How to best use financial ratios in benchmarking and decision making in clubs: Review of the decade 2003–2012

RS Schmidgall, A Defranco - International Journal of Hospitality & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The past decade saw the United States go through many ups and down, from the country
entering into war in Iraq in Spring 2003 to a series of natural disasters from forest fires to …

Effects of the size of the board of directors and board involvement in strategy on a private club's financial performance

S Hyun Kim, J Min Cha, RF Cichy… - International Journal of …, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of the size of the board of
directors and board involvement in strategy on financial performance in the private club …

Ratio analysis: Financial benchmarks for the club industry

RS Schmidgall, AL DeFranco - The Journal of Hospitality Financial …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
General managers of clubs are often inundated with operations and membership issues and
may not be able to spend quality time engaging in the analysis of the financial health of the …

Effects of the size of acquisition on a hotel group's financial performance

Y Yang - Journal of Hospitality Financial Management, 2019 - scholarworks.umass.edu
This study investigates the relationships among the amount of money, the number of target
hotels acquired in acquisitions, and financial performance of the acquirer hotel groups …

Club ratios: A four-year trend analysis

AL DeFranco, RS Schmidgall - Hospitality Review, 2008 - digitalcommons.fiu.edu
This article is based on research of the United States club industry conducted over the four-
year period of 2003-2006. Twenty ratios were reported, covering the five general classes of …

2009 Financial performance in the club industry: Winners and losers

RS Schmidgall, A DeFranco - The Journal of Hospitality Financial …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article summarizes the financial performance of the US club industry for 2009 based on
a survey of those members of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals who were …

Operating budget practices in the US club industry: A comparative study, 1986–2006

RS Schmidgall, AJ Singh - Journal of Retail & Leisure Property, 2007 - Springer
A key financial yardstick to measure operating performance is a statement of forecasted
revenues and expenses, captured in the operating budget of a hospitality business. Club …

Key factors for ensuring performance and attracting practitioners to small sport clubs

F Musso, A Richelieu… - International Journal of …, 2019 - inderscienceonline.com
The main objective of this paper is to determine which factors small and non-profit sports
clubs should consider and implement in order to, first, enhance performance and, second …

The club industry: The challenging years of 2003–2008

A DeFranco, RS Schmidgall - The Journal of Hospitality Financial …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This article is based on a research project on the US club industry spanning the six-year
period of 2003–2008. Those six years saw many events that affected the economy of the …

2012 Top financial performers in the club industry

AL DeFranco, RS Schmidgall - The Journal of Hospitality Financial …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This study uses survey research to examine the financial performance of the US club
industry for 2012. One hundred and ten clubs submitted financial data to this study. 24 …