POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC--(Marketwire - May 20, 2008) - InvestorIdeas.com, a
leading global investor and industry research resource, presents a sector
close-up on publicly traded companies in franchising. According to
franchisehelp.com, "franchise companies, which are publicly traded, as a
group, have routinely outpaced the S&P Index and others."
Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. (
OTCBB:
GOCH), a national provider of on-site
computer service and solutions, recently announced it was named to
Entrepreneur Magazine's 2008 Franchise 500®, making it the third year in
a row it has made the ranking. The company was also recognized by
Entrepreneur as one of the 101 best in the "Top Home Based Franchise"
category for a third straight year.
Geeks On Call has granted over 250 franchises since 2001 and recently
expanded corporate branch offices to build on and enhance their brand. The
Company also just recently launched its Value-Added Benefit program for
co-branding with national franchisors.
The company has been previously recognized for its growth by both Franchise
Times and Entrepreneur Magazine, which named Geeks On Call the #1 new
franchise company in America in 2006.
Geeks On Call was also recently featured in a Franchise Times article on IT
and computer services companies. According to the article: "Geeks On Call
is one of the fastest growing and largest computer service organizations in
the U.S. Last year, its 270 franchisees generated more than $25 million in
total revenues. The publicly traded company is one of the newest
franchisors in this segment: it was founded in 1999 and began selling
franchises in 2001."
To read the full article:
http://www.franchisetimes.com/content/story.php?article=00804
The Franchise 500 is determined by comparing objective, quantifiable
measures of a franchise system, including financial strength and stability,
growth rate and size of the system. Top Home Based Franchises are listed in
order of their ranking in the Franchise 500.
Top 10 Franchises for 2008:
7-Eleven Inc.
Subway
Dunkin' Donuts
Pizza Hut
McDonald's (
Market,
News), with 23,099 franchises, 52wk Range is $44.26 - $63.69 and has
made the Top 10 in the Franchise 500, 27 times.
Sonic Drive-In Restaurants
KFC Corp.
InterContinental Hotels Group
Domino's Pizza LLC (
Market,
News), with 2,073 franchises, according to Entrepreneur Magazine, "It
started in 1960 with $500; the pizza giant had $5.1 billion in global
retail sales in 2006 and sold more than 400 million pizzas."
RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Franchises for 2008:
Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
7-Eleven Inc.
Subway
Jani-King
Dunkin' Donuts
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Bonus Building Care
Instant Tax Service
Liberty Tax Service
RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
More info on the Franchise 500®:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/index.html
Sector Glance at other publicly traded franchise companies:
Chipotle Mexican Grill (
Market, News) Mexican Fast
Food Company has a 52-week range of $77.51 - $155.49.
Blockbuster Inc. (
Market,
News) Video Rental Company has a 52-week range of $2.66 - $6.77.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (
Market, News), through its
subsidiaries, rents and leases vehicles through company owned and
franchised stores under Dollar and the Thrifty brand names. The Company's
52-week range is $11.31 - $51.73.
Tim Hortons Inc. (
Market,
News) 52wk Range: $29.82 - $39.93.Its franchisees operate 2,823
restaurants in Canada and 398 restaurants in the United States.
About Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. (
OTCBB:
GOCH):
Geeks On Call America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Geeks On Call
Holdings, Inc. (
OTCBB:
GOCH). Through its trade names 1-800-905-GEEK and
Geeks On Call, the company is a premier national provider of on-site
computer service and solutions to small business and residential customers.
Founded in 1999, the company helped pioneer the on-site residential IT
service concept. Since then, small businesses and residential customers
across the nation have trusted Geeks On Call/1-800-905-GEEK's certified IT
professionals to provide computer privacy and security solutions, hardware
and network installations, troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades and
consulting. The company began franchising in 2001 and has granted over 250
franchises with new locations opening regularly. All franchises are
independently owned and operated.
More Info: Visit the Company Showcase on Investorideas.com at:
http://www.techsectorstocks.com/CO/GOCH/Default.asp Or the Company Website
at:
http://www.geeksoncall.com/
Audio interview with Richard T. Cole, CEO of Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.investorideas.com/podcasts/2008/033108a.mp3
Media Presentation:
http://www.investorideas.com/CO/GOCH/ss/default.asp
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