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How much is Krusty Burger Worth?

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How much would Krusty Burger be worth in real life?

If Krusty decided to sell his Krusty Burger “restaurants”, how much would they be worth?

An external view of Krusty Burger in Springfield

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Krusty the Clown; he’s Springfield’s favourite clown/entrepreneur, with his name and face across hundreds of products and establishments. His chain of fast food restaurants have to be his most profitable ventures, but how profitable are they? We’ll find out…

How Much Money does Krusty Burger Make?

Grandpa Simpson putting his false teeth into a burger so it can take a bite out of you

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Krusty Burger isn't famed for its cleanliness - it's even been named as the "unhealthiest restaurant in the world" - but that doesn't stop faithful Springfieldians from piling in and eating from Krusty's menu. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't seem to charge much for his burgers, which is hindering his money making (though he does have 27 restaurants).

Krusty Burger Annual Revenue

£7,379,424

$9,839,232

See how we valued annual revenue

See how we came up with the annual revenue

Despite the decidedly off-putting name, Krusty Burger is almost always busy. Whether they’re offering a new sandwich – be it the Mother Earth Burger, the Ribwich or The Clogger – there’s no shortage of Springfieldians ready to try it out, regardless of the effects it will have on their body. This popularity is good, but Krusty falls down on his pricing – a Krusty Burger is only $0.59, whilst a large Krusty Partially-Gelatenated Non-Dairy Gum-Based Beverage is only $1.29. These cheap prices are surprising, especially for Krusty, and are stopping him from making as much as he could do.

By looking at the menu we’ve calculated that if he sells:

  • 10 Laffy Meals at $1.99
  • 15 Krusty Curly Fries at $0.99
  • 15 Krusty Burgers at $0.59
  • 10 Krusty Cheeez Burgers at $0.69
  • 15 Krusty Partially-Gelatenated Non-Dairy Gum-Based Beverages at £1.29
  • And 15 Buzz Colas at $0.89

In an hour, then he’ll only make $83.20 – a measly amount, especially considering overheads like staff, ingredients and electricity. Assuming each of his 27 locations are open 12 hours a day, that’s just under $1,000 a day for each store, for a combined yearly average revenue of $9,839,232.

It should be mentioned that his annual revenue has seen some losses over the years – there was an ill-fated promotion for the 1984 Olympics where Krusty lost $44 million, and the well-intentioned Mother Nature Burger actually gave everybody food poisoning.

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How Much is the Krusty Burger property worth?

Homer throwing open the doors of Krusty Burger and shouting to give him 700 krusty burgers

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As Krusty has opened so many Krusty Burgers in so many locations, we think he'll own the property. With 27 restaurants to his name, the property value alone is a lot of moolah.

Krusty Burger Property Value

£3,232,143

$4,309,524

See how we valued property value

See how we came up with the property value

Unlike our previous businesses, we’re confident in saying that Krusty owns the property for each of his establishments (well, perhaps not the one on the unmanned oil rig). To work out the value, we need only to look to Simpsons creator Matt Groening, who revealed that Springfield is actually based in Oregon. If each of the restaurants are on average 1,200 square foot, and retail property asking price in Springfield, Oregon is $133.01 per square foot, that gives us the price of $159,612 per restaurant, or $4,309,524 in total.
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How Much are Krusty Burger's Assets Worth?

Grandpa Simpsons working at Krusty Burger

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It takes a lot of equipment to run a restaurant, but we don't think Krusty will have spent much on it. We also can't use stock value; because it's food, it's likely to go off.

Krusty Burger Asset Value

£7,500

$10,000

See how we came up with the asset value

See how we valued asset value

Running a restaurant takes a lot of equipment – deep fat fryers, grease storage and an intercom system where you speak into Krusty’s mouth are all assets you’d inherit when taking over the store. When we valued Los Pollos Hermanos we gave Gus Fring’s restaurants a value of $15,000. We all know Krusty’s penchant for cutting corners, so we estimate his stores have $10,000 of assets to sell.
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So How Much is The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop Worth?

Krusty the Clown's hair expands

20th Century Fox

Taking everything from Krusty’s weekly takings to his property value to the assets each Krusty Burger will have, we think it’s safe to say each health hazard restaurant would be worth just over $295,000, with the price for all 27 restaurants coming to $7,975,692. That’s a lot of moolah!

We Value Krusty Burger At

£5,981,769

$7,975,692




Posted on September 19, 2016 | the Simpsons

By Tom Jeffries

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