Public Franchises Lose to S&P in Q1

S&P gains over publicly traded franchise chains in First Quarter '06

The University of New Hampshire's Rosenberg Center every quarter compiles a Franchise 50 Index, an index that tracks the market performance of the top 50 US public franchisors representing over 98 percent of the market capitalization of corporations engaged in business format franchising. The Franchise 50 Index rose 3.4 percent this quarter, while the S&P 500 Index moved higher at 3.7 percent over the same period thanks to large increases in the energy and materials sectors. Krispy Kreme led the franchise winners, followed by Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc. H&R Block and Regis Corporation were the biggest losers this quarter.

Krispy Kreme (KKD), the struggling doughnut maker, recovered some of the large losses it suffered over the last few years as it jumped 56.4 percent this quarter. On March 7, its stock shot up over 20 percent after it announced that it had hired Daryl G. Brewster as its new CEO.

The RCF 50 Index is up up 60.1 percent since January 2000.

Full report here (pdf)

--

For more information on the William Rosenberg International Center of Franchising, visit the Center’s web site.

Attachment	Size
F50Q0106.pdf	98.06 KB