GENK GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
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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.
Actionable Insight
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.
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
Market Snapshot
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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Jun 4, 2026
5d ago
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Press Release
| $2.08 $1.92 | ▼ −7.69% | ▼ −5.09% | $2.07 (−0.48%) |
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Jun 3, 2026
6d ago
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8-K
| $1.93 $2.08 | ▲ +7.77% | ▲ +7.37% | $2.07 (+7.25%) |
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May 28, 2026
12d ago
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EFFECT
| $2.10 $2.07 | ▲ +1.43% | ▲ +1.67% | $2.07 (+1.43%) |
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May 20, 2026
21d ago
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S-3
| $2.39 $2.38 | ▲ +0.42% | ▲ +0.61% | $2.07 (+13.39%) |
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May 14, 2026
26d ago
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8-K
| $2.18 $2.30 | ▼ −5.50% | ▼ −5.57% | $2.07 (+5.05%) |
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May 13, 2026
27d ago
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Press Release
| $2.26 $2.14 | ▼ −5.31% | ▼ −6.09% | $2.07 (−8.41%) |
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May 4, 2026
5w ago
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Press Release
| $1.75 $1.89 | ▲ +8.00% | ▲ +7.20% | $2.07 (+18.29%) |
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Mar 31, 2026
10w ago
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8-K
| $1.69 $1.52 | ▲ +9.79% | ▲ +9.87% | $2.07 (−22.85%) |
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Mar 24, 2026
11w ago
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Press Release
| $2.07 $2.15 | ▲ +3.86% | ▲ +3.30% | $2.07 (−0.00%) |
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