What does the company do?
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKDI) is a retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts and packaged sweets. The Company’s principal business is owning and franchising Krispy Kreme doughnut stores, at which over 20 varieties of doughnuts, including its Original Glazed doughnut, are made, sold and distributed together with complementary products, and where an array of coffees and other beverages are offered. As of February 1, 2009, there were 523 Krispy Kreme stores operated system wide in 36 United States states and in the District of Columbia, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Of the 523 total stores, there were 281 factory stores and 242 satellites. The Company operates through three business segments: Company Stores, Franchise and KK Supply Chain.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Krispy Kreme one-year sales: 362.26 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Restaurants group: -97.76% - Krispy Kreme one-year income: -4.48 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 362.26 Mil | 16.21 Bil | | Income | -4.48 Mil | 2.66 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Krispy Kreme one-year sales growth: -11.00%.
Difference from the average for the Restaurants group: -10.50 pct. pts. - Krispy Kreme one-year income growth: -19.60%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -11.00% | -0.50% | | Income Growth | -19.60% | 11.70% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Krispy Kreme one-year net profit margin: -1.2%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 14.9 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | -1.2% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -16.1% | | Industry | 13.5% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Krispy Kreme debt/equity ratio: 0.88.
Difference from the average for the Restaurants group: -30.16%.
| | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Debt/equity ratio | 0.88 | 1.26 |
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