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DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP, INC.

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q3 FY2020 10-Q, filed Nov 5, 2020. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from Feb 11, 2021.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2019 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Franchises Dunkin’ restaurants serving coffee and baked goods to restaurant operators, and Baskin-Robbins restaurants serving hard-serve ice cream.

How Did They Make Money?

Restaurant operators pay an initial fee for franchise rights and ongoing royalties tied to sales, typically collected weekly in the U.S. U.S. franchisees also contribute advertising fees weekly; the company earns rent and sells ice cream and other products to certain international franchisees.

FY2019 revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

In the U.S., restaurant operators contract directly with the company as franchisees; internationally, it works mainly through local master franchisees, who may sub-franchise. Some international Baskin-Robbins franchisees buy ice cream and other products from the company.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 18 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2019 and turned 19 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2019
33% of revenue
▲ +10% vs FY2018 ($411.8M, 31%)
Net income, FY2019
18% of revenue
▲ +5% vs FY2018 ($229.9M, 17%)
Free cash flow, FY2019
19% of revenue
▲ +20% vs FY2018 ($217.1M, 16%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2019 annual report
Latest quarter: Q3 FY2020, the three months to Sep 26, 2020
Revenue
▲ +2%
vs $355.9M in Q3 FY2019
Net income
▲ +2%
vs $72.4M in Q3 FY2019
  • Dec 15, 2020 Inspire Brands completed its acquisition of Dunkin’ Brands The merger made Dunkin’ Brands an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, and Nasdaq filed a notice to delist its shares.
  • Nov 2, 2020 Inspire Brands agreed to acquire Dunkin’ Brands The deal offered shareholders $106.50 per share in cash.

Grew. Revenue grew 69% in 4 years, from $810.9M in FY2015 to $1.4B in FY2019, about 14% a year.

Dunkin’ brand name The company changed the Dunkin’ Donuts brand name to Dunkin’, while continuing to franchise coffee-and-baked-goods restaurants alongside Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops.

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with 7-Eleven, Burger King, Cold Stone Creamery, Cumberland Farms, Dairy Queen, McDonald’s, Panera Bread, Quick Trip, Starbucks, Subway, Taco Bell, Tim Hortons, WaWa, and Wendy’s

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