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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000	 	Commission file number 0-8360	

IHOP CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)	 	95-3038279
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	

450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California
(Address of principal executive offices)	
 	
91203-2306
(Zip Code)	
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (818) 240-6055

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class

	 	Name of each exchange on which registered

	
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	 	New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /x/  No / /

    Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. /x/

    State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of January 31, 2001. $391 million

    Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class

	 	Outstanding as of January 31, 2001

	
Common Stock, $.01 par value	 	20,021,340	
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

    Portions of the Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2001, (the "2001 Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III.

PART I

General Development of Business

Item 1.  Business.

    IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries ("IHOP" or the "Company") develop, operate and franchise International House of Pancakes restaurants, one of America's best-known, national, family restaurant chains. At December 31, 2000, there were 968 IHOP restaurants. Franchisees operated 747 of these restaurants, area licensees operated 150 restaurants, and IHOP operated 71 restaurants. Franchisees and area licensees are independent third parties who operate their restaurants under legal agreements with IHOP. IHOP restaurants are located in 41 states, Canada and Japan.

    IHOP Corp. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1976. In July 1991, we completed an initial public offering of common stock. There were no significant changes to our corporate structure during 2000, and no material changes to our methods of conducting business.

Financial Information about Industry Segments

    IHOP is engaged in the development, operation and franchising of International House of Pancakes restaurants primarily in the United States. Information about our revenues, operating profits and assets is contained in Part II, Item 6 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Narrative Description of Business

    IHOP restaurants feature table service and moderately priced, high-quality food and beverage items in an attractive and comfortable atmosphere. Although the restaurants are best known for their award-winning pancakes, omelettes and other breakfast specialties, IHOP restaurants offer a broad array of lunch, dinner and snack items as well. They are open throughout the day and evening hours, and some operate 24 hours a day.

    Franchisees and area licensees operate more than 90% of IHOP restaurants. Our approach to franchising is founded on the franchisees' active involvement in the day-to-day operations of their respective restaurants. We are selective in granting franchises and we prefer to franchise to those who intend to be active in the management of their restaurant(s), rather than to passive investors or investment groups. We believe that they provide a quality of management and dedication that, in our view, is generally unmatched by salaried employees or absentee owners.

    IHOP develops most new restaurants prior to franchising them. When the restaurant is franchised, we then become the franchisee's landlord. This landlord/tenant relationship provides us with enhanced profits and greater control over our franchise system. Some franchisees develop their own IHOP restaurants under our Investor and Conversion Programs for franchisees. In those instances, IHOP approves the site for development but does not contribute capital or become the franchisee's landlord. Area licensees located in Japan, Canada and Florida operate 15% of IHOP restaurants. We provide support to these area licensees, but we are not actively involved in developing new restaurants in these areas.

    We seek to increase our revenues and profits by focusing on several areas of our business. These areas include: (1) development and franchising of new IHOP restaurants, (2) marketing, advertising and product development programs aimed at attracting new guests and retaining our existing customers, and (3) implementation of restaurant-level operating changes designed to improve sales and profitability.

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Restaurant Development

    New restaurants are developed after a stringent site selection process supervised by our senior management. In 2000, we developed 70 new restaurants and our franchisees and area licensees developed an additional 14 new restaurants.

    We intend to continue to add restaurants to the IHOP system primarily by developing new restaurants in major markets where we already have a core customer base. We believe that concentrating growth in existing markets allows us to achieve economies of scale in our supervisory and advertising functions. At times, we acquire existing restaurants and convert them to IHOP restaurants.

    IHOP also looks to strategically develop new markets in which we have no presence or our presence is limited. This occurs primarily where these new markets are geographically near to existing markets and present significant business opportunities. At times, we have acquired several existing restaurants in new markets for conversion to IHOP restaurants. We evaluate such opportunities on a case-by-case basis.

    Our development involves obtaining rights to land either through a purchase of fee property, or through ground or "build to suit" leases. A "build to suit" lease is one in which the landlord provides the capital to construct and equip the restaurant. Fee and ground lease properties are developed with our own capital. Some time after the restaurant is franchised and leased to the franchisee, the Company raises additional capital for further development, most often via sale and leaseback transactions involving the land and building on fee properties or leasehold improvements on ground leases. Timing of financing activities is dictated by cash flow requirements, not franchising activities. The mix of fee properties, ground leases and "build to suit" leases is not predictable. However, our recent experience has increasingly been to obtain rights to land via ground leases.

    In 2000, we built two general types of new restaurant buildings. The larger format restaurant is approximately 4,900 square feet in size and contains 176 seats. The second building type is designed for use in smaller, high-potential markets. It is approximately 4,000 square feet in size and seats about 132 people. We also purchased and converted existing buildings into IHOP restaurants. The square footage and number of seats in a restaurant conversion vary by location. In 2000, restaurant conversions averaged 156 seats per restaurant. Our older A-Frame style restaurants, which have not been built since 1985, contain approximately 3,000 square feet and about 100 seats. Of the 70 new IHOP restaurants we developed in 2000, 16 were the larger format building, 49 were the smaller format building and 5 were restaurant conversions.

    To the greatest extent possible, subject to local zoning restrictions, we continue to use our familiar signature blue color on the roof, awnings and other exterior decor of our restaurants.

    The table below sets forth our average development cost per restaurant in 2000. For leased restaurants the discounted present value of the lease and any additional sums paid to acquire the lease have been allocated to land, building and site improvements and other costs, as appropriate.
 
	 	Average Per Restaurant

	
Land	 	$	574,000	
Building	 	 	763,000	
Equipment	 	 	342,000	
Site improvements and other costs	 	 	184,000	

	
 	Total	 	$	1,863,000	

	
    New IHOP restaurants that opened in 1999 realized average sales of approximately $1,640,000 per restaurant in their first twelve full months of operations.

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Franchising

    IHOP's approach to franchising is somewhat different from that of most of our franchising competitors in the foodservice industry. In most franchise systems, the franchisee is called upon to pay a modest initial fee to the franchisor. The franchisee then uses his/her own capital to acquire a site, build and equip the business and fund working capital needs. While we offer programs to certain experienced franchisees that allow them to fund the development of their own restaurants, typically approximately 85% of IHOP restaurants are developed directly by us.

    When we develop a restaurant, we identify the site for the new restaurant, purchase the site or lease it from a third party, and build the restaurant and equip it with all required equipment. We then select the franchisee and train the franchisee and supervisory personnel who will run the restaurant. In addition, we finance up to 80% of the franchise fee and lease the restaurant and equipment to the franchisee. After the franchisee is operating the restaurant, we provide continuing support with respect to operations, marketing and new product development.

    Our involvement in the development of new restaurants allows IHOP to command a substantial franchise and development fee. In addition, we derive income from the financing of the franchise and development fee and from the leasing of property and equipment to franchisees. However, we also incur substantial obligations in the development, franchising and start-up operations of new restaurants. IHOP's involvement in site selection and development, the training and supervising of franchisees, as well as our control over restaurant property, products and services, are an integral part of our operating philosophy.

    IHOP franchisees are predominantly owner/operators, not passive investors. The majority of franchisees own only one restaurant and only 17 franchisees currently own more than six restaurants. We believe that franchisees who are actively involved in the operation of their restaurants provide a quality of management and commitment to our guests that cannot be matched by salaried managers.

    A substantial majority of new restaurants are franchised to current franchisees or restaurant managers who already understand IHOP's approach to the restaurant business. In the past five years, sales to existing franchisees and IHOP employees, or to their immediate families, constituted approximately 90% of franchise sales transactions.

    An initial franchise fee of approximately $200,000 to $375,000 or more is generally required for a newly developed restaurant, depending on the site. The franchisee typically pays approximately 20% of the initial franchise fee in cash, and we finance the remaining amount over five to eight years. We also receive continuing revenues from the franchisee as follows: (1) a royalty equal to 4.5% of the restaurant's sales; (2) income from the leasing of the restaurant and related equipment; (3) revenue from the sale of certain proprietary products, primarily pancake mixes; (4) a local advertising fee equal to about 2% of the restaurant's sales, which is usually paid to a local advertising cooperative; and (5) a national advertising fee equal to 1% of the restaurant's sales. Franchise agreements for restaurants developed directly by franchisees under our Investor and Conversion Programs provide for an initial franchise fee of $50,000, revenue from the sale of certain proprietary products, and royalties and advertising fees as described above.

    We have entered into long-term area licensing agreements covering the state of Florida and the Southern-most counties of Georgia, the province of British Columbia, Canada and the nation of Japan. These agreements provide for royalties ranging from 0.5% to 2% of sales and advertising fees of 0.25% of sales except for Japan which does not pay advertising fees. We also derive revenue from the sale of proprietary products to these area licensees. We treat the revenues from our area licensees as franchise operations revenues for financial reporting purposes. Area licensing arrangements may be used in the future for domestic and/or international expansion.

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Restaurant Operations and Support

    It is our goal to make every dining experience at an IHOP restaurant a satisfying one. Our franchisees and managers of company-operated restaurants strive always to exceed guests' expectations. We hold firm to the belief that a satisfied customer will both be a return customer and will tell others about our restaurants. To ensure that our guests' expectations are fulfilled, all restaurants are operated in accordance with uniform operating standards and specifications relating to the quality and preparation of menu items, selection of menu items, maintenance, repair and cleanliness of premises, and the appearance and conduct of employees.

    Our Operations Department is charged with ensuring that these high standards are met at all times. We have developed our operating standards in consultation with our franchisee operators. These standards are detailed in our Manual of Standard Operating Procedures.

    Each restaurant is assigned an Operations Consultant. He or she regularly visits and evaluates the restaurant to ensure that it remains in compliance with the operating guidelines and procedures. At least twice per year, the Operations Consultant conducts a comprehensive written evaluation of every aspect of the restaurant's operations. The Operations Consultant then meets with the franchisee or manager to discuss the results of the evaluation and develop a plan to address any areas needing improvement.

    The IHOP menu offers a large selection of high-quality, moderately-priced products designed to appeal to a broad customer base. These include a wide variety of pancakes, waffles, omelettes and breakfast specialties, chicken, steak, sandwiches, salads and lunch and dinner specialties. Most IHOP restaurants offer special items for children and seniors at reduced prices. In recognition of local tastes, IHOP restaurants typically offer regional specialties that complement the IHOP core menu. Our Research and Development Department works together with franchisees and our Operations and Marketing Departments to continually develop new menu ideas. These new menu items are thoroughly evaluated in our test kitchen and in limited regional tests before being introduced throughout the system. The purpose of adding new items to our menu is to be responsive to our guests' needs and requests, and to keep the menu fresh and appealing to our customers.

    Training is ongoing at all IHOP restaurants. Prospective franchisees are required to participate in an extensive training program before he or she is first sold a franchise. The training program involves classroom study and hands-on operational training in one of our regional training restaurants. Each franchisee learns to cook, wait on tables, serve as a host, wash dishes and perform each of the other tasks necessary to operate a successful restaurant. New restaurant opening teams provide on-site instruction to restaurant employees to assist in the opening of all new IHOP restaurants.

    The Company offers additional training courses from time to time on subjects such as suggestive selling, improving service, managing people and diversity.

Marketing and Advertising

    Most IHOP franchisees and company-operated restaurants contribute about 2% of their sales to local advertising cooperatives. We also provide additional funding to these cooperatives. The advertising co-ops use these funds to purchase television advertising time and place advertisements in printed media or direct mail. In addition to television advertising, IHOP encourages local area marketing by its franchisees. These marketing programs include discounts and specials aimed at increasing customer traffic and encouraging repeat business.

