What does proceeds from restaurant refranchising mean?

Represents cash proceeds received from the sale of company-operated restaurant locations to franchisees. This metric is a key indicator of capital-light strategy shifts and the company's ability to monetize its existing restaurant assets.

Noodles & Company NDLS Proceeds from restaurant refranchising

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$123.8M0.0%

Operating income-$812.0K+87.3%

Net income-$3.4M+62.3%

EPS (diluted)-$0.58+63.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4M+3.4%

Total debt$253.7M-12.6%

Total equity-$48.0M-246%

Total assets$246.3M-22.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.0M+49.2%

CapEx$2.1M-28.8%

Free cash flow$3.9M+253%

Valuation

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Market cap$88.09M+160%

Enterprise value$340.32M+7.0%

P/S0.2×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.7%—

Operating margin-5.3%-0.6pp

Net margin-7.5%-0.4pp

FCF margin-3.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-180.2%—

Debt / equity77.5×+68.6×

Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Noodles & Company in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept ndls:ProceedsFromRestaurantRefranchising.

The official record: Noodles & Company’s 10-K, filed March 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Noodles & Company's proceeds from restaurant refranchising?: Noodles & Company (NDLS) reported proceeds from restaurant refranchising of $0 in Q4 2025.
How has Noodles & Company's proceeds from restaurant refranchising changed year-over-year?: Noodles & Company's proceeds from restaurant refranchising decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $513.25K to $0.
What does proceeds from restaurant refranchising mean?: Represents cash proceeds received from the sale of company-operated restaurant locations to franchisees. This metric is a key indicator of capital-light strategy shifts and the company's ability to monetize its existing restaurant assets.