GENK
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
NasdaqGMUSDEQUITY
Consumer Cyclical
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Last price
2.05
▲ 0.31 (17.82%)
MARKET · —
Price
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Open
1.76
Prev close
1.74
Day high
2.09
Day low
1.75
Volume
369.61K
Market cap
$68.57M
P/E (TTM)
—
52W range
1.43 – 3.44
Insider net activity
Net shares
0
Net selling
Buy transactions
0
0 shares
Sell transactions
0
—
Net transactions
0
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
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Not enough filings
Insider-held shares
543.12K
Total on file
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 25 | COWAN MICHAEL Director |
STOCK | 6.00K | $25.20K | Direct |
| May 30, 25 | COWAN MICHAEL Director |
BUY | 30.00K | $99.00K | Direct |
| May 19, 25 | CROAL THOMAS V Chief Financial Officer |
BUY | 2.00K | $8.00K | Direct |
| May 12, 25 | KIM DAVID WOOK JIN Chief Executive Officer |
STOCK | 52.13K | $0 | Direct |
| Dec 19, 24 | KIM DAVID WOOK JIN Chief Executive Officer |
BUY | 4.28K | $31.48K | Indirect |
| Dec 16, 24 | KIM DAVID WOOK JIN Chief Executive Officer |
BUY | 12.50K | $101.13K | Indirect |
| Nov 21, 24 | KIM DAVID WOOK JIN Chief Executive Officer |
BUY | 3.95K | $31.24K | Indirect |
| Nov 20, 24 | KIM DAVID WOOK JIN Chief Executive Officer |
BUY | 1.05K | $8.26K | Indirect |
What this is, and what it is not
These are SEC Form 4 filings — officers, directors and 10% owners reporting their own trades in the company's stock. Filing is due within two business days of the transaction, so this lags reality by days, and the provider adds its own lag on top.
A sale is not automatically bearish. Executives sell on scheduled 10b5-1 plans, to cover tax on vesting equity, and to diversify. Purchases with cash are generally the more informative signal, and they are far rarer.
This does not include congressional or senate trading. That comes from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the Senate eFD system and the House Clerk, which this data source does not carry.
Officer and director trades in their own stock, straight from Form 4 filings.
Insider holders
| Name | Relation | Shares held | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
COWAN MICHAEL |
Director | 40.17K | Stock Award(Grant) |
CROAL THOMAS V |
Chief Financial Officer | 95.91K | Purchase |
KIM DAVID WOOK JIN |
Chief Executive Officer | 370.65K | Stock Award(Grant) |
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
Options analytics
Put / call volume
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Put / call open interest
—
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
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ATM implied vol
—
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
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—
Call volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
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Heaviest put OI
—
—
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
+7.77%
+9.1%
1M
+13.04%
+9.3%
3M
-12.61%
-15.7%
6M
+19.54%
+8.5%
YTD
-1.42%
-13.7%
1Y
-36.78%
-56.8%
3Y
-87.08%
-161.3%
5Y
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—
Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Fundamentals
Market cap$68.57M
Enterprise value$197.25M
Revenue (TTM)$209.79M
Gross profit$20.84M
EBITDA$-13.62M
Net income$-4.39M
EPS (TTM)$-0.84
Free cash flow$-7.50M
Total cash$5.93M
Total debt$188.19M
Book value / share$2.25
Shares outstanding5.36M
Float4.78M
Short % of float8.24%
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)0.95
Short interest
Shares short
403.34K
Prior 431.65K
Change vs prior
-6.6%
Shorts covering
% of float
8.24%
Normal
% of shares out
7.52%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
17.1
Crowded exit
Float
4.78M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E—
Forward P/E-9.90
