Jack In The Box's Franchisee Model Strong Amid Coronavirus Woes

 | Mar 19, 2020 09:04PM ET

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) is poised to benefit from focus on menu innovation, delivery channels and franchisee businesses. Moreover, the company’s cost-saving initiatives and implementation of digital menu board as well as menu board canopies bode well.
However, the company’s limited international presence and coronavirus-related woes are adding to the downside. Also, rising commodity costs and wage inflation continue to hurt margins. So far, shares of the company have plummeted 69.8% compared with the industry’s decline of 31.3%.