B
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32%
32% -- item19 full pnl disclosure rate for US franchisors publishing an Item 19 (2024)
32% of franchise brands that disclose an Item 19 publish a full profit-and-loss statement.
- Covers disclosing brands from the 2024 Annual Franchise Development Report survey of 120 brands.
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32%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
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Sample Size
120
Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Annual Franchise Development Report (FRANdata)
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Tier B
https://revscale.com/blog/fdd-item-19-disclosure-stops-at-revenue ↗
Source Article
FDD Item 19: Why Disclosure Stops at Revenue | Revscale
Why Most Franchise Item 19 Disclosures Stop at Revenue
Among franchisors who publish an Item 19, 94 percent disclose revenue. Only 53 percent disclose profitability, and 32 percent include a full profit-and-loss statement. That gap, between what brands will show at the top line and what they will st…
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Annual Franchise Development Report (FRANdata)
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Annual Franchise Development Report survey of franchise brands
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US franchisors publishing an Item 19: 32% item19 full pnl disclosure rate. Source: Annual Franchise Development Report (FRANdata) (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/item19-full-pl-disclosure-rate-2024
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