PEG ratio—
Price / sales—
Price / book0.92
EV / revenue0.94
EV / EBITDA-14.49
Gross margin9.93%
Operating margin-9.25%
Profit margin-2.09%
Return on equity-96.66%
Return on assets-5.88%
Debt / equity1,178.61
Current ratio0.29
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $212.54M | $208.38M | $181.01M | $163.73M | +2.0% |
| Operating revenue | $212.54M | $208.38M | $181.01M | $163.73M | +2.0% |
| Cost of revenue | $193.07M | $178.85M | $152.72M | $134.67M | +8.0% |
| Gross profit | $19.47M | $29.53M | $28.29M | $29.06M | -34.1% |
| Selling, general & admin | $25.93M | $21.33M | $15.26M | $12.88M | +21.6% |
| Total operating expense | $26.09M | $21.45M | $16.52M | $15.26M | +21.7% |
| Operating income | -$6.62M | $8.08M | $11.77M | $13.81M | -181.9% |
| Net interest income | -$232.00K | $829.00K | $347.00K | -$638.00K | -128.0% |
| Pre-tax income | -$20.30M | $4.89M | $11.46M | $11.73M | -515.3% |
| Tax provision | -$930.00K | $357.00K | $21.00K | $0 | -360.5% |
| Net income | -$3.03M | $592.00K | $8.41M | $10.28M | -611.1% |
| Net income to common | -$3.03M | $592.00K | $8.41M | $10.28M | -611.1% |
| Basic EPS | -0.59 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 2.86 | -553.8% |
| Diluted EPS | -0.59 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 2.86 | -553.8% |
| EBIT | -$19.50M | $5.29M | $12.07M | $12.55M | -468.9% |
| EBITDA | -$3.99M | $18.96M | $21.61M | $19.47M | -121.0% |
| Basic shares | 5.16M | 4.67M | 4.23M | 3.60M | +10.6% |
| Diluted shares | 5.16M | 4.67M | 4.23M | 3.60M | +10.6% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $2.82M | $23.68M | $32.63M | $11.20M | -88.1% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.82M | $23.68M | $32.63M | $11.20M | -88.1% |
| Accounts receivable | $10.42M | $3.49M | $0 | — | +198.9% |
| Inventory | $1.21M | $727.00K | $461.00K | $2.54M | +66.7% |
| Total current assets | $22.75M | $33.89M | $36.82M | $14.73M | -32.9% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $212.22M | $184.18M | $133.16M | $112.00M | +15.2% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $9.88M | $9.72M | $215.00K | $224.00K | +1.7% |
| Total assets | $259.86M | $240.41M | $183.87M | $138.88M | +8.1% |
| Total current liabilities | $54.07M | $41.07M | $31.30M | $37.27M | +31.7% |
| Current debt | $3.81M | $4.72M | $1.36M | $10.54M | -19.3% |
| Long-term debt | $10.79M | $5.14M | $4.55M | $5.82M | +110.0% |
| Total debt | $187.22M | $163.01M | $115.16M | $121.64M | +14.8% |
| Total liabilities | $231.85M | $194.80M | $183.87M | $144.14M | +19.0% |
| Retained earnings | -$2.11M | $915.00K | $322.00K | $0 | -330.7% |
| Shareholder equity | $14.63M | $11.81M | $7.43M | $0 | +23.9% |
| Working capital | -$31.33M | -$7.18M | $5.51M | -$22.54M | -336.6% |
| Net tangible assets | $4.75M | $2.09M | $7.43M | -$224.00K | +127.0% |
| Shares issued | 5.27M | 4.91M | 4.14M | 4.14M | +7.2% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -$19.38M | $4.53M | $11.43M | $11.73M | -527.5% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $15.52M | $13.67M | $9.53M | $6.92M | +13.5% |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.94M | $2.99M | $1.52M | $0 | -1.7% |
| Change in working capital | $196.00K | -$277.00K | -$353.00K | $1.69M | +170.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $3.41M | $17.83M | $22.16M | $23.40M | -80.8% |
| Capital expenditure | -$27.73M | -$23.82M | -$17.16M | -$8.10M | -16.4% |
| Investing cash flow | -$27.73M | -$26.80M | -$6.31M | $2.57M | -3.5% |
| Share buybacks | -$90.00K | $0 | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | -$987.00K | -$845.00K | -$26.47M | -$29.18M | -16.8% |
| Financing cash flow | $3.46M | $18.00K | $5.58M | -$24.66M | +19,133.3% |
| Free cash flow | -$24.32M | -$6.00M | $5.01M | $15.29M | -305.5% |
| End cash position | $2.82M | $23.68M | $32.63M | $11.20M | -88.1% |
| Line item | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $53.90M | $49.75M | $50.42M | $55.04M | $57.34M | +8.3% |
