Papa John's International Inc. Stock Analysis PZZA

Papa John's International, Inc. engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and currently employs 9,400 full-time employees. The firm operates through four segments. Its Domestic Company-owned restaurant segment consists of the operations of all domestic Company-owned restaurants; the North America commissaries segment comprises approximately 11 full-service regional dough production and distribution quality control centers in the United States; the North America franchising segment consists of franchise sales and support activities, and International operations segment principally consists of distribution sales to franchised Papa John’s restaurants located in the United Kingdom and its franchise sales and support activities. The firm operates approximately 6,030 Papa John’s restaurants in operation, consisting of 552 Company-owned and 5,478 franchised restaurants operating in 51 countries and territories.