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Geoff Gannon January 21, 2018

Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST): America’s Biggest Burger King Franchisee Comes with “Rights of First Refusal”

Guest write-up by Vetle Forsland   Overview   Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST) is the largest Burger King franchisee in the US. They are currently operating 753 Burger King restaurants on the east coast of North America, in 16 different states. That accounts for about 10.2 % of all Burger King locations in the USA.   Carrols was founded in 1960. At the time, they were operating an independent burger chain. In 1976, they started converting those stores to Burger King locations, and they became a...

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Geoff Gannon January 15, 2018

Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN): A 100% Franchised Business Built on a “Morning Ritual”

Guest Write-up by Jayden Preston   Overview Dunkin’ Brands owns two well-known quick service restaurant (QSR) brands, i.e. Dunkin’ Donuts that sell coffee and baked goods, and Baskin Robbins, selling hard serve ice cream. Dunkin’ Brands is now purely a brand owner, as they currently employ a 100% franchised business model, with over 20,000 points of distribution in more than 60 countries worldwide.   They organize their business into four segments: Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. (DDUS), Dunkin’ Donuts International (DDI), Baskin-Robbins International (BRI) and Baskin-Robbins U.S....

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Geoff Gannon January 15, 2018

NIC (EGOV): A Far Above Average Business at an Utterly Average Price

NIC (EGOV) is a company that’s – as the ticker suggests – focused on eGovernment. In particular, NIC is focused on providing internet based interactions with state governments in the United States. This is not a truly huge market. EGOV is by far the market leader and yet it only has $331 million in revenue, $78 million in pre-tax profit, and $59 million in after-tax free cash flow. The company is valued at $1 billion (the market cap is greater, but the company has net...

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