Company-Operated Restaurants

    Company-operated restaurants are those restaurants newly developed by IHOP that have not yet been franchised and those restaurants reacquired by us through negotiation or franchisee defaults. The

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type and number of company-operated restaurants varies from time to time as we develop new restaurants, reacquire franchised restaurants and franchise new and reacquired restaurants.

    Restaurants that we reacquire from franchisees typically require investment in remodeling and rehabilitation before being refranchised. They may remain as company-operated restaurants for a substantial period of time. As a consequence, a significant number of company-operated restaurants are likely to incur operating losses during the initial period of their rehabilitation.

Remodeling and Refranchising Program

    Restaurants that we reacquire are often underperforming as a result of having been poorly operated and physically neglected. When we reacquire a restaurant, we begin a multi-step rehabilitation program for that restaurant. First these restaurants are physically rehabilitated, then we hire and train the restaurant staff. After these first steps are completed, we implement new marketing and operations programs designed to regain the business of former guests and attract new patrons. After a restaurant has been rehabilitated and its sales volume reaches acceptable levels, the restaurant is refranchised to a qualified franchisee. In the past five years IHOP reacquired a total of 84 restaurants from franchisees and subsequently closed 15 of those restaurants. In those same years, a total of 42 restaurants were refranchised.

    In the past five years, IHOP has remodeled and updated approximately 20 company-operated restaurants at an average cost per restaurant of approximately $67,000. In the most recent five-year period for which we have information, the period from 1995 through 1999, average sales in remodeled company-operated restaurants have increased approximately 8.1% in the first 12 months of operations after the remodeling. We intend to continue this remodeling program with respect to company-operated restaurants on an ongoing basis. Remodeling facilitates the refranchising of these restaurants, enhances the chain's image, and helps to maintain and expand our customer base.

    We also require most of our franchisees, and strongly encourage all of our franchisees, to periodically remodel their restaurants. In the past five years, 282 restaurants have been remodeled by franchisees.

Purchasing

    IHOP has entered into supply contracts and pricing agreements for various products, such as pancake mixes, pork products, coffee, soft drinks and juices to ensure the availability of quality products at competitive prices. We also have negotiated agreements with food distribution companies to limit markups charged on food and restaurant supplies purchased by individual IHOP restaurants.

Competition and Markets

    The restaurant business is highly competitive and is affected by, among other things, changes in eating habits and preferences, local, regional and national economic conditions, population trends and traffic patterns. The principal bases of competition in the industry are the type, quality and price of the food products served. Additionally, restaurant location, quality and speed of service, advertising, name identification and attractiveness of facilities are important.

    The acquisition of sites is also highly competitive. We are often competing with other restaurant chains and retail businesses for suitable sites for the development of new restaurants.

    Foodservice chains in the United States include the following segments: quick-service sandwich, chicken, pizza, family restaurant, dinner house, grill-buffet, hotel restaurant and contract/catering. Differentiated chains competing within their segments against each other and local, single-outlet operators characterize the current structure of the U.S. restaurant and institutional foodservice market.

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    Information published in 2000 byThe Nations Restaurant News ranked IHOP 31st out of the top 100 foodservice chains based on estimated fiscal 1999 system-wide sales in the United States. The same publication included eleven family restaurant chains in its top 100 chains, and IHOP ranked third in this segment. During December 2000, based on a nationwide sample of IHOP company-operated and franchised restaurants, the approximate guest check average per IHOP customer was $6.74.

Trademarks and Service Marks

    We have registered our trademarks and service marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. These include "International House of Pancakes," "IHOP" and variations of each, as well as "Any Time's a Good Time for IHOP," "The Home of the Never Empty Coffee Pot," "Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity," and "Harvest Grain 'N Nut." We also register new trademarks and service marks from time to time. We are not aware of any infringing uses that could materially affect our business or any prior claim to these marks that would prevent us from using or licensing the use thereof for restaurants in any area of the United States. We have also registered our trademarks and service marks and variations thereof in Japan and Canada for use by our current licensees. Where feasible and appropriate, we register our trademarks and service marks in other nations for future use. Our current registered trademarks and service marks will expire, unless renewed, at various dates from 2001 to 2012. We routinely apply to renew our active trademarks prior to their expiration.

Seasonality

    IHOP's business, like that of most restaurant companies, is somewhat seasonal. Our restaurants generally experience greater customer traffic and sales in the warmer months and during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons along with certain other holidays. Restaurants in some resort areas and warm weather climates tend to experience greater customer traffic and sales in the winter months.

Government Regulation

    IHOP is subject to various federal, state and local laws affecting our business as well as a variety of regulatory provisions relating to zoning of restaurant sites, sanitation, health and safety. As a franchisor, we are subject to state and federal laws regulating various aspects of franchise operations and sales. These laws impose registration and disclosure requirements on franchisors in the offer and sale of franchises. In certain cases, they also apply substantive standards to the relationship between franchisor and franchisee, including primarily defaults, termination, non-renewal of franchises, and the potential impact of new IHOP restaurants on sales levels at existing IHOP restaurants.

    Various federal and state labor laws govern our relationships with our employees. These include such matters as minimum wage requirements, overtime and other working conditions. Environmental requirements have not had a material effect on the operations of our company-operated restaurants or the restaurants of our franchisees. Significant additional government-imposed increases in minimum wages, paid leaves of absence, mandated health benefits or increased tax reporting and tax payment requirements with respect to employees who receive gratuities could, however, be detrimental to the economic viability of franchisee-operated and company-operated IHOP restaurants.

Employees

    At December 31, 2000, we employed 4,076 persons, of whom 270 were full-time, non-restaurant, corporate personnel.

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Item 2.  Properties.

    The table below shows the location and status of the 968 IHOP restaurants as of December 31, 2000:
Location

	 	Franchise

	 	Company-
Operated

	 	Area
License

	 	Total

	
United States	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alabama	 	13	 	3	 	0	 	16	
Arizona	 	21	 	0	 	0	 	21	
Arkansas	 	6	 	0	 	0	 	6	
California	 	176	 	10	 	0	 	186	
Colorado	 	22	 	0	 	0	 	22	
Connecticut	 	8	 	0	 	0	 	8	
Delaware	 	1	 	0	 	0	 	1	
Florida	 	0	 	0	 	117	 	117	
Georgia	 	39	 	3	 	1	 	43	
Hawaii	 	2	 	0	 	0	 	2	
Idaho	 	2	 	2	 	0	 	4	
Illinois	 	27	 	8	 	0	 	35	
Indiana	 	4	 	2	 	0	 	6	
Iowa	 	0	 	1	 	0	 	1	
Kansas	 	7	 	1	 	0	 	8	
Louisiana	 	6	 	0	 	0	 	6	
Maine	 	1	 	0	 	0	 	1	
Maryland	 	23	 	5	 	0	 	28	
Massachusetts	 	13	 	0	 	0	 	13	
Michigan	 	5	 	7	 	0	 	12	
Mississippi	 	6	 	0	 	0	 	6	
Missouri	 	8	 	2	 	0	 	10	
Nebraska	 	4	 	0	 	0	 	4	
Nevada	 	17	 	0	 	0	 	17	
New Hampshire	 	2	 	0	 	0	 	2	
New Jersey	 	28	 	3	 	0	 	31	
New Mexico	 	2	 	0	 	0	 	2	
New York	 	33	 	1	 	0	 	34	
North Carolina	 	24	 	3	 	0	 	27	
Oklahoma	 	13	 	0	 	0	 	13	
Oregon	 	8	 	5	 	0	 	13	
Pennsylvania	 	12	 	1	 	0	 	13	
Rhode Island	 	2	 	0	 	0	 	2	
South Carolina	 	15	 	0	 	0	 	15	
Tennessee	 	17	 	5	 	0	 	22	
Texas	 	116	 	0	 	0	 	116	
Utah	 	4	 	0	 	0	 	4	
Virginia	 	36	 	0	 	0	 	36	
Washington	 	12	 	8	 	0	 	20	
Wisconsin	 	0	 	1	 	0	 	1	
Wyoming	 	1	 	0	 	0	 	1	
International	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Canada(1)	 	11	 	0	 	0	 	11	
Japan	 	0	 	0	 	32	 	32	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	
Totals	 	747	 	71	 	150	 	968	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	

(1)
IHOP reports restaurants in Canada as franchise restaurants although the restaurants are operated under an area license agreement.

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    As of December 31, 2000, 5 of the 71 company-operated restaurants were located on sites owned by IHOP and 66 were located on sites leased by IHOP from third parties; of the 747 franchisee-operated restaurants, 38 were located on sites owned by IHOP, 576 were located on sites leased by IHOP from third parties and 133 were located on sites owned or leased by franchisees; and all of the restaurants operated by area licensees were located on sites owned or leased by the area licensees.

    IHOP's leases with its landlords generally provide for an initial term of 15 to 25 years, with most having one or more five-year renewal options in favor of IHOP. The leases typically provide for payment of rentals in an amount equal to the greater of a fixed amount or a specified percentage of gross sales and for payment by IHOP of taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance expenses and certain other costs. Historically, we generally have been successful at renewing those leases that expire without further renewal options. However, from time to time we choose not to renew a lease or are unsuccessful in negotiating satisfactory renewal terms. When this occurs, the restaurant is closed and possession of the premises is returned to the landlord.

    We currently lease our principal corporate offices in Glendale, California under a lease having a remaining term of approximately ten years. We also lease regional offices in Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Norcross, Georgia; Lombard, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Portland, Oregon; Fredericksburg, Virginia; and Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

    IHOP is subject to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business, many of which are covered by insurance. We believe such claims and legal actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of our company.
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders.

    There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

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PART II

Item 5.  Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

    Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "IHP". The Company's common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 17, 1999. Prior to commencing trading on the New York Stock Exchange, our common stock was traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market National Market. As of January 31, 2001, there were approximately 2,226 shareholders, including the Beneficial owners of shares held in "street name."

    The following table sets forth the high and low prices of IHOP's common stock for each quarter of 2000 and 1999 as reported by the Nasdaq National Market through September 16, 1999 and by the NYSE thereafter.
Quarter Ended

	 	High

	 	Low

	 	Quarter Ended

	 	High

	 	Low

	
March 31, 2000	 	$	18.19	 	$	13.63	 	March 31, 1999	 	$	22.00	 	$	19.00	
June 30, 2000	 	 	18.00	 	 	14.00	 	June 30, 1999	 	 	24.94	 	 	19.22	
September 30, 2000	 	 	20.09	 	 	15.75	 	September 30, 1999	 	 	24.25	 	 	20.06	
December 31, 2000	 	 	22.63	 	 	17.75	 	December 31, 1999	 	 	20.25	 	 	14.94	
    We have not paid any dividends on our common stock in the last five years and have no plans to do so in 2001. Any future determination to declare dividends will depend on our earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. The purchase agreements governing our 7.79% senior notes, our 7.42% senior notes, and our credit agreement with our bank limit the amount of retained earnings available for dividends and investments. At December 31, 2000, approximately $83 million of retained earnings were potentially free of restriction as to distribution of dividends.

