RIFC 50 Index Tumbles 28.7% As Coronavirus Pandemic Batters Franchise Sector In Q1

The University of New Hampshire’s franchising sector-focused RIFC 50 Index™ lost 28.7% of its market value in the first quarter 2020 as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spread through the United States and the rest of the world, and the country shut down to slow down its deadly advance. Forty-nine of the 50 components of the index lost market value this quarter, with 22 of them losing over 50% of their value.

“Only Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) managed to make a gain this quarter. They gained 5.3%,” said Dr. E. Hachemi Aliouche, director of the Rosenberg International Franchise Center at UNH’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics.

Read the full Q1 2020 report on the RIFC website.

RIFC 50 Index quarterly reports offer a succinct look at the financial performance of the US franchising business sector and compares it to the overall market performance represented by the S&P 500 Index.