Winmark Corporation is a franchising company. The Company offers licenses to operate franchises using the service marks Plato’s Closet, Once Upon A Child, Play It Again Sports, Style Encore, and Music Go Round. In addition, the Company sells point-of-sale system hardware to its franchisees and certain merchandise to its Play It Again Sports franchisees. It has developed an e-commerce platform that allows franchisees of its Music Go Round, Play It Again Sports and Style Encore brands to market and sell in-store product inventory online. It operates through the franchising segment, which franchises value-oriented retail store concepts that buy, sell and trade merchandise. It has over 1,363 franchises in operation in the United States and Canada and 2,800 available territories. The Company also operates as a middle-market equipment leasing business under the Winmark Capital mark. Its subsidiaries also include Grow Biz Games, Inc., and Wirth Business Credit, Inc.
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 86.06M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 97.28%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 97.28%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 36.50, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Held by James Simons
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