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Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

Five-Year Financial Summary
 
	 	Year Ended December 31,

	 	
 
	 	2000(a)

	 	1999(a)

	 	1998(a)

	 	1997(a)

	 	1996(a)

	 	
 
	 	(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Income Statement Data	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Franchise operations	 	$	183,361	 	$	163,486	 	$	145,955	 	$	123,842	 	$	110,544	 	
 	 	Sales of franchises and equipment	 	 	47,065	 	 	39,545	 	 	40,347	 	 	28,864	 	 	25,573	 	
 	 	Company operations	 	 	72,818	 	 	70,204	 	 	69,906	 	 	61,839	 	 	53,677	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	 	Total revenues	 	 	303,244	 	 	273,235	 	 	256,208	 	 	214,545	 	 	189,794	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Costs and expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Franchise operations	 	 	72,394	 	 	64,189	 	 	58,539	 	 	51,137	 	 	47,783	 	
 	 	Cost of sales of franchises and equipment	 	 	30,944	 	 	23,958	 	 	26,628	 	 	17,814	 	 	15,954	 	
 	 	Company operations	 	 	70,085	 	 	66,016	 	 	65,711	 	 	58,001	 	 	50,852	 	
 	 	Field, corporate and administrative	 	 	36,481	 	 	34,531	 	 	32,381	 	 	28,409	 	 	25,066	 	
 	 	Depreciation and amortization	 	 	13,562	 	 	12,310	 	 	11,271	 	 	10,029	 	 	8,279	 	
 	 	Interest	 	 	21,751	 	 	19,391	 	 	17,417	 	 	14,649	 	 	11,691	 	
 	 	Other (income) and expense, net	 	 	567	 	 	604	 	 	1,456	 	 	220	 	 	(582	)	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	 	Total costs and expenses	 	 	245,784	 	 	220,999	 	 	213,403	 	 	180,259	 	 	159,043	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Income before income taxes	 	 	57,460	 	 	52,236	 	 	42,805	 	 	34,286	 	 	30,751	 	
 	Provision for income taxes	 	 	22,122	 	 	20,111	 	 	16,694	 	 	13,372	 	 	12,147	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Net income	 	$	35,338	 	$	32,125	 	$	26,111	 	$	20,914	 	$	18,604	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Net income per share(b)(d)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Basic	 	$	1.77	 	$	1.61	 	$	1.33	 	$	1.09	 	$	.99	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	Diluted	 	$	1.74	 	$	1.58	 	$	1.30	 	$	1.07	 	$	.98	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Weighted average shares outstanding(b)(d)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Basic	 	 	20,017	 	 	19,983	 	 	19,659	 	 	19,192	 	 	18,888	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	Diluted	 	 	20,263	 	 	20,358	 	 	20,033	 	 	19,486	 	 	19,046	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Balance Sheet Data (end of period)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Cash and cash equivalents	 	$	7,208	 	$	4,176	 	$	2,294	 	$	2,789	 	$	5,163	 	
 	Property and equipment, net	 	 	193,624	 	 	177,743	 	 	161,689	 	 	142,751	 	 	120,854	 	
 	Total assets	 	 	562,212	 	 	520,402	 	 	443,032	 	 	379,418	 	 	325,394	 	
 	Long-term debt	 	 	36,363	 	 	41,218	 	 	49,765	 	 	54,950	 	 	58,564	 	
 	Capital lease obligations	 	 	167,594	 	 	165,557	 	 	129,861	 	 	102,578	 	 	80,673	 	
 	Shareholders' equity(c)	 	 	259,995	 	 	226,480	 	 	187,868	 	 	156,184	 	 	129,357	 	

(a)
Fiscal 1998 is comprised of 53 weeks (371 days); all other years are comprised of 52 weeks (364 days).
(b)
Net income per share and weighted average shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 1996, have been restated in accordance with SFAS No. 128 (see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(c)
We have not paid any dividends on our common stock in the last five years and have no plans to do so in 2001. Any future determination to declare dividends will depend on our earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.
(d)
All share and per-share amounts have been restated to reflect the stock split on May 27, 1999 (see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

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Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

    The following discussion and analysis provides information we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of IHOP's consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Certain forward-looking statements are contained in this report. They use such words as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "plan," or other similar terminology. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different than those expressed or implied in such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: availability of suitable locations and terms for the sites designated for development; legislation and government regulation, including the ability to obtain satisfactory regulatory approvals; conditions beyond IHOP's control such as weather or natural disasters; availability and cost of materials and labor; cost and availability of capital; competition; continuing acceptance of the International House of Pancakes brand and concept by guests and franchisees; IHOP's overall marketing, operational and financial performance; economic and political conditions; adoption of new, or changes in, accounting policies and practices and other factors discussed from time to time in our Press Releases, Public Statements and/or filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking information is provided by us pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be evaluated in the context of these factors. In addition, we disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
General

    IHOP's revenues are recorded in three categories: franchise operations, sales of franchises and equipment, and company operations.

    Franchise operations includes payments from franchisees of rents, royalties and advertising fees, proceeds from the sale of proprietary products to distributors, franchisees and area licensees, interest income received in connection with the financing of franchise and development fees and equipment sales, interest income received from direct financing leases on franchised restaurant buildings, and payments from area licensees of royalties and advertising fees.

    Revenues from the sale of franchises and equipment and the associated costs of such sales are affected by the number and mix of restaurants franchised. We franchise four kinds of restaurants: restaurants newly developed by IHOP, restaurants developed by franchisees, restaurants developed by area licensees and restaurants that have been previously reacquired from franchisees. Franchise rights for restaurants newly developed by IHOP normally sell for a franchise fee of $200,000 to $375,000 or more, have little if any associated franchise cost of sales and include an equipment sale in excess of $300,000 that is usually at a price that includes little or no profit margin. Franchise rights for restaurants developed by franchisees normally sell for a franchise fee of $50,000, have minor associated franchise cost of sales and do not include an equipment sale. Area license rights are normally granted in return for a one-time development fee that is recognized ratably as restaurants are developed in the area. Previously reacquired franchises normally sell for a franchise fee of $100,000 to $375,000 or more, include an equipment sale, and may have substantial costs of sales associated with both the franchise and the equipment. The timing of sales of franchises is affected by the timing of new restaurant openings and the number of restaurants in our inventory of restaurants that are available for refranchising.

    Company operations revenues are retail sales at IHOP operated restaurants.

    We report separately those expenses that are attributable to franchise operations, the cost of sales of franchises and equipment and company operations. Expenses recorded under field, corporate and

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administrative, depreciation and amortization, and interest relate to franchise operations, sales of franchises and equipment, and company operations.

    Other income and expense, net consists of revenues and expenses not related to IHOP's core business operations. These include gains and losses realized from closing and selling restaurants and are unpredictable in timing and amount.

    Our results of operations are impacted by the timing of additions of new restaurants, and by the timing of the franchising of those restaurants. When a restaurant is franchised, we no longer include in our revenues the retail sales from such restaurant, but receive a one-time franchise and development fee, periodic interest on the portion of such fee financed by us and recurring payments from franchisees described above and recorded under franchise operations.

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Results of Operations

    The following table sets forth certain operating data for IHOP restaurants.
 
	 	Year Ended December 31,

	 	
 
	 	2000(a)

	 	1999(a)

	 	1998(a)

	 	
 
	 	(Dollars in thousands)

Restaurant Data	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Effective restaurants(b)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Franchise	 	 	696	 	 	638	 	 	585	 	
 	 	Company	 	 	76	 	 	74	 	 	72	 	
 	 	Area license	 	 	150	 	 	147	 	 	145	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	 	Total	 	 	922	 	 	859	 	 	802	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
System-wide	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Sales(c)	 	$	1,246,177	 	$	1,126,624	 	$	1,040,305	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	10.6	%	 	8.3	%	 	15.2	%	
 	Average sales per effective restaurant	 	$	1,352	 	$	1,312	 	$	1,297	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	3.0	%	 	1.2	%	 	7.1	%	
 	Comparable average sales per restaurant(d)	 	$	1,424	 	$	1,375	 	$	1,327	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	0.8	%	 	1.1	%	 	2.7	%	
Franchise	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Sales	 	$	1,026,783	 	$	920,957	 	$	835,957	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	11.5	%	 	10.2	%	 	17.8	%	
 	Average sales per effective restaurant	 	$	1,475	 	$	1,444	 	$	1,429	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	2.1	%	 	1.0	%	 	8.8	%	
 	Comparable average sales per restaurant(d)	 	$	1,467	 	$	1,424	 	$	1,365	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	1.1	%	 	1.0	%	 	2.7	%	
Company	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Sales	 	$	72,818	 	$	70,204	 	$	69,906	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	3.7	%	 	0.4	%	 	13.0	%	
 	Average sales per effective restaurant	 	$	958	 	$	949	 	$	971	 	
 	 	Percent change	 	 	0.9	%	 	(2.3	%)	 	3.6	%	
Area License	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Sales	 	$	146,576	 	$	135,463	 	$	134,442	 	
 	 	Percent increase	 	 	8.2	%	 	0.8	%	 	1.9	%	
 	Average sales per effective restaurant	 	$	977	 	$	922	 	$	927	 	
 	 	Percent change	 	 	6.0	%	 	(0.5	%)	 	(1.6	%)	

(a)
Fiscal years 2000 and 1999 are each comprised of 52 weeks (364 days), and fiscal year 1998 is comprised of 53 weeks (371 days).

(b)
"Effective restaurants" are the number of restaurants in a given fiscal period adjusted to account for restaurants open for only a portion of the period.

(c)
"System-wide sales" are retail sales of franchisees, area licensees and company-operated restaurants, as reported to IHOP.

(d)
"Comparable average sales" reflect sales for restaurants that are operated for the entire fiscal period in which they are being compared. System-wide comparable average sales do not include data on restaurants located in Florida and Japan.

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    The following table summarizes IHOP's restaurant development and franchising activity:
 
	 	Year Ended December 31,

	 	
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	 	1997

	 	1996

	 	
Restaurant Development Activity	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
IHOP—beginning of year	 	903	 	835	 	787	 	729	 	678	 	
 	New openings	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	IHOP-developed	 	70	 	65	 	56	 	45	 	45	 	
 	 	Investor and conversion programs	 	10	 	7	 	13	 	13	 	11	 	
 	 	Area license	 	4	 	4	 	4	 	9	 	7	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Total new openings	 	84	 	76	 	73	 	67	 	63	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Closings	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Company and franchise	 	(16	)	(8	)	(21	)	(9	)	(10	)	
 	 	Area license	 	(3	)	—	 	(4	)	—	 	(2	)	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
IHOP—end of year	 	968	 	903	 	835	 	787	 	729	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Summary—end of year	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	IHOP	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Franchise	 	747	 	678	 	624	 	571	 	535	 	
 	 	Company	 	71	 	76	 	66	 	71	 	58	 	
 	 	Area license	 	150	 	149	 	145	 	145	 	136	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Total IHOP	 	968	 	903	 	835	 	787	 	729	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Restaurant Franchising Activity	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
IHOP-developed	 	70	 	61	 	60	 	45	 	41	 	
Investor and conversion programs	 	10	 	7	 	13	 	13	 	11	 	
Rehabilitated and refranchised	 	15	 	6	 	10	 	6	 	5	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Total restaurants franchised	 	95	 	74	 	83	 	64	 	57	 	
Reacquired by IHOP	 	(19	)	(14	)	(17	)	(23	)	(11	)	
Closed	 	(7	)	(6	)	(13	)	(5	)	(7	)	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	Net addition	 	69	 	54	 	53	 	36	 	39	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2000 to Year Ended December 31, 1999

    The fiscal years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 were comprised of 52 weeks (364 days).

System-Wide Retail Sales

    System-wide retail sales include the sales of all IHOP restaurants as reported to IHOP by its franchisees, area licensees and company-operated restaurants. System-wide retail sales grew $119,553,000 or 10.6% in 2000. Growth in the number of effective restaurants and increases in average per unit sales caused the growth in system-wide sales. "Effective restaurants" are the number of restaurants in operation in a given fiscal period, adjusted to account for restaurants in operation for only a portion of the fiscal period. Effective restaurants grew by 63 or 7.3% in 2000 due to new restaurant development. Newly developed restaurants generally have seating and sales above the system-wide averages. System-wide comparable average sales per restaurant (exclusive of area license restaurants in Florida and Japan) grew 0.8% in 2000. Management continues to pursue growth in sales through new restaurant development, advertising and marketing efforts, improvements in customer service and operations, and remodeling of existing restaurants.

