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Franchising Outlook Positive. Funding Available For Franchisees

August 29, 2012 by Callum Floyd

\"FranchisingThe Franchize Consultants’ July 2012 Franchising Confidence Index demonstrates mixed but still mostly positive results across a number of measures crucial to franchisor and franchisee success.

Click here for a full copy of the July 2012 Franchising Confidence Index report

  • Both franchisor (net 22%) and service provider (net 34%) outlook for general business conditions remain positive, but have dropped after last survey’s record increase.
  • Franchisor outlook for franchisor growth prospects improved slightly from the previous quarter at net 54%, however service providers’ outlook for franchisor growth generally showed a marked drop to 18% from 65% in April).
  • Confidence levels regarding access to finance remained relatively stable for franchisors at 15%; however service providers showed, again, a marked decrease at a low net 7% (a decrease of 32% from last quarter).
  • Franchisors and service providers remain only slightly positive in their outlook toward ease of access to suitable franchisees, reporting a net 7% and 4%, respectively.
  • Franchisor confidence in access to suitable staff demonstrates a slight increase from the bottom level results last quarter, increasing to net 12% from 0% in April. Service provider sentiment for access to suitable staff for franchisors generally deteriorated slightly to a net 1% from 4% (in April).
  • Franchisor and service provider outlook for franchisor access to suitable locations were at directional odds (i.e. one grew, one decreased), settling at a net 21% and 6% respectively.
  • Franchisor and service provider expectations for franchisee sales levels both decreased this quarter, showing the only measure in which opinions were reasonably aligned. Franchisors dropped to 34% and service providers to 39%, respectively.
  • Franchisor and service provider outlook for franchisee operating costs remained negative at a net -12% and -17%, respectively.
  • Franchisor and service providers report a positive net outlook for franchisee profitability at a net 5% and 20%, respectively. Comparisons to the previous period indicate contrasting views.  Franchisors are less positive. Service providers are more positive.

Franchisors were asked ‘how things are looking in their sector’, and service providers ‘how things are looking for franchisors and franchisees (generally).’

Views were varied and contrasting throughout the responses. Most contained an element of positivity, but generally expressed a high level of challenge overall. The main themes related to high levels of competitive intensity, customer focus on price, and the importance of good franchisee business model execution.

Following from the April quarter, those identified as involved in retail in particular are still challenged somewhat with subdued sales and strong competition.

Service provider responses were also mixed, from those expecting improvement to those foreseeing more of the same.  Improvements were noted for growth prospects generally, as an outcome of low interest rates and inflation. However, times are still seen as uncertain with no clear passage out of the recession.

This issue contained a specific focus on bank funding for franchisees. Key highlights included:

  • The majority (66%) of franchisor respondents indicate a solid franchisee proposition is just as likely to be funded by one of the main banks as it once was.
  • Sixty one percent of franchisor respondents agree that their growth is not being constrained by access to bank funding for new franchisees.

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About Callum Floyd

Our Managing Director, Dr Callum Floyd, served on the FANZ board in various roles for nearly a decade, and Franchize Consultants continues its long-term support of FANZ in any way it can. We’re strong believers in the value of FANZ’s firm codes of practice and ethics, and for this reason recommend our franchisor businesses consider FANZ membership.

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