| Operating revenue | $53.90M | $49.75M | $50.42M | $55.04M | $57.34M | +8.3% |
| Cost of revenue | $52.38M | $48.37M | $45.81M | $48.43M | $50.46M | +8.3% |
| Gross profit | $1.52M | $1.38M | $4.61M | $6.61M | $6.88M | +10.4% |
| Selling, general & admin | $6.90M | $6.70M | $6.47M | $6.40M | $6.37M | +3.0% |
| Total operating expense | $6.95M | $6.74M | $6.51M | $6.44M | $6.40M | +3.0% |
| Operating income | -$5.43M | -$5.37M | -$1.90M | $171.00K | $472.00K | -1.1% |
| Net interest income | -$226.00K | -$239.00K | -$121.00K | $67.00K | $60.00K | +5.4% |
| Pre-tax income | -$7.45M | -$12.48M | -$3.90M | -$1.81M | -$2.12M | +40.3% |
| Tax provision | -$253.00K | -$390.00K | -$271.00K | -$116.00K | -$152.00K | +35.1% |
| Net income | -$1.17M | -$1.90M | -$566.00K | -$261.00K | -$301.00K | +38.6% |
| Net income to common | -$1.17M | -$1.90M | -$566.00K | -$261.00K | -$301.00K | +38.6% |
| Basic EPS | -0.22 | -0.36 | -0.11 | -0.05 | -0.06 | +38.9% |
| Diluted EPS | -0.22 | -0.36 | -0.11 | -0.05 | -0.06 | +38.9% |
| EBIT | -$7.13M | -$12.11M | -$3.70M | -$1.67M | -$2.02M | +41.1% |
| EBITDA | -$2.89M | -$8.22M | $402.00K | $2.26M | $1.57M | +64.9% |
| Basic shares | 5.33M | 5.26M | 5.25M | 5.13M | 5.01M | +1.3% |
| Diluted shares | 5.33M | 5.26M | 5.25M | 5.13M | 5.01M | +1.3% |
| Line item | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $4.43M | $2.82M | $4.79M | $9.61M | $15.36M | +57.0% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $4.43M | $2.82M | $4.79M | $9.61M | $15.36M | +57.0% |
| Accounts receivable | $1.32M | $10.42M | $1.02M | $1.11M | $911.00K | -87.3% |
| Inventory | $1.62M | $1.21M | $884.00K | $899.00K | $894.00K | +33.7% |
| Total current assets | $15.23M | $22.75M | $13.21M | $16.80M | $22.31M | -33.1% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $204.98M | $212.22M | $207.94M | $206.00M | $186.86M | -3.4% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $9.88M | $9.88M | $9.88M | $9.72M | $9.72M | 0.0% |
| Total assets | $259.08M | $259.86M | $245.54M | $246.33M | $232.36M | -0.3% |
| Total current liabilities | $53.08M | $54.07M | $40.49M | $37.88M | $35.01M | -1.8% |
| Current debt | $5.93M | $3.81M | $4.68M | $2.90M | $1.75M | +55.7% |
| Long-term debt | $11.09M | $10.79M | $6.11M | $4.93M | $4.70M | +2.7% |
| Total debt | $181.02M | $187.22M | $175.54M | $174.10M | $159.67M | -3.3% |
| Total liabilities | $237.67M | $231.85M | $205.95M | $203.80M | $188.07M | +2.5% |
| Retained earnings | -$3.28M | -$2.11M | -$212.00K | $354.00K | $615.00K | -55.3% |
| Shareholder equity | $15.23M | $14.63M | $14.13M | $13.44M | $12.60M | +4.1% |
| Working capital | -$37.85M | -$31.33M | -$27.29M | -$21.08M | -$12.70M | -20.8% |
| Net tangible assets | $5.35M | $4.75M | $4.25M | $3.72M | $2.87M | +12.6% |
| Shares issued | 5.40M | 5.27M | 5.26M | 5.21M | 5.04M | +2.5% |
| Line item | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -$7.20M | -$12.09M | -$3.63M | -$1.70M | -$1.96M | — | +40.4% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $4.25M | $3.89M | $4.10M | $3.93M | $3.59M | — | +9.1% |
| Stock-based compensation | $734.00K | $734.00K | $734.00K | $734.00K | $734.00K | — | 0.0% |
| Change in working capital | $5.16M | $1.89M | -$2.12M | $475.00K | -$52.00K | — | +172.4% |
| Operating cash flow | $2.69M | -$426.00K | -$1.64M | $3.33M | $2.15M | — | +730.3% |
| Capital expenditure | -$3.35M | -$5.21M | -$6.06M | -$9.64M | -$6.83M | — | +35.7% |
| Investing cash flow | -$3.35M | -$5.21M | -$6.06M | -$9.64M | -$6.83M | — | +35.7% |
| Dividends paid | — | $1.00K | -$831.00K | — | — | -$845.00K | — |
| Financing cash flow | $2.41M | $3.73M | $2.96M | $408.00K | -$3.64M | — | -35.4% |
| Free cash flow | -$667.00K | -$5.64M | -$7.70M | -$6.31M | -$4.67M | — | +88.2% |
| End cash position | $4.43M | $2.82M | $4.79M | $9.61M | $15.36M | — | +57.0% |
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | -0.11 | -0.06 | +45.5% |