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Franchise Operations

    Franchise operations revenues are the revenues received by IHOP from its franchisees and include rent, royalties, sales of proprietary products, advertising fees and interest. Franchise operations revenues were 60.5% of total revenues in 2000. Franchise operations revenues grew $19,875,000 or 12.2% in 2000. Retail sales in franchise restaurants increased 11.5%. Effective franchise restaurants grew by 58 or 9.1% in 2000. Average sales per effective franchise restaurant grew 2.1% in 2000. The percentage increase in franchise operations revenue exceeded the percentage increase in retail sales due to a 14.3% increase in rental income, partially offset by a decline in per unit merchandise sales. In 2000, the Company stopped supplying franchise restaurants with certain replacement fixtures and equipment. This decision is part of an effort to reduce inventory, and eliminate certain general and administrative costs.

    Franchise operations costs and expenses include facility rent, advertising, the cost of proprietary products, and other direct costs associated with franchise operations. Franchise operations costs and expenses increased $8,205,000 or 12.8% in 2000. Increases in franchise operations costs and expenses were generally in line with the growth in franchise operations revenue. However, the percentage increase exceeded that of revenues because of increases in rent expense and certain non-recurring costs associated with discontinuing certain merchandise sales. Increases in rent expense are impacted by the pricing, timing, and mix of lease transactions.

    Franchise operations margin is equal to franchise operations revenues less franchise operations costs and expenses. Franchise operations margin increased $11,670,000 to $110,967,000 in 2000. Franchise operations margin was 60.5% in 2000 compared with 60.7% in 1999.

Sales of Franchises and Equipment

    Sales of franchises and equipment were 15.5% of total revenues in 2000. Sales of franchises and equipment increased $7,520,000 or 19.0% in 2000. An increase in the number of restaurants franchised was the primary cause of the increase in sales of franchises and equipment. IHOP franchised 95 restaurants in 2000 compared to 74 in 1999. However, IHOP rehabilitated and refranchised 15 units in 2000 compared to 6 in 1999. Refranchised units generally have lower average franchise sales prices and lower average equipment values. In 2000, the Company increased its efforts to reduce or eliminate some underproducing property and equipment.

    Cost of sales of franchises and equipment increased $6,986,000 or 29.2% in 2000. The increase was generally in line with the increase in the number of restaurants franchised, although the mix of restaurants franchised also impacted the cost of sales.

    Margin on sales of franchises and equipment is equal to sales of franchises and equipment less the cost of sales of franchises and equipment. Margin on sales of franchises and equipment increased $534,000 to $16,121,000 in 2000. Margin on sales of franchises and equipment was 34.3% in 2000 compared with 39.4% in 1999. The margin was negatively impacted by the franchising of more rehabilitated restaurants in 2000 compared with the prior year.

Company Operations

    Company operations revenues are sales to customers at restaurants operated by IHOP. Company operations revenues were 24.0% of total revenues in 2000. Company operations revenues increased $2,614,000 or 3.7% in 2000. Increases in the number of effective IHOP operated restaurants coupled with an increase in the average sales per IHOP operated restaurants caused the revenue increase. Effective IHOP operated restaurants increased by two or 2.7% in 2000. Average sales per effective IHOP operated restaurant increased by 0.9% in 2000.

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    Company operations costs and expenses include food, labor and benefits, utilities and occupancy costs. Company operations costs increased $4,069,000 or 6.2% in 2000. Company operations costs were affected by increases in the number of effective restaurants and increases in certain costs, primarily labor, rent and utilities.

    Company operations margin is equal to company operations revenues less company operations costs and expenses. Company operations margin declined $1,455,000 to $2,733,000 in 2000. Company operations margin was 3.8% and 6.0% of company operations revenues in 2000 and 1999, respectively. The decline in margin for 2000 was primarily the result of higher salaries and wages as a percent of sales in 2000 as compared to 1999.

Other Costs and Expenses

    Field, corporate and administrative costs and expenses in 2000 increased $1,950,000 or 5.6%. The rise in expenses was primarily due to higher compensation expenses offset by lower professional service expenses. Field, corporate and administrative expenses were 2.9% and 3.1% of system-wide sales in 2000 and 1999, respectively.

    Depreciation and amortization expense in 2000 increased $1,252,000 or 10.2%. The increases were caused primarily by the addition of new restaurants to the IHOP chain from our ongoing restaurant development program.

    Interest expense increased $2,360,000 or 12.2% in 2000. The increases were due to interest associated with new capital leases that were partially offset by reductions in interest on our senior notes as the principal balances are paid down.

Balance Sheet Accounts

    The balance of property and equipment, net at December 31, 2000, increased $15,881,000 or 8.9% primarily due to new restaurant development.

    The balance of long-term receivables at December 31, 2000, increased $21,363,000 or 8.0% primarily due to IHOP's financing activities associated with sales of franchises and equipment.

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 1999 to Year Ended December 31, 1998

    The fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, was comprised of 52 weeks (364 days). The fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, was comprised of 53 weeks (371 days).

System-Wide Retail Sales

    System-wide retail sales include the sales of all IHOP restaurants as reported to IHOP by its franchisees, area licensees and company-operated restaurants. System-wide retail sales grew $86,319,000 or 8.3% in 1999. Growth in the number of effective restaurants and increases in average per unit sales caused the growth in system-wide sales. "Effective restaurants" are the number of restaurants in operation in a given fiscal period adjusted to account for restaurants in operation for only a portion of the fiscal period. Effective restaurants grew by 57 or 7.1% in 1999 due to new restaurant development. Newly developed restaurants generally have seating and sales above the system-wide averages. System-wide comparable average sales per restaurant (exclusive of area license restaurants in Florida and Japan) grew 1.1% in 1999. Management continues to pursue growth in sales through new restaurant development, advertising and marketing efforts, improvements in customer service and operations, and remodeling of existing restaurants.

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Franchise Operations

    Franchise operations revenues are the revenues received by IHOP from its franchisees and include rent, royalties, sales of proprietary products, advertising fees and interest. Franchise operations revenues were 59.8% of total revenues in 1999. Franchise operations revenues grew $17,531,000 or 12.0% in 1999. An increase in the number of effective franchise restaurants coupled with higher average sales per franchise restaurant caused the growth in franchise operations revenues. Effective franchise restaurants grew by 53 or 9.1% in 1999. Average sales per effective franchise restaurant grew 1.0% in 1999.

    Franchise operations costs and expenses include facility rent, advertising, the cost of proprietary products and other direct costs associated with franchise operations. Franchise operations costs and expenses increased $5,650,000 or 9.7% in 1999. Increases in franchise operations costs and expenses were generally in line with the growth in franchise operations revenue.

    Franchise operations margin is equal to franchise operations revenues less franchise operations costs and expenses. Franchise operations margin increased $11,881,000 to $99,297,000 in 1999. Franchise operations margin was 60.7% in 1999 compared with 59.9% in 1998. Increased interest income associated with IHOP's financing of sales of franchises and equipment to its franchisees and increased royalty income were responsible for the improvement in franchise operations margin in 1999.

Sales of Franchises and Equipment

    Sales of franchises and equipment were 14.5% of total revenues in 1999. Sales of franchises and equipment declined $802,000 or 2.0% in 1999. A decrease in the number and the mix of restaurants franchised was the primary cause of the decline in sales of franchises and equipment. IHOP franchised 74 restaurants in 1999 compared with 83 in the same period in 1998.

    Cost of sales of franchises and equipment declined $2,670,000 or 10.0% in 1999. The decline was generally in line with the decrease in the number of restaurants franchised, although the mix of restaurants franchised also impacted the cost of sales.

    Margin on sales of franchises and equipment is equal to sales of franchises and equipment less the cost of sales of franchises and equipment. Margin on sales of franchises and equipment increased $1,868,000 to $15,587,000 in 1999. Margin on sales of franchises and equipment was 39.4% in 1999 compared with 34.0% in 1998. The change in margin was primarily due to the mix of restaurants franchised in the respective periods.

Company Operations

    Company operations revenues are sales to customers at restaurants operated by IHOP. Company operations revenues were 25.7% of total revenues in 1999. Company operations revenues increased $298,000 or 0.4% in 1999. Increases in the number of effective IHOP operated restaurants partially offset by a decrease in the average sales per IHOP operated restaurants caused the revenue increase. Effective IHOP operated restaurants increased by two or 2.8% in 1999. Average sales per effective IHOP operated restaurant decreased by 2.3% in 1999.

    Company operations costs and expenses include food, labor and benefits, utilities and occupancy costs. Company operations costs increased $305,000 or 0.5% in 1999. IHOP experienced slight increases in the costs of food and rent as a percentage of company operations revenues in 1999. This was offset by a reduction in workers' compensation expense for company operations due to improved loss controls at the company restaurants.

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    Company operations margin is equal to company operations revenues less company operations costs and expenses. Company operations margin declined $7,000 to $4,188,000 in 1999. Company operations margin was 6.0% of company operations revenues in both 1999 and 1998.

Other Costs and Expenses

    Field, corporate and administrative costs, and expenses in 1999 increased $2,150,000 or 6.6%. The rise in expenses was primarily due to normal increases in salaries and wages and the addition of employees to support our growth. Field, corporate and administrative expenses were 3.1% of system-wide sales in both 1999 and 1998.

    Depreciation and amortization expense in 1999 increased $1,039,000 or 9.2%. This was primarily due to the addition of new restaurants and an increase in the number of effective company-operated restaurants.

    Interest expense increased $1,974,000 or 11.3% in 1999. This was primarily due to interest associated with additional capital leases which was partially offset by a decrease in interest associated with debt as our senior notes have been paid down.

Balance Sheet Accounts

    The balance of long-term receivables at December 31, 1999, increased $48,827,000 or 22.5% primarily due to IHOP's financing activities associated with the sales of franchises and equipment and the leasing of restaurants to our franchisees.

    The balance of property and equipment, net at December 31, 1999, increased $16,054,000 or 9.9% primarily due to new restaurant development.

    The balance of capital lease obligations and other at December 31, 1999, increased $36,440,000 or 28.0% primarily because of capital lease obligations incurred due to new restaurant development.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

    The Company invests in its business primarily through the development of additional restaurants and, to a lesser extent, through the remodeling of older company-operated restaurants. Also, the Company began repurchasing shares of its common stock in 2000. As of December 31, 2000, the Company has repurchased 388,168 shares of its common stock, of which 100,418 were contributed to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

    In 2000, IHOP and its franchisees and area licensees developed and opened 84 IHOP restaurants. Of these, we developed and opened 70 restaurants, and franchisees and area licensees developed and opened 14 restaurants. Capital expenditures in 2000, which included our portion of the above development program, were $99.4 million. Funds for investment primarily came from operations ($67.5 million), and sale and leaseback arrangements of restaurant land and buildings ($48.3 million). We also incurred capital lease obligations of $3.4 million, a portion of which was due to the sale and leaseback transactions, and all of which was related to the acquisition of restaurant buildings.

