Retail & Hospitality
Franchise disputes, supply agreement breach losses, and earnings normalisation for retail and hospitality.
Retail and hospitality businesses face distinct forensic accounting challenges, from franchise royalty disputes to business interruption claims and supply agreement breach losses. Sterling Forensic applies sector-specific benchmarking and earnings normalisation methodology to retail and hospitality loss claims.
We address COVID-era earnings normalisation, EBITDA adjustments for litigation purposes, franchise termination lost profit calculations, and network comparable benchmarking for territory exclusivity breach claims.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does COVID affect retail and hospitality loss calculations?
For disputes involving the pandemic period, Sterling Forensic normalises earnings, adjusting for forced closures, furlough distortions, and the subsequent recovery, to establish a but-for earnings baseline untainted by pandemic effects.
What franchise disputes does Sterling Forensic handle?
Franchise dispute accounting covers: wrongful termination lost profit calculations; royalty accounting disputes; network comparable benchmarking; and territory exclusivity breach losses.
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