| Dec 2025 | -0.05 | -0.14 | -180.0% |
| Sep 2025 | -0.04 | -0.11 | -153.9% |
| Jun 2025 | 0.01 | 0.04 | +300.0% |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | -0.11 | 1 | $57.20M | +3.9% |
| Next quarter | -0.06 | 1 | $51.80M | +4.1% |
| Current year | -0.45 | 1 | $216.90M | +2.0% |
| Next year | -0.21 | 1 | $227.50M | +4.9% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target$2.50
High target$2.50
Low target$2.50
Implied upside21.95%
Analyst count1
ConsensusNONE
Strong buy / Buy0 / 1
Hold1
Sell / Strong sell0 / 0
Held by insiders10.19%
Held by institutions11.11%
Institutions holding20
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 26 | Benchmark | DOWNGRADE | Buy | Hold |
| Dec 29, 25 | Roth Capital | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 8, 25 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 15, 25 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 7, 25 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Nov 18, 24 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 1, 24 | Roth MKM | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 16, 24 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 15, 24 | Craig-Hallum | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 15, 24 | Roth MKM | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 7, 24 | Craig-Hallum | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 7, 24 | Benchmark | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
1.89
+8.35% from price
SMA 20
1.95
+6.46% from price
SMA 50
1.97
+5.83% from price
SMA 100
1.93
+6.40% from price
SMA 200
2.06
+1.07% from price
EMA 12
1.91
+7.45% from price
EMA 26
1.93
+6.40% from price
EMA 50
1.94
+5.43% from price
RSI (14)
57.5
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
-0.02
Hist -0.00
ATR (14)
0.17
8.08% of price
Realised vol 30D
79.3%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
2.15
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
1.76
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Death
1.97 vs 2.06
Trend bias
Above 200
+1.07%
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
1.23
More volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.21
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
79.3%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
12.9%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-56.7%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-92.8%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
0.17
8.08% of price
Beta (reported)
0.95
5Y monthly, from filing
SEC filings
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-08-10
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-06-26
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-06-03
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CORRESP · 2026-05-22
Offering Registrations
S-3 · 2026-05-20
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-05-14
Proxy Statements
DEF 14A · 2026-04-30
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-03-31
Headlines
GEN receives $100m buyout offer for US restaurant operations
Verdict Food Service · 11d ago
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Moby · 11d ago
GEN Restaurant Group Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
MarketBeat · 12d ago
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) Reports Q2 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates
Zacks · 12d ago
GEN Restaurant Group Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
ACCESS Newswire · 12d ago
GEN Restaurant Group Receives Non-Binding Letter of Intent from Nationwide Restaurant Operator for Strategic Sale of U.S. Restaurant Operations
ACCESS Newswire · 12d ago
Gen Restaurant Group mulls $100M offer for its BBQ chain
Restaurant Dive · 12d ago
Earnings To Watch: GEN Restaurant Group Inc (GENK) Q2 2026 -- GF Value Sees 244% Upside
GuruFocus.com · 15d ago
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