EX-99 6 schedule_a.htm SCH A REG G RECONCILIATION

Schedule A
Company-owned Same-store Sales Reconciliation and Comparison


Fiscal
Quarter

Fiscal
Year
Gross
same-store sales
increase/(decrease)
Effect of
Sales Incentives
and Discounts
Same-store sales
increase/(decrease)
based on GAAP sales
1
2
3
4
2002
2002
2002
2002
2.0%
1.9%
2.5%
2.7%
0.7%
0.2%
0.9%
0.4%
2.7%
2.1%
3.4%
3.1%
Total
 
2.3% 0.5% 2.8%
     
1
2
3
4
2003
2003
2003
2003
1.1%
(0.7)%
1.0%
4.5%
0.1%
0.1%
(1.4)%
(2.8)%
1.2%
(0.6)%
(0.4)%
1.7%
Total  
1.5% (1.0)% 0.5%
       

Franchise Partnership Same-store Sales Reconciliation and Comparison


Fiscal
Quarter

Fiscal
Year
Gross
same-store sales
increase/(decrease)
Effect of
Sales Incentives
and Discounts
Same-store sales
increase/(decrease)
based on GAAP sales
1
2
3
4
2002
2002
2002
2002
2.8%
(1.0)%
1.0%
2.2%
0.1%
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%
2.9%
(0.6)%
1.5%
2.5%
Total

 
1.3%
0.4%
1.7%
     
1
2
3
4
2003
2003
2003
2003
(0.6)%
(1.2)%
(1.7)%
0.9%
0.2%
(0.1)%
(0.2)%
(1.6)%
(0.4)%
(1.3)%
(1.9)%
(0.7)%
Total
 
(0.6)% (0.5)% (1.1)%


The Company has historically evaluated same-store sales performance based on gross sales, which does not include any reduction for the costs of coupons related to the Company’s sales building programs. The Company believes this to be a meaningful measure of performance because it allows for more direct comparability of the Company’s performance to its competitors due to the fact the Company has historically utilized sales building programs (the cost of which, under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), are netted out of sales) as opposed to advertising (the cost of which, under GAAP, is not charged directly against sales) as a means to generate customer trial and traffic.