Area developers are expected to grow sales more than the company owned stores
Support sales
This is proportionate to the increase in
number of franchisee stores, as the new stores will need to buy the doughnut mixes & doughnut-making machines Margins for KKM&D is increasing at 100bp per year (Current margin is 16.6%) A new distribution facility will decrease shipping cost & increase margin
System-wide sales
Through existing stores & new
stores: Increase the sale of complimentary products (Eg: coffee Coffee sales is expected to grow proportional to overall sales. Though currently only 5% of sales) Increase the sales of Existing products
Forecasted Item in the Income
statement Earnings improvement
Explanation
Advantages of Equity stakes
Original goal of 10%
Expecting to Increase to 12% Shift toward higher margin KKM & D (margins are increasing at 100bp per year) Margin expansion in each category
Expected to open 62 stores ( most
of which is franchised) As franchisees become profitable & as the number of franchisees grow, the Equity stakes will be better contributors
Business sustainabilty - Analysis
PROS
CONS
Rapidly growing business
High margins Industry leaders Through the franchisee model, Krispy Kreme doesnt bear all risks related to the Franchise store
Open more stores to counter
the Honeymoon effect But, opening more stores will cannibalize existing sales Increasing capital costs this will be reflected in the new store openings Uncertainty in the market acceptance of Small format units - might reduce the growth potential