What does product licensing — advertising expense mean?

This captures the marketing and promotional expenditures specifically allocated to support the brand's presence in licensed channels. It reflects the investment made to maintain brand visibility and demand for licensed products. Effective advertising spend should correlate with long-term growth in licensing royalty revenue.

Nathan's Famous (NATH) Product Licensing — Advertising Expense

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Other segment segments

Branded Product Program

$0—

Restaurant Operations

$0—

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$54.1M+15.0%

Gross profit$18.9M+1.5%

Operating income$12.7M-1.0%

Net income$8.8M-1.1%

EPS (diluted)$2.14-0.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$24.7M-8.1%

Total debt$51.0M-7.1%

Total equity-$7.2M+23.3%

Total assets$64.8M+2.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$949.0K+531%

CapEx$67.0K-41.7%

Free cash flow$882.0K+363%

Valuation

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Market cap$399.93M-1.1%

Enterprise value$426.26M-1.4%

P/E20.1×+3.0×

P/S2.4×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin33%-5.2pp

Operating margin17.7%-5.9pp

Net margin11.8%-4.0pp

FCF margin11.3%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.3%—

Debt / equity-7.1×—

Current ratio2.4×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nathan's Famous in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AdvertisingExpense.

The source filing: Nathan's Famous’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026.

Filed: Aug 7, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2027
Calendar quarter: Q2 2026
Accession: 0001437749-26-026427

June 28, 2026	Branded Product Program	Product Licensing	Restaurant Operations	Corporate	Total
Other general and administration expenses (4)	-	-	-	2,013	2,013
Payroll expense	317	-	418	952	1,687
Depreciation and amortization	30	-	169	40	239
Advertising fund expense	-	-	-	411	411
Income from operations	1,330	13,541	920	(3,123)	12,668
Interest expense	-	-	-	(638)	(638)
Interest and dividend income	-	-	-	133	133
Other income, net	-	-	-	-	-

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is Nathan's Famous's product licensing — advertising expense?: Nathan's Famous (NATH) reported product licensing — advertising expense of $0 in Q2 2026.
What does product licensing — advertising expense mean?: This captures the marketing and promotional expenditures specifically allocated to support the brand's presence in licensed channels. It reflects the investment made to maintain brand visibility and demand for licensed products. Effective advertising spend should correlate with long-term growth in licensing royalty revenue.