Taco Bell TENANT OVERVIEW
Pros
- Higher cap rates available
- Engaged in heavy advertising to improve brand image and market penetration
- Often new favorable NNN leases with good increases
Cons
- Non-investment grade credit
- Must look closely at performance of franchisor across all locations
- Not all leases require sales reporting
Earnings Highlights
- Taco Bell Division opened 91 gross new restaurants in 18 countries
- For the Taco Bell division, same-store sales grew 12% on a 2-year basis
- Worldwide system sales excluding foreign currency translation grew 26%, with 23% same-store sales and 2% unit growth
- Second-quarter EPS excluding Special Items was $1.16, an increase of 41% over the prior year quarter
Tenant Description
Taco Bell is a Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant.
Taco Bell typically features a 2,000 - 2,600 square foot building with a drive-thru window, situated on 0.5 - 1.2 acre of land. It is important to note that Taco Bell franchises the majority of its locations. There are a number of various lease agreements and guarantors operating under the Taco Bell banner. As a result, lease terms vary as do cap rates based on the size and strength of the operator and sales at a particular location. The most common lease term is 20 years with four (4) five-year options.
Glen Bell opens his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, CA, serving what his customers called "Tay-Kohs." In 1978, Glen sold 868 Taco Bell restaurants to PepsiCo Inc., who then announced the spin-off of its quick service restaurants - KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut now known as Yum! Brands, Inc.
Taco Bell serves made-to-order and customizable tacos and burritos, among other choices, and is the first QSR restaurant to offer American Vegetarian Association (AVA)-certified menu items. Taco Bell and it's more than 350 franchise organizations proudly operate 7,000 restaurants across the world.
As the leading Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant brand, Taco Bell plans to have 8,000 restaurants by the year 2023 which they anticipate will add an estimated 100,000 jobs nationwide.
Yum! Brands is ranked number 472 on the Fortune 500 list, with revenues of $5.69 billion in 2018. Other QSRs under the Yum! Brands banner include Pizza Hut and KFC.
| Average Sale Price | $2,240,000 |
| NOI | $112,000 |
| $/Square Foot | $862 - $1,120 |
| Building SF | 2,000 - 2,600 |
| Lot Size | 0.5 - 1.2 Acres |
| Lease Term | 20 Years |
| Escalations | Varies |
| Stock Symbol | YUM |
| Plover, WI | 5.00% |
| Gate City, VA | 5.10% |
| Altus, OK | 5.20% |