    In 2001, IHOP and its franchisees and area licensees plan to develop and open approximately 75 to 85 restaurants. Included in that number is the development of 70 to 75 new restaurants by us and the development of 5 to 10 restaurants by our franchisees and area licensees. Capital expenditure projections for 2001, which include our portion of the above development program, are estimated to be approximately $95 to $105 million. In November 2001, the sixth annual installment of $4.6 million in principal is due on our 7.79% senior notes due 2002 and the second installment of $3.9 million in principal is due on our senior notes due 2008. We expect that funds from operations, sale and leaseback arrangements (estimated to be about $40 to $45 million) and our $25 million revolving line

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of credit will be sufficient to cover our operating requirements, our budgeted capital expenditures and our principal repayments on our senior notes in 2001. At December 31, 2000, $21 million was available to be borrowed under our noncollaterialized bank revolving credit agreement.
Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

    IHOP is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates on debt and changes in commodity prices.

    IHOP's exposure to interest rate risk relates to its $25 million revolving credit agreement with its bank. Borrowings under the agreement bear interest at the bank's reference rate (prime) or, at IHOP's option, at the bank's quoted rate or at a Eurodollar rate. There was $4 million outstanding under this agreement at December 31, 2000, and the largest amount outstanding under the agreement during 2000 was $12.6 million. The impact on our results of operations due to a hypothetical 1% interest rate change would be immaterial.

    Many of the food products purchased by IHOP and its franchisees and area licensees are affected by commodity pricing and are, therefore, subject to unpredictable price volatility. We attempt to mitigate price fluctuations by entering into forward purchasing agreements on items such as coffee, pancake mixes, pork products, soft drinks and orange juice. Extreme changes in commodity prices and/or long-term changes could affect IHOP's franchisees, area licensees and company-operated restaurants adversely. However, any changes in commodity prices would also generally affect IHOP's competitors at about the same time as IHOP. We expect that in most cases the IHOP system would be able to pass increased commodity prices through to its consumers via increases in menu prices. From time to time, competitive circumstances could limit short-term menu price flexibility, and in those cases margins would be negatively impacted by increased commodity prices. This would be mitigated by the fact that the majority of IHOP restaurants are franchised and IHOP's revenue stream from franchisees is based on the gross sales of the restaurants. We believe that any changes in commodity pricing that cannot be adjusted for by changes in menu pricing or other strategies would not be material to IHOP's results of operations.

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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
	 	Page
Reference

	
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2000 and 1999	 	21	

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000	
 	
22	

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000	
 	
23	

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000	
 	
24	

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	
 	
25	

Report of Independent Accountants	
 	
38	
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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
	 	December 31,

	
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	
Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Cash and cash equivalents	 	$	7,208	 	$	4,176	
 	Receivables, net	 	 	39,600	 	 	35,335	
 	Reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale, net	 	 	3,172	 	 	2,842	
 	Inventories	 	 	691	 	 	1,223	
 	Prepaid expenses	 	 	431	 	 	4,309	

	 	

	
 	 	Total current assets	 	 	51,102	 	 	47,885	

	 	

	
Long-term receivables	 	 	287,346	 	 	265,983	
Property and equipment, net	 	 	193,624	 	 	177,743	
Reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale, net	 	 	17,973	 	 	16,102	
Excess of costs over net assets acquired, net	 	 	11,196	 	 	11,625	
Other assets	 	 	971	 	 	1,064	

	 	

	
 	 	Total assets	 	$	562,212	 	$	520,402	

	 	

	

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	

 	

 	
Current liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Current maturities of long-term debt	 	$	8,939	 	$	8,956	
 	Accounts payable	 	 	20,588	 	 	18,016	
 	Accrued employee compensation and benefits	 	 	6,776	 	 	7,804	
 	Other accrued expenses	 	 	7,835	 	 	5,896	
 	Deferred income taxes	 	 	3,957	 	 	3,833	
 	Capital lease obligations	 	 	1,878	 	 	1,682	

	 	

	
 	 	Total current liabilities	 	 	49,973	 	 	46,187	

	 	

	
Long-term debt	 	 	36,363	 	 	41,218	
Deferred income taxes	 	 	46,585	 	 	39,768	
Capital lease obligations and other	 	 	169,296	 	 	166,749	

Commitments and contingencies	

 	

 	

Shareholders' equity	

 	

 	
 	Preferred stock, $1 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: 2000 and 1999, none	 	 	—	 	 	—	
 	Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized: 2000; 20,299,091 shares issued and 20,011,341 shares outstanding; 1999; 20,117,314 shares issued and outstanding	 	 	203	 	 	201	
 	Additional paid in capital	 	 	69,655	 	 	66,485	
 	Retained earnings	 	 	193,632	 	 	158,294	
 	Treasury stock, at cost (2000; 287,750 shares; 1999; none)	 	 	(5,170	)	 	—	
 	Contribution to ESOP	 	 	1,675	 	 	1,500	

	 	

	
 	 	Total shareholders' equity	 	 	259,995	 	 	226,480	

	 	

	
 	 	Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	 	$	562,212	 	$	520,402	

	 	

	
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
	 	Year Ended December 31,

	
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	
Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Franchise operations	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Rent	 	$	51,135	 	$	44,722	 	$	39,787	
 	 	Service fees and other	 	 	132,226	 	 	118,764	 	 	106,168	

	 	

	 	

	
 	 	 	183,361	 	 	163,486	 	 	145,955	
 	Sales of franchises and equipment	 	 	47,065	 	 	39,545	 	 	40,347	
 	Company operations	 	 	72,818	 	 	70,204	 	 	69,906	

	 	

	 	

	
 	 	Total revenues	 	 	303,244	 	 	273,235	 	 	256,208	

	 	

	 	

	
Costs and Expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Franchise operations	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Rent	 	 	27,695	 	 	23,233	 	 	19,874	
 	 	Other direct costs	 	 	44,699	 	 	40,956	 	 	38,665	

	 	

	 	

	
 	 	 	72,394	 	 	64,189	 	 	58,539	
 	Cost of sales of franchises and equipment	 	 	30,944	 	 	23,958	 	 	26,628	
 	Company operations	 	 	70,085	 	 	66,016	 	 	65,711	
 	Field, corporate and administrative	 	 	36,481	 	 	34,531	 	 	32,381	
 	Depreciation and amortization	 	 	13,562	 	 	12,310	 	 	11,271	
 	Interest	 	 	21,751	 	 	19,391	 	 	17,417	
 	Other expense, net	 	 	567	 	 	604	 	 	1,456	

	 	

	 	

	
 	 	Total costs and expenses	 	 	245,784	 	 	220,999	 	 	213,403	

	 	

	 	

	
Income before income taxes	 	 	57,460	 	 	52,236	 	 	42,805	
Provision for income taxes	 	 	22,122	 	 	20,111	 	 	16,694	

	 	

	 	

	
Net income	 	$	35,338	 	$	32,125	 	$	26,111	

	 	

	 	

	

Net Income Per Share	

 	

 	

 	
 	Basic	 	$	1.77	 	$	1.61	 	$	1.33	

	 	

	 	

	
 	Diluted	 	$	1.74	 	$	1.58	 	$	1.30	

	 	

	 	

	

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	

 	

 	

 	
 	Basic	 	 	20,017	 	 	19,983	 	 	19,659	

	 	

	 	

	
 	Diluted	 	 	20,263	 	 	20,358	 	 	20,033	

	 	

	 	

	
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity

(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
	 	Common Stock

	 	 

	 	 

 
	 	 	 	Additional
Paid-In
Capital

	 	Retained
Earnings

	 	Treasury
Stock

	 	Contribution
to ESOP

	 	 

	 	Shares

	 	Amount

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Balance, December 31, 1997	 	9,709,261	 	$	97	 	$	54,629	 	$	100,158	 	$	—	 	$	1,300	 	$	156,184	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Issuance of shares to ESOP	 	36,491	 	 	—	 	 	1,300	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(1,300	)	 	—	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Issuance of shares pursuant to stock plans.	 	138,909	 	 	2	 	 	4,094	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	4,096	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unearned compensation—restricted stock	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	192	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	192	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Acquisition of treasury shares	 	(3,081	)	 	—	 	 	(115	)	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(115	)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Contribution to ESOP	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	1,400	 	 	1,400	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	26,111	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	26,111	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Balance, December 31, 1998	 	9,881,580	 	 	99	 	 	60,100	 	 	126,269	 	 	—	 	 	1,400	 	 	187,868	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Issuance of shares to ESOP	 	28,714	 	 	—	 	 	1,206	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(1,206	)	 	—	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reissuance of treasury shares—ESOP	 	4,620	 	 	—	 	 	348	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(194	)	 	154	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Issuance of shares pursuant to stock plans	 	219,952	 	 	2	 	 	4,750	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	4,752	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unearned compensation—restricted stock.	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	81	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	81	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Contribution to ESOP	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	1,500	 	 	1,500	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2-for-1 stock split effective May 27, 1999, in the form of 100% stock dividend	 	9,982,448	 	 	100	 	 	—	 	 	(100	)	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	32,125	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	32,125	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Balance, December 31, 1999	 	20,117,314	 	 	201	 	 	66,485	 	 	158,294	 	 	—	 	 	1,500	 	 	226,480	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Repurchase of Treasury Shares	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(6,631	)	 	—	 	 	(6,631	)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reissuance of treasury shares—ESOP	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	39	 	 	—	 	 	1,461	 	 	(1,500	)	 	—	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Issuance of shares pursuant to stock plans	 	181,777	 	 	2	 	 	3,112	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	3,114	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unearned compensation—restricted stock.	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	19	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	19	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Contribution to ESOP	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	1,675	 	 	1,675	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	35,338	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	35,338	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Balance, December 31, 2000	 	20,299,091	 	$	203	 	$	69,655	 	$	193,632	 	$	(5,170	)	$	1,675	 	$	259,995	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)
 
	 	Year Ended December 31,

	 	
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	 	
Cash flows from operating activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Net income	 	$	35,338	 	$	32,125	 	$	26,111	 	
 	Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Depreciation and amortization	 	 	13,562	 	 	12,310	 	 	11,271	 	
 	 	Deferred taxes	 	 	6,941	 	 	6,333	 	 	4,938	 	
 	 	Contribution to ESOP	 	 	1,675	 	 	1,500	 	 	1,400	 	
 	 	Change in current assets and liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	Accounts receivable	 	 	(2,200	)	 	(4,814	)	 	2,672	 	
 	 	 	Inventories	 	 	532	 	 	(1	)	 	156	 	
 	 	 	Prepaid expenses	 	 	3,878	 	 	(619	)	 	355	 	
 	 	 	Accounts payable	 	 	2,572	 	 	(1,706	)	 	(1,145	)	
 	 	 	Accrued employee compensation and benefits	 	 	(1,028	)	 	1,787	 	 	1,422	 	
 	 	 	Other accrued expenses	 	 	1,939	 	 	587	 	 	707	 	
 	 	Other, net	 	 	4,310	 	 	2,700	 	 	3,524	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	 	 	Cash provided by operating activities	 	 	67,519	 	 	50,202	 	 	51,411	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Cash flows from investing activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Additions to property and equipment	 	 	(99,378	)	 	(72,290	)	 	(71,821	)	
 	Additions to notes	 	 	(13,916	)	 	(14,209	)	 	(12,876	)	
 	Principal receipts from notes and equipment contracts receivable	 	 	12,594	 	 	10,963	 	 	9,747	 	
 	Additions to reacquired franchises held for sale	 	 	(2,570	)	 	(1,567	)	 	(1,443	)	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	 	 	Cash used by investing activities	 	 	(103,270	)	 	(77,103	)	 	(76,393	)	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Cash flows from financing activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	 	 	12,703	 	 	3,372	 	 	12,235	 	
 	Proceeds from sale and leaseback arrangements	 	 	48,274	 	 	30,159	 	 	26,377	 	
 	Repayment of long-term debt	 	 	(17,575	)	 	(8,349	)	 	(16,632	)	
 	Principal payments on capital lease obligations	 	 	(1,121	)	 	(1,386	)	 	(1,338	)	
 	Treasury stock transactions	 	 	(6,631	)	 	—	 	 	—	 	
 	Exercise of stock options	 	 	3,133	 	 	4,987	 	 	3,845	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	 	 	Cash provided by financing activities	 	 	38,783	 	 	28,783	 	 	24,487	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	 	 	3,032	 	 	1,882	 	 	(495	)	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	 	 	4,176	 	 	2,294	 	 	2,789	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
 	 	 	 	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	 	$	7,208	 	$	4,176	 	$	2,294	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	

Supplemental disclosures	

 	

 	

 	
 	
 	Interest paid, net of capitalized amounts	 	$	21,752	 	$	19,162	 	$	16,947	 	
 	Income taxes paid	 	 	15,974	 	 	12,411	 	 	10,196	 	
 	Capital lease obligations incurred	 	 	3,355	 	 	32,169	 	 	28,947	 	
See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Operations

    IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries ("IHOP" or the "Company") engage exclusively in the food-service industry, primarily in the United States, wherein we franchise and operate restaurants. IHOP grants credit to our franchisees and licensees, all of whom are in the restaurant business. In the majority of our franchised operations, we have developed restaurants on sites that we either own or control through leases. We then lease or sublease the restaurants to our franchisees. Additionally, we finance up to 80% of the initial franchise fee, lease restaurant equipment and fixtures to our franchisees, and sell proprietary products to our franchisees and licensees and provide marketing and promotional services to our franchisees and area licensees.

