46.56%
Inst Owner Change8.12%
Ins Owners2.1%
Ins Owner Change-0.16%
Market Cap1.70B
Revenue(TTM)2.17B
Net Income(TTM)-198.04M
Analysts78.75
Price Target21.34 (106.38%)
Short Float %18.8%
Short Ratio8.38
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)7.83%
Min EPS beat(2)6.09%
Max EPS beat(2)9.57%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)24.11%
Min EPS beat(4)6.09%
Max EPS beat(4)64.23%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)19.31%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)13.63%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)14.8%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.88%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.84%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.08%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.08%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.33%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.76%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.63%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.02%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.32%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-1.8%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.63%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.96%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.13%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.65%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.35%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.61%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.14%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.78%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.14 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.45 | ||
| P/S | 0.78 | ||
| P/FCF | 54.67 | ||
| P/OCF | 6.35 | ||
| P/B | 2.14 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.79 |
EPS(TTM)1.27
EY12.28%
EPS(NY)1.39
Fwd EY13.42%
FCF(TTM)0.19
FCFY1.83%
OCF(TTM)1.63
OCFY15.74%
SpS13.18
BVpS4.83
TBVpS-7.95
PEG (NY)0.86
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number11.74
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -4.77% | ||
| ROE | -24.96% | ||
| ROCE | 5.02% | ||
| ROIC | 3.96% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.16% | ||
| ROICexgc | 11.19% | ||
| OM | 8.12% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 49.26% | ||
| FCFM | 1.44% |
ROA(3y)-5.83%
ROA(5y)-3.48%
ROE(3y)-42.59%
ROE(5y)-25.51%
ROIC(3y)4.37%
ROIC(5y)3.76%
ROICexc(3y)4.53%
ROICexc(5y)3.95%
ROICexgc(3y)8.5%
ROICexgc(5y)8.05%
ROCE(3y)5.53%
ROCE(5y)4.76%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-5.36%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-30.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y2.34%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.97%
OM growth 3Y-13.67%
OM growth 5Y-4.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.08%
GM growth 5Y-4.39%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.44 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 71.2 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 5.54 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 135.95% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 10.92% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.43 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 76.51% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.65 |
F-Score5
WACC7.9%
ROIC/WACC0.5
Cap/Depr(3y)263.25%
Cap/Depr(5y)203.37%
Cap/Sales(3y)19.89%
Cap/Sales(5y)15.29%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)23.3%
EPS 3Y9.01%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%30.77%
EPS Next Y9.41%
EPS Next 2Y10.35%
EPS Next 3Y13.4%
EPS Next 5Y15.53%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.96%
Revenue growth 3Y16.83%
Revenue growth 5Y31.27%
Sales Q2Q%-9.46%
Revenue Next Year-12.52%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.49%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.13%
Revenue Next 5Y2.58%
EBIT growth 1Y-41.93%
EBIT growth 3Y0.86%
EBIT growth 5Y25%
EBIT Next Year25.75%
EBIT Next 3Y13.58%
EBIT Next 5Y12.71%
FCF growth 1Y107.75%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y10.84%
OCF growth 3Y-5.24%
OCF growth 5Y42.29%
DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC / DRVN Fundamental Analysis FAQ
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to DRVN.
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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN). This can be considered as Undervalued.
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DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
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The financial health rating of DRIVEN BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (DRVN) is 2 / 10.