DQ GRILL AND CHILL FRANCHISE

Data Based On: 321 franchisee-owned and operated DQ Grill & Chill® restaurants that qualified for inclusion in Schedule A for 2024, reporting sales data for all 12 months of the year. Profit metrics are based on a subset of 55 of these restaurants that submitted usable P&Ls for Schedule B in 2024.

* Average gross revenue and median gross revenue are from Schedule A, 2024 data, based on 321 franchisee-owned and operated restaurants. Average gross profit, average net profit (Manageable Profit), and best guess profit low/high are derived from Schedule B, 2024 data, based on a subset of 55 franchisee-owned and operated restaurants that submitted usable P&Ls. Average gross profit was calculated as Schedule B Average Gross Sales ($1,648,666) * (1 - Average Cost of Goods percentage (0.3069)) = $1,142,690.40. Average net profit (Manageable Profit) was calculated as Schedule B Average Gross Sales ($1,648,666) * Average Manageable Profit percentage (0.2892) = $476,794.21. Best guess profit low was calculated as Schedule B Average Gross Sales ($1,648,666) * Minimum Manageable Profit percentage (0.1558) = $256,862.16. Best guess profit high was calculated as Schedule B Average Gross Sales ($1,648,666) * Maximum Manageable Profit percentage (0.4152) = $684,526.12. Manageable Profit is defined in Item 6 (page 7) as profit before occupancy costs, insurance, licensing fees, sales promotion fees, legal fees, accounting fees, and other administrative costs.