Basis of Presentation

    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Fiscal Periods

    IHOP's fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest to December 31 of each year. For convenience, we report all fiscal years as ending on December 31 and fiscal quarters as ending on March 31, June 30 and September 30. The fiscal years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 are comprised of 52 weeks (364 days) and the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 is comprised of 53 weeks (371 days).

Estimates

    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires IHOP management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. They also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

    IHOP at times purchases highly liquid, investment-grade securities with an original maturity of three months or less. These cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates market value. We do not believe that we are exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. At times, cash and cash equivalent balances may be in excess of FDIC insurance limits.

Inventories

    Inventories consisting of merchandise and supplies are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or market.

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Property and Equipment

    Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Category

	 	Depreciable Life

	
Buildings and improvements	 	Shorter of lease term or 40 years	
Leaseholds and improvements	 	3 - 25 years	
Equipment and fixtures	 	3 - 10 years	
Properties under capital lease	 	Primary lease term	
    Leaseholds and improvements are amortized over a period not exceeding the term of the lease.

    Effective January 1, 2000, IHOP changed the estimated useful life for new buildings from 25 years to 40 years to better reflect their proven economic lives. This change is applied prospectively to new buildings completed in 2000 and later, and does not change the estimated useful lives of previously constructed restaurants. Because most buildings are leased or sit on leased land, the effective depreciation period is limited to the term of the underlying lease. Therefore, the effect of this change in estimated useful lives was insignificant to depreciation expense, net income, or earnings per share, for the year ended December 31, 2000.

Excess of Costs Over Net Assets Acquired

    The excess of costs over net assets acquired is amortized utilizing the straight-line method over forty years. Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2000 and 1999, was $5,891,000 and $5,462,000, respectively.

Leasing

    IHOP leases equipment consisting of restaurant equipment, furniture and fixtures to our franchisees and retains title to the leased equipment. These equipment contracts are accounted for as sales-type leases upon acceptance of the equipment by the franchisee. Leases of restaurant facilities that meet the criteria are recorded as direct financing leases or are treated as operating leases.

Accounting for Long-lived Assets

    The Company reviews long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset might not be recoverable. In evaluating whether an asset has been impaired, the Company compares the anticipated undiscounted future cash flows to be generated by the asset to the asset's carrying value. If the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized.

Franchise Revenues

    Revenues from the sales of franchises are recognized as income when IHOP has substantially performed all of its material obligations under the franchise agreement, and the franchisee has commenced operations. Continuing service fees, which are a percentage of the net sales of franchised operations, are accrued as income when earned.

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Preopening Expenses

    Expenditures related to the opening of new restaurants, other than those for capital assets, are charged to expense when incurred.

Advertising

    Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 were $32,678,000, $29,163,000 and $26,960,000, respectively.

Income Taxes

    Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. They are measured using the enacted marginal tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

Net Income Per Share

    Basic net income per share is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common share equivalents included in the diluted computation represent shares issuable upon assumed exercises of outstanding stock options using the treasury stock method.

Comprehensive Income

    Comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income components which, under GAAP, bypass the income statement and are reported in the balance sheet as a separate component of shareholders' equity. For the three years ended December 31, 2000, IHOP had no other comprehensive income components, as defined by GAAP. As a result, net income is the same as comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998.

Stock Split

    On April 29, 1999, IHOP's Board of Directors approved a 2 for 1 stock split of its common stock effective May 27, 1999, in the form of a stock dividend for shareholders of record at the close of business on May 13, 1999. All share and per-share amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, except for the statement of shareholders' equity, have been restated to reflect the stock split.

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2.  Receivables
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

Accounts receivable	 	$	25,964	 	$	24,027	
Notes receivable	 	 	48,445	 	 	43,235	
Equipment contracts receivable	 	 	114,969	 	 	96,394	
Direct financing leases receivable	 	 	138,911	 	 	139,268	

	 	

	
 	 	 	328,289	 	 	302,924	
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	 	 	1,343	 	 	1,606	

	 	

	
 	 	 	326,946	 	 	301,318	
Less current portion	 	 	39,600	 	 	35,335	

	 	

	
Long-term receivables	 	$	287,346	 	$	265,983	

	 	

	
    Notes receivable include franchise fee notes due in five to eight years in the amount of $45,230,000 and $41,207,000 at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Franchise fee notes are due in equal weekly installments, primarily bear interest at 12.0% and are collateralized by the franchise. The term of an equipment contract coincides with the term of the corresponding restaurant building lease. Equipment contracts are due in equal weekly installments, primarily bear interest at 11.0% and are collateralized by the equipment. Where applicable, franchise fee notes, equipment contracts and building leases contain cross-default provisions wherein a default under one constitutes a default under all. There is not a disproportionate concentration of credit risk in any geographic area.

3.  Property and Equipment, at Cost
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

Land	 	$	18,424	 	$	22,024	
Buildings and improvements	 	 	32,610	 	 	37,492	
Leaseholds and improvements	 	 	137,604	 	 	114,738	
Equipment and fixtures	 	 	15,034	 	 	13,887	
Construction in progress	 	 	12,372	 	 	6,616	
Properties under capital lease	 	 	31,609	 	 	28,519	

	 	

	
 	 	 	247,653	 	 	223,276	
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	 	 	54,029	 	 	45,533	

	 	

	
Property and equipment, net	 	$	193,624	 	$	177,743	

	 	

	
    Accumulated depreciation and amortization includes accumulated amortization for properties under capital lease in the amount of $4,502,000 and $3,902,000 at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

4.  Reacquired Franchises and Equipment Held for Sale

    Reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale are accounted for on the specific identification basis. At the date of reacquisition, the franchise and equipment are recorded at the lower of (1) the sum of the franchise receivables and costs of reacquisition or (2) the estimated net realizable value.

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Pending the sale of such franchise, the carrying value is amortized ratably over the remaining life of the asset or lease and the estimated net realizable value is reassessed each year.
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

Franchises	 	$	11,780	 	$	10,591	
Equipment	 	 	14,505	 	 	13,785	

	 	

	
 	 	 	26,285	 	 	24,376	
Less amortization	 	 	5,140	 	 	5,432	

	 	

	
 	 	 	21,145	 	 	18,944	
Less current portion	 	 	3,172	 	 	2,842	

	 	

	
Long-term reacquired franchises and equipment held for sale, net	 	$	17,973	 	$	16,102	

	 	

	
5.  Debt

    Debt consists of the following:
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

Senior notes due November 2008, payable in equal annual installments commencing November 2000, interest at 7.42%	 	$	31,111	 	$	35,000	
Senior notes due November 2002, payable in equal annual installments commencing November 1996, interest at 7.79%	 	 	9,142	 	 	13,714	
Revolving line of credit	 	 	4,000	 	 	—	
Other	 	 	1,049	 	 	1,460	

	 	

	
Total debt	 	 	45,302	 	 	50,174	
Less current maturities	 	 	8,939	 	 	8,956	

	 	

	
Long-term debt	 	$	36,363	 	$	41,218	

	 	

	
    The senior notes due November 2008 and those due November 2002 are noncollateralized.

    IHOP has a noncollateralized revolving credit agreement with a bank that was amended in December 2000 to increase the line of credit from $20 million to $25 million. The maturity date under this agreement is June 2002. Borrowings under the agreement bear interest at the bank's reference rate (prime) or, at our option, at the bank's quoted rate or at a Eurodollar rate. A commitment fee of 0.375% per annum is payable on unborrowed funds available under the agreement. There were $4 million and no borrowings outstanding under this agreement at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The largest amount outstanding under the agreement during 2000 was $12,600,000.

    The senior note agreements and the bank revolving credit agreement contain certain restrictions and conditions, the most restrictive of which limit dividends and investments. At December 31, 2000, approximately $83 million of retained earnings were free of restriction as to distribution as dividends.

    The prime rate was 9.50% at December 31, 2000 and 8.50% at December 31, 1999.

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    IHOP's long-term debt maturities are as follows: 2001—$8,939,000; 2002—$8,832,000; 2003—$4,024,000; 2004—$3,938,000; 2005—$3,902,000; and thereafter—$15,667,000.

6.  Leases

    The Company leases the majority of its restaurants with the exception of those where a franchisee enters into a lease directly with a landlord and those associated with area license agreements. The restaurants are subleased to franchisees or operated by IHOP. These noncancelable leases and subleases consist primarily of land and buildings and improvements.

    Net investment in direct financing leases receivable is as follows:
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

Total minimum rents receivable	 	$	426,375	 	$	457,723	
 	Less unearned income	 	 	287,464	 	 	318,455	

	 	

	
Net investment in direct financing leases receivable	 	 	138,911	 	 	139,268	
 	Less current portion	 	 	874	 	 	820	

	 	

	
Long-term direct financing leases receivable	 	$	138,037	 	$	138,448	

	 	

	
    Contingent rental income for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 was $21,238,000, $19,828,000 and $18,788,000, respectively.

    Minimum future lease payments on noncancelable leases at December 31, 2000, are as follows:
 
	 	Capital
Leases

	 	Operating
Leases

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

2001	 	$	20,194	 	$	35,669	
2002	 	 	20,347	 	 	34,913	
2003	 	 	20,601	 	 	34,005	
2004	 	 	20,892	 	 	33,191	
2005	 	 	21,242	 	 	32,782	
Thereafter	 	 	321,135	 	 	491,453	

	 	

	
Total minimum lease payments	 	 	424,411	 	$	662,013	

	
 	Less interest	 	 	254,939	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	
Capital lease obligations	 	 	169,472	 	 	 	
 	Less current portion	 	 	1,878	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	
Long-term capital lease obligations	 	$	167,594	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	
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    The minimum future lease payments shown above have not been reduced by the future minimum rents to be received on noncancelable subleases and leases of owned property at December 31, 2000, as follows:
 
	 	Direct
Financing
Leases

	 	Operating
Leases

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

2001	 	$	18,709	 	$	39,197	
2002	 	 	18,958	 	 	38,717	
2003	 	 	19,335	 	 	38,499	
2004	 	 	19,552	 	 	38,675	
2005	 	 	19,792	 	 	39,209	
Thereafter	 	 	330,029	 	 	720,622	

	 	

	
Total minimum rents receivable	 	$	426,375	 	$	914,919	

	 	

	
    IHOP has noncancelable leases, expiring at various dates through 2029, that require payment of contingent rents based upon a percentage of sales of the related restaurant as well as property taxes, insurance and other charges. Subleases to franchisees of properties under such leases are generally for the full term of our lease obligation at rents that include our obligations for property taxes, insurance, contingent rents and other charges. Generally, the noncancelable leases include renewal options. Contingent rent expense for all noncancelable leases for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 was $3,317,000, $3,416,000 and $3,614,000, respectively. Minimum rent expense for all noncancelable operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 was $30,084,000, $25,130,000 and $21,334,000, respectively.

