Living in New England I decided to choose a company that every New
Englander is aware of. Dunkin' Brand Group Inc. main headquarters is in Massachusetts.
Dunkin' Brand Group Inc. was founded in and took control of the beloved Dunkin' Donuts chain
that originated back in the 1950's. Dunkin' Brand Group Inc. also owns and operates Baskin
Robbins. Between both chains there are over 20,900 locations in over 60 countries. A key source
of revenue that the Dunkin' Brand receives is in their franchise fees and royalty income. In 2019
Dunkin' Brand dropped "Donuts" from the famous chains' name. This had been the first time
since the 1950's that the chains' name had been altered. (SEC Filings/ Dunkin' Brand, Inc., 2020)
On February 24th Dunkin' filed their 10K for the years end. Dunkin' s latest 8K was filed
on July 30,2020 and on August 5,2020 Dunkin' filed their 10Q. The fiscal year annual report for
Dunkin' Brand Group Inc. ends on December 28th. The most recent annual report for Dunkin's
fiscal year annual report is December 28th, 2019, it is broken down in this order. The current ratio
is 1.56 (Current Assets / Current Liabilities= $907301/$582426). This method describes that the
company has sufficient capital on hand that can pay all the company's current liabilities. On this
same report Dunkin's return on assets is 6.6% (Net Income/ Average Total Assets=
$242,024/$3,688302.5). Dunkin had a return on equity of -41.16% (Net Income / Shareholders
Equity= $242,024/ ($-588,010). The shareholder's deficit for Dunkin reported is ($-588,010)
Due to this, Dunkin' has total liabilities that exceed their total assets.
Dunkin's gross profit margin comes in at 51.70% for the fiscal year of 2019. In the year
prior at the end of the 2018 fiscal year, Dunkin's gross profit margin was 48.94%. This shows an
increase from 2018 to 2019 that was due to an increase in Dunkin's revenue and cost of goods
sold.
Dunkin between 2018 and 2019 decreased their net long-term debt by the very low
amount of $6410. Dunkin' saw between 2018 and 2019 their long-term liabilities increase by
$295,000. The fiscal year ending 2018, Dunkin' had no operating lease liabilities. This changed
in 2019 which makes the change in the long-term liability difference seen in the report.
Dunkin's balance sheet does not specify inventory. Dunkin groups their inventory with
the other current assets they possess. Dunkin lists its prepaid expenses and other current assets at
a total of $ 50,611 for the year ending 2019.
Dunkin' pays shareholders quarterly dividends. These are a distribution of profits from
Dunkin' to its shareholders. Dunkin' paid dividends of $1.61 per share in 2019, $1.80 in the year
2018, and $1.39 in 2017. Shareholders are of major importance to Dunkin' Brand Group Inc.
They help Dunkin' achieve and gain significant profitability and stable financial standing
In the beginning of 2020 Dunkin' Brand Group Inc. was stable in price for stocks, in the
months of March and April stocks fell due to the Covid-19 pandemic