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John V Fiorella
302-777-4350
300 Delaware Avenue Suite 1370
Wilmington, DE
Tobey M Daluz
302-252-4440
919 NORTH MARKET STREET, 12TH FLOOR
Wilmington, DE
Blair Retail Store
(302) 892-2679
1722 W Newport Pike
Wilmington, DE
Altadis Retail Corporation
(302) 576-2713
300 Delaware Ave
Wilmington, DE
Radio Shack-A Division of Tandy Corp
(302) 539-5765
Fenwick Island De
Ocean View, DE
Louis J Rizzo Jr.
302-652-3611
Reger Rizzo Et Al, 1001 Jefferson Plaza Ste 202
Wilmington, DE
Altadi Retail Corporation
(302) 576-2729
300 Delaware Ave
Wilmington, DE
Hstr Retail Holdings Inc
(302) 658-3500
103 Foulk Rd
Wilmington, DE
Calvert Retail Inc
(302) 622-8811
100 W Rockland Rd
Montchanin, DE
Sears Authorized Retail Dealer Store
(302) 645-6277
Midway Shopping Ctr
Lewes, DE
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5 Keys To A Thorough Financial Analysis Of A Franchise Investment

Closely analyzing the financial numbers before investing in a franchise can help you choose the franchise which presents the best opportunity for success. An accountant or qualified financial advisor can be helpful in looking at metrics such as cash flow projections and the franchisor's financial statements. See the following article from Blue MauMau for more on this.

Franchise financial analysis
When evaluating a franchise opportunity there is typically a great deal of focus directed on the business concept, franchise contract, franchisor support and franchisee performance. Each of these areas rightfully deserve attention. However, one area that requires as much if not more focus is in the area of financial analysis. Although, the term financial analysis can conjure up visions of boring number crunching this activity is important when considering the purchase of a franchise as well as any business. Since a franchise candidate has a limited amount of capital to invest in the franchise they need to be on target when identifying capital requirements.

They should have an accountant or qualified financial advisor to assist in the process. Here are some key items that need to be a part of the financial analysis:

  1. In-depth review of the franchisor's financial statements available in the Franchise Disclosure Document.  You want to be sure that the franchisor has sufficient capital to operate the franchise.  The franchisor shouldn't be relying upon initial franchise fees for their main source of funding or earnings.
  2. Fully understand Item 7 of the FDD. It describes the estimated investment in a specific franchise.
  3. Scrutiny of the franchise financial formula. This process involves identifying and evaluating the components of the product or service sale leading to the gross margin. Sample sale price, product, labor costs, royalty and ad fees,etc. are in the formula. This is one of the most important elements of the financial analysis and may require some "digging" to get all of the necessary information.
  4. A 3-5 year Pro-forma income statement that projects sales, gross margin, expenses and earnings. One should be conservative and not aggressive when projecting. Feedback from current franchisees can provide valuable input when constructing a pro-forma.
  5. A cash flow projection for the first 3-5 years of the franchise operation. This is needed  to determine if projected sales and income will be sufficient relative to available working capital.
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