7.  Shareholders' Equity

    The Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") was adopted in 1991 and amended and restated in 1998 to authorize the issuance of up to 3,760,000 shares of common stock pursuant to options, restricted stock, and other long-term stock-based incentives to officers and key employees of IHOP. Except for substitute stock options which were issued in 1991 pursuant to the cancellation of a stock appreciation rights plan, no option can be granted at an option price of less than 100% of fair market value at the date of grant. Exercisability of options is determined at, or after, the date of grant by the administrator of the Plan. Substitute stock options issued in 1991 were immediately exercisable. All other options granted under the Plan through December 31, 2000, become exercisable 1/3 after one year, 2/3 after two years and 100% after three years or immediately upon a change in control of IHOP, as defined by the Plan.

    The Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Directors Plan") was adopted in 1994 and amended and restated in 1999 to authorize the issuance of up to 400,000 shares of common stock pursuant to options to non-employee members of IHOP's Board of Directors. Options are to be granted at an option price equal to 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. Options granted pursuant to the Directors Plan vest and become exercisable 1/3 after one year, 2/3 after two years and 100% after three years. Options for the purchase of shares are granted to each non-employee Director under the Directors Plan as follows: (1) 15,000 on February 23, 1995, or on the

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Director's election to the Board of Directors if he or she was not a Director on such date, and (2) 5,000 annually in conjunction with IHOP's Annual Meeting of Shareholders for that year.

    In 2000, IHOP initiated a plan to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock. This plan will reduce the dilutive effect of employee stock option exercises and contributions to IHOP's Employee Stock Ownership Plan; however, the repurchase program does not obligate IHOP to acquire any specific number of shares and it may be suspended at any time. As of December 31, 2000, 388,168 shares were repurchased by IHOP, of which 100,418 were contributed to the ESOP.

    Information regarding activity for stock options outstanding under IHOP's stock option plan is as follows:
Shares Under Option

	 	Shares

	 	Weighted Average
Exercise Price

	
Outstanding at December 31, 1997	 	1,866,486	 	$	12.22	
Granted	 	317,564	 	 	18.36	
Exercised	 	(280,896	)	 	11.49	
Terminated	 	(23,998	)	 	13.54	

	 	 	 	
Outstanding at December 31, 1998	 	1,879,156	 	 	13.35	
Granted	 	307,000	 	 	20.69	
Exercised	 	(287,486	)	 	12.71	
Terminated	 	(37,331	)	 	18.34	

	 	 	 	
Outstanding at December 31, 1999	 	1,861,339	 	 	14.56	
Granted	 	261,000	 	 	15.10	
Exercised	 	(181,777	)	 	14.18	
Terminated	 	(33,999	)	 	18.80	

	 	 	 	
Outstanding at December 31, 2000	 	1,906,563	 	$	14.59	

	 	

	
Exercisable at December 31, 2000	 	1,371,012	 	$	13.42	

	 	

	
    Information regarding options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2000 is as follows:
Range of Exercise Prices

	 	Number
Outstanding as of
12/31/2000

	 	Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

	 	Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

	 	Number
Exercisable As of
12/31/2000

	 	Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

	
$5.00 - $13.50	 	485,998	 	3.38	 	$	9.58	 	485,998	 	$	9.58	
$13.56 - $13.94	 	553,334	 	4.25	 	$	13.81	 	553,334	 	$	13.81	
$14.00 - $17.81	 	529,897	 	7.97	 	$	16.11	 	196,692	 	$	16.82	
$19.22 - $24.00	 	337,334	 	8.05	 	$	20.70	 	134,988	 	$	20.66	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	
$5.00 - $24.00	 	1,906,563	 	5.73	 	$	14.59	 	1,371,012	 	$	13.42	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	
    IHOP has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." We will continue to use the intrinsic value based method of accounting prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the stock option plans. Had compensation cost for IHOP's stock option plans

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been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards in the three year period ended December 31, 2000, consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, IHOP's net earnings and diluted earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	
 
	 	(In thousands, except
per share amounts)

Net earnings, as reported	 	$	35,338	 	$	32,125	 	$	26,111	
Net earnings, pro forma	 	 	34,342	 	 	31,029	 	 	25,082	
Earnings per share—diluted, as reported	 	 	1.74	 	 	1.58	 	 	1.30	
Earnings per share—diluted, pro forma	 	 	1.69	 	 	1.52	 	 	1.25	
Weighted average fair value of options granted	 	 	15.22	 	 	21.42	 	 	18.36	
    The fair value of each option grant issued in the three year period ended December 31, 2000, is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	 	
Risk free interest rate	 	5.875	%	5.25	%	5.50	%	
Expected volatility	 	37.0	%	37.0	%	37.0	%	
Dividend yield	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	
Weighted average expected life	 	3 years	 	3 years	 	3 years	 	
8.  Income Taxes
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

Provision for income taxes	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Current	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Federal	 	$	13,160	 	$	12,051	 	$	9,889	
 	 	State and foreign	 	 	2,021	 	 	1,766	 	 	1,867	

	 	

	 	

	
 	 	 	15,181	 	 	13,817	 	 	11,756	

	 	

	 	

	
 	Deferred	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Federal	 	 	5,623	 	 	5,455	 	 	4,755	
 	 	State	 	 	1,318	 	 	839	 	 	183	

	 	

	 	

	
 	 	 	6,941	 	 	6,294	 	 	4,938	

	 	

	 	

	
Provision for income taxes	 	$	22,122	 	$	20,111	 	$	16,694	

	 	

	 	

	
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    The provision for income taxes differs from the expected federal income tax rates as follows:
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	 	
Statutory federal income tax rate	 	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%	
State and other taxes, net of federal tax benefit	 	3.5	 	3.5	 	4.0	 	

	 	

	 	

	 	
Effective tax rate	 	38.5	%	38.5	%	39.0	%	

	 	

	 	

	 	
    Deferred tax liabilities (assets) consist of the following:
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	
 
	 	(In thousands)

Franchise and equipment sales, including differences in capitalization and revenue recognition	 	$	62,328	 	$	54,441	 	
Property and equipment, including differences in capitalization and depreciation and amortization	 	 	10,828	 	 	10,548	 	
Reacquired franchises and equipment held for resale, including differences in capitalization and depreciation and amortization	 	 	(10,050	)	 	(9,718	)	
Direct financing leases and capital lease obligations, including differences in capitalization and application of cash receipts and disbursements	 	 	(12,093	)	 	(11,068	)	
Federal tax benefit of net deferred state tax liability	 	 	(2,551	)	 	(2,810	)	
Other net liabilities	 	 	2,080	 	 	2,208	 	

	 	

	 	
Deferred tax liabilities, net	 	$	50,542	 	$	43,601	 	

	 	

	 	
9.  Employee Benefit Plans

    In 1987, IHOP adopted a noncontributory Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"). The ESOP is a stock bonus plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan covers IHOP employees who meet the minimum credited service requirements of the plan. Employees whose terms of service are covered by a collective bargaining agreement are not eligible for the ESOP unless the terms of such agreement specifically provide for participation in the ESOP.

    The cost of the ESOP is borne by IHOP through contributions determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the ESOP provisions and Internal Revenue Service regulations. The contributions to the plan for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 were $1,675,000, $1,500,000 and $1,400,000, respectively. The contribution for the year ended December 31, 2000, will be made in shares of IHOP Corp. common stock.

    Shares of stock acquired by the ESOP are allocated to each eligible employee and held by the ESOP. Upon the employee's termination after vesting, or in certain other limited circumstances, the employee's shares are distributed to the employee according to his or her direction.

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10.  Commitments and Contingencies

    IHOP is subject to various claims and legal actions that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. We believe such claims and legal actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of our company.

11.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments

    IHOP does not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes, nor are we a party to derivative transactions, interest rate swaps or other transactions commonly utilized to manage interest rate or foreign currency risk.

    The estimated fair values of all cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable and equipment contracts receivable as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, approximated their carrying amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of those dates. The estimated fair values of notes receivable and equipment contracts receivable are based on current interest rates offered for similar loans in our present lending activities.

    The estimated fair values of long-term debt are based on current rates available to IHOP for similar debt of the same remaining maturities. The carrying values of long-term debt at December 31, 2000 and 1999 were $36,363,000 and $41,218,000, respectively, and the fair values at those dates were $34,268,000 and $40,290,000, respectively.

12.  Segment Reporting

    IHOP identifies its operating segments based on the organizational units used by management to monitor performance and make operating decisions. The Franchise Operations segment includes restaurants operated by franchisees and area licensees in the United States, Canada and Japan. The Company Operations segment includes company-operated restaurants in the United States. We measure segment profit as operating income, which is defined as income before field, corporate and

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administrative expense, interest expense, and income taxes. Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows:
 
	 	Franchise
Operations

	 	Company
Operations

	 	Sales of
Franchises
and Equipment

	 	Consolidating
and
Adjustments
Other

	 	Consolidated
Total

	
 
	 	(In thousands)

 	Year-Ended December 31, 2000	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Revenues from external customers	 	$	183,361	 	$	72,818	 	$	47,065	 	$	—	 	$	303,244	
Intercompany real estate charges (revenues)	 	 	6,376	 	 	726	 	 	—	 	 	(7,102	)	 	—	
Depreciation & amortization	 	 	4,228	 	 	4,221	 	 	—	 	 	5,113	 	 	13,562	
Operating income (loss)	 	 	82,953	 	 	(4,450	)	 	16,121	 	 	21,068	 	 	115,692	
Field, corporate and administrative	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	36,481	
Interest expense	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21,751	
Income before income taxes	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	57,460	
Additions to long lived assets	 	 	54,520	 	 	12,626	 	 	2,570	 	 	32,232	 	 	101,948	
Total assets	 	 	423,877	 	 	49,437	 	 	21,145	 	 	67,753	 	 	562,212	
 	
Year Ended December 31, 1999	

 	

 	

 	

 	

 	
Revenues from external customers	 	$	163,449	 	$	70,204	 	$	39,545	 	$	37	 	$	273,235	
Intercompany real estate charges (revenues)	 	 	5,768	 	 	578	 	 	—	 	 	(6,346	)	 	—	
Depreciation & amortization	 	 	3,681	 	 	3,973	 	 	—	 	 	4,656	 	 	12,310	
Operating income (loss)	 	 	75,067	 	 	(2,379	)	 	15,587	 	 	17,883	 	 	106,158	
Field, corporate and administrative	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	34,531	
Interest expense	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19,391	
Income before income taxes	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	52,236	
Additions to long lived assets	 	 	41,350	 	 	5,568	 	 	1,567	 	 	25,372	 	 	73,857	
Total assets	 	 	380,680	 	 	47,848	 	 	18,944	 	 	72,930	 	 	520,402	
 	
Year Ended December 31, 1998	

 	

 	

 	

 	

 	
Revenues from external customers	 	$	146,092	 	$	69,906	 	$	40,347	 	$	(137	)	$	256,208	
Intercompany real estate charges (revenues)	 	 	5,893	 	 	826	 	 	—	 	 	(6,719	)	 	—	
Depreciation & amortization	 	 	3,200	 	 	3,690	 	 	—	 	 	4,381	 	 	11,271	
Operating income (loss)	 	 	66,466	 	 	(2,046	)	 	13,719	 	 	14,464	 	 	92,603	
Field, corporate and administrative	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	32,381	
Interest expense	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17,417	
Income before income taxes	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	42,805	
Additions to long lived assets	 	 	39,912	 	 	3,484	 	 	1,443	 	 	28,425	 	 	73,264	
Total assets	 	 	323,620	 	 	39,240	 	 	15,227	 	 	64,945	 	 	443,032	
    Franchise Operations, Company Operations and Sales of Franchises and Equipment are reported on the same basis as used by IHOP's management. Franchise Operations revenues from external customers includes interest income from the financing of sales of franchises and equipment in the amounts of $15,573,000, $13,465,000 and $11,338,000 for the three years ended December 31, 2000,

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1999 and 1998. For management reporting purposes, we treat all restaurant lease revenues and expenses as operating lease revenues and expenses, although most of these leases are direct financing leases (revenues) or capital leases (expenses). The accounting adjustments required to bring lease revenues and expenses into conformance with GAAP are included in the Consolidated Adjustments and Other segment. These adjustments include interest income from direct financing leases of restaurant buildings in the amounts of $18,779,000, $15,918,000, and $13,191,000 for the three years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998. All of IHOP's owned land and restaurant buildings are included in the total assets of the Consolidating Adjustments and Other segment and are leased to the Franchise Operations and Company Operations segments.

