Expect stock price decline on weak earnings and margin compression; monitor cash burn and same-store sales trend in next quarter, as liquidity is under pressure with cash down to $2.8M.
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Executive Summary
GEN Restaurant Group reported a significant earnings miss for Q4 2025, with EPS of -$0.36 versus consensus of -$0.10, driven by a 24.5% operating loss margin, a $5.5M asset impairment, and an 11.7% decline in same-store sales. Despite launching a CPG division and expanding into 800 grocery stores, the stock is likely to decline due to deteriorating fundamentals.
Key Financial Metrics
Key Facts
- Q4 EPS of -$0.36 missed consensus of -$0.10 by 260% (strong miss)
- Revenue of $49.7M declined 9.0% YoY, missing consensus of $57.0M
- Loss from operations was $12.2M (24.5% of revenue) including a $5.5M asset impairment
- Comparable restaurant sales decreased 11.7% in Q4, worse than -4.8% in prior year
- Restaurant-level adjusted EBITDA fell 58% YoY to $3.9M (7.9% margin)
- Company entered a joint venture on 5 underperforming restaurants, taking a $4.5M write-down
- Cash balance dropped to $2.8M from $23.7M in the prior year
Financial Impact
EPS miss of $0.26, revenue miss of $7.254M, $5.5M impairment charge
Risk Factors
- Deteriorating same-store sales (-11.7% YoY) indicate weakening demand
- Cash balance fell from $23.7M to $2.8M, raising liquidity concerns
- Asset impairment and joint venture on 5 stores signal operational distress
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Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 6 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| 8-K Filing (Primary) | 0001193125-26-134491 |
| Document: genk-20260331.htm | 0001193125-26-134491 |
| Document: 0001193125-26-134491-index-headers.html | 0001193125-26-134491 |
| Document: 0001193125-26-134491-index.html | 0001193125-26-134491 |
| Document: 0001193125-26-134491.txt | 0001193125-26-134491 |
| 8-K Data (Synthetic) | 0001193125-26-134491 |
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Oct 9, 2026 17d ago | EFFECT | $1.66 | awaiting T+20 | — | $1.51 (+9.04%) |
Sep 30, 2026 26d ago | S-1 | $1.68 | awaiting T+20 | — | $1.51 (+10.12%) |
Aug 10, 2026 11w ago | 8-K | $2.00 $1.88 | ▼ −6.00% | ▼ −4.94% | $1.51 (−24.50%) |
Jun 10, 2026 19w ago | Press Release | $2.15 $2.05 | ▼ −4.65% | ▼ −8.27% | $1.51 (−29.77%) |
Jun 4, 2026 20w ago | Press Release | $2.08 $2.01 | ▼ −3.37% | ▼ −1.99% | $1.51 (−27.40%) |
Jun 3, 2026 20w ago | 8-K | $1.93 $2.01 | ▲ +4.15% | ▲ +5.14% | $1.51 (−21.76%) |
May 28, 2026 21w ago | EFFECT | $2.10 $2.04 | ▲ +2.86% | ▼ −0.29% | $1.51 (+28.10%) |
May 19, 2026 22w ago | S-3 | $2.39 $2.11 | ▲ +11.72% | ▲ +12.46% | $1.51 (+36.82%) |
May 14, 2026 23w ago | 8-K | $2.18 $2.13 | ▲ +2.29% | ▲ +4.41% | $1.51 (+30.73%) |
May 13, 2026 23w ago | Press Release | $2.26 $2.31 | ▲ +2.21% | ▲ +2.83% | $1.51 (−33.19%) |
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