During the first quarter of 2023, the Company refranchised one U.S. Company-owned store for proceeds of less than $0.1 million. The pre-tax refranchising loss associated with the sale of the related assets and liabilities, including goodwill, was approximately $0.1 million and was recorded in refranchising loss in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

During 2022, the Company purchased 23 U.S. franchised stores in Michigan from certain of the Company’s existing U.S. franchisees for $6.8 million, which included $4.0 million of intangibles, $1.7 million of equipment and leasehold improvements and $1.1 million of goodwill.

Also during 2022, the Company refranchised 114 U.S. Company-owned stores in Arizona and Utah for proceeds of $41.1 million. In connection with the refranchising of the stores, the Company recorded a $21.2 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the related assets and liabilities, including a $4.3 million reduction in goodwill. The net gain on the sale of these stores was recorded in refranchising gain in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.