13.  Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
	 	Revenues

	 	Gross Profit

	 	Net Income

	 	Net Income
Per Share—
Basic(a)

	 	Net Income
Per Share—
Diluted(a)

	
 
	 	(In thousands, except per share amounts)

2000	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1st Quarter	 	$	68,406	 	$	25,618	 	$	7,229	 	$	.36	 	$	.36	
2nd Quarter	 	 	70,304	 	 	28,253	 	 	8,294	 	 	.41	 	 	.41	
3rd Quarter	 	 	78,667	 	 	30,609	 	 	10,079	 	 	.50	 	 	.50	
4th Quarter	 	 	85,867	 	 	31,212	 	 	9,736	 	 	.49	 	 	.48	

1999	

 	

 	

 	

 	

 	
1st Quarter	 	$	61,322	 	$	23,471	 	$	6,585	 	$	.33	 	$	.33	
2nd Quarter	 	 	67,514	 	 	26,012	 	 	7,852	 	 	.39	 	 	.39	
3rd Quarter	 	 	72,018	 	 	27,769	 	 	8,641	 	 	.43	 	 	.42	
4th Quarter	 	 	72,381	 	 	28,906	 	 	9,047	 	 	.45	 	 	.44	

(a)
The quarterly amounts may not add to the full year amount due to rounding.

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Report of Independent Accountants

The Shareholders and Board of Directors
IHOP Corp.

    In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of IHOP Corp.'s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California
February 16, 2001

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Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

    None.
PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

    Information appearing under the captions "Information Concerning Nominees and Members of the Board of Directors," "Executive Officers of the Company" and "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act" contained in the 2001 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11.  Executive Compensation.

    Information appearing under the captions "Executive Compensation—Summary of Compensation," "Executive Compensation—Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights" and "Executive Officers of the Company—Employment Agreements" contained in the 2001 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

    Information appearing under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" contained in the 2001 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

    Information appearing under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" contained in the 2001 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)(1)  Consolidated Financial Statements

    The following documents are contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2000 and 1999.

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000.

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Report of Independent Accountants.

(2)  Financial Statement Schedules

    All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

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(3)  Exhibits

    Exhibits not incorporated by reference are filed herewith. The remainder of the exhibits have heretofore been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are incorporated herein by reference. Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements are marked with an asterisk.
3.1	 	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IHOP Corp. Exhibit 3.1 to IHOP Corp.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, (the "1997 Form 10-K") is hereby incorporated by reference.	

3.2	
 	
Bylaws of IHOP Corp. Exhibit 3.2 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.1	
 	
Senior Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1992, among IHOP Corp., International House of Pancakes, Inc. ("IHOP, Inc.") and Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and other purchasers. Exhibit 4.1 to the 1997 Form  10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.2	
 	
First Amendment to Senior Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, among IHOP Corp., IHOP Inc., and Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and other purchasers. Exhibit 4.2 to IHOP Corp.'s Annual Report on Form  10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, (the "1996 Form 10-K") is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.3	
 	
$10,000,000 Letter Agreement among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Continental Bank, N.A., dated as of June 30, 1993. Exhibit 4.3 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.4	
 	
First Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of December 31, 1994, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois (successor by merger to Continental Bank, N.A.). Exhibit 4.4 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.5	
 	
Second Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois. Exhibit 4.5 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.6	
 	
Third Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois. Exhibit 4.6 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.7	
 	
Fourth Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois. Exhibit 4.7 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.8	
 	
Fifth Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1998, among IHOP Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (successor by merger to Bank of America Illinois). Exhibit 4.0 to IHOP Corp.'s Form  10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.9	
 	
Sixth Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of June 30, 1999, among IHOP Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (successor by merger to Bank of America Illinois). Exhibit 4.0 to IHOP Corp.'s Form  10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

 	
 	
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4.10	
 	
Senior Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1996, among IHOP, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Jackson National Life Insurance Company and other purchasers. Exhibit 4.8 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

4.11	
 	
Seventh Amendment to Letter Agreement dated as of December 15, 2000, among IHOP Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (successor by merger to Bank of America Illinois).	

*10.1	
 	
IHOP Corp. Executive Incentive Plan effective January 1, 1999. Exhibit 10.1 to the 1998 form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.2	
 	
IHOP Corp. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan as Amended and Restated February 24, 1998. Annex "A" to the IHOP Corp. Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 12, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.3	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Rand Michael Ferris. Exhibit 10.6 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.4	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Susan Henderson-Hernandez. Exhibit 10.7 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.5	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Richard K. Herzer. Exhibit 10.8 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.6	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Dennis M. Leifheit. Exhibit 10.9 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.7	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Anna G. Ulvan. Exhibit 10.12 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.8	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Mark D. Weisberger. Exhibit 10.13 to the 1996 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.9	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Richard C. Celio. Exhibit 10 to IHOP Corp.'s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.10	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and John Jordan. Exhibit 10.13 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.11	
 	
Area Franchise Agreement, effective as of May 5, 1988, by and between IHOP, Inc. and FMS Management Systems, Inc. Exhibit 10.14 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.12	
 	
International House of Pancakes Employee Stock Ownership Plan as Amended and Restated as of July 12, 1991 ("the ESOP"). Exhibit 10.15 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.13	
 	
Amendment No. 1 to the ESOP. Exhibit 10.16 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.14	
 	
Amendment No. 2 to the ESOP. Exhibit 10.17 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.15	
 	
Amendment No. 3 to the ESOP. Exhibit 10 to IHOP Corp.'s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.16	
 	
Amendment No. 4 to the ESOP. Exhibit 10 to IHOP Corp.'s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

 	
 	
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*10.17	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Alan S. Unger. Exhibit 10.21 to IHOP Corp.'s 1999 Form 10-K, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.18	
 	
Employment Agreement between IHOP Corp. and Robin S. Elledge. Exhibit 10.1 to IHOP Corp.'s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

*10.19	
 	
IHOP Corp. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors as Amended and Restated February 23, 1999. Annex "A" to the IHOP Corp. Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on Tuesday, May 11, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.	

11.0	
 	
Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings.	

21.0	
 	
Subsidiaries of IHOP Corp. Exhibit 21.0 to the 1997 Form 10-K is hereby incorporated by reference.	

23.0	
 	
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.	
(b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended December 31, 2000.

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SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 8th day of March, 2001.
 	 	IHOP CORP.	

 	
By:	
/s/ RICHARD K. HERZER   

Richard K. Herzer
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer	
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant, in the capacities indicated, on this 8th day of March, 2001.
Name

	 	Title

	

 	
 	
/s/ RICHARD K. HERZER   

Richard K. Herzer	 	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	

/s/ ALAN S. UNGER   

Alan S. Unger	
 	
Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	

/s/ A. ALLEN ARROYO   

A. Allen Arroyo	
 	
Controller and Assistant Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)	

/s/ H. FREDERICK CHRISTIE   

H. Frederick Christie	
 	
Director	

/s/ FRANK EDELSTEIN   

Frank Edelstein	
 	
Director	

/s/ MICHAEL S. GORDON   

Michael S. Gordon	
 	
Director	

/s/ NEVEN C. HULSEY   

Neven C. Hulsey	
 	
Director	

/s/ LARRY ALAN KAY   

Larry Alan Kay	
 	
Director	

/s/ DENNIS M. LEIFHEIT   

Dennis M. Leifheit	
 	
Executive Vice President—Operations, Chief Operating Officer and Director	

/s/ CAROLINE W. NAHAS   

Caroline W. Nahas	
 	
Director	

/s/ PATRICK W. ROSE   

Patrick W. Rose	
 	
Director	
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
Item 2. Properties.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to A Vote of Security Holders.
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
General
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share amounts)
IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except per share amounts)
IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (In thousands, except share amounts)
IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands)
IHOP Corp. and Subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Accountants
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES

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SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT

    THE SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made and entered into this 15th day of December, 2000, by and among: (i) Bank of America, N.A., formerly known as Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, formerly known as Bank of America Illinois, formerly known as Continental Bank, N.A. ("Lender"); (ii) International House of Pancakes, Inc. ("Borrower"); and (iii) IHOP Corp. ("Guarantor").
R E C I T A L S

    WHEREAS, the parties have previously enter into that certain Letter Agreement among International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Corp., and Continental Bank, N.A. dated June 30, 1993, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Letter Agreement dated December 31, 1994 among International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois, and further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Letter Agreement dated March 11, 1996 among International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois, and further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Letter Agreement dated September 3, 1996 among International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois, and further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Letter Agreement dated November 1, 1996 among International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America Illinois, and further amended by that certain Letter dated June 25, 1997 from Yvonne C. Dennis of Bank of America to IHOP Corp., and further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Letter Agreement dated June 30, 1998 among International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, and further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Letter Agreement dated June 30, 1999 among International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Corp. and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (as amended, the "Letter Agreement");

    WHEREAS, under the Letter Agreement, IHOP Corp. guarantees all Obligations (as defined in the "Letter Agreement") of Borrower (the "IHOP Corp. Guaranty");

    WHEREAS, IHOP Properties, Inc., IHOP Restaurants, Inc., and IHOP Realty Corp. (the "Subsidiary Guarantors"), each have previously executed and delivered a Subsidiary Guarantee dated June 30, 1993, guaranteeing the "Obligations" of Borrower and IHOP Corp. under the Letter Agreement (collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantees" and individually, the "Subsidiary Guaranty"), and the terms of this Amendment are subject to the Subsidiary Guarantors executing the Joinder, Consent and Ratification attached to this Amendment of even date herewith;

    WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend the Letter Agreement to reflect an increase in the Commitment Amount (as defined in the Letter Agreement);

    NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the increase in the Commitment Amount, the parties hereto agree as follows:

    1.  Recitals.  Borrower, Guarantor and Lender hereby approve the foregoing recitations and agree that said recitations are true and correct in all respects.

    2.  Amendment to Agreement.  

    2.1  Commitment Amount:  The first paragraph of the Agreement is amended by deleting "$20,000,000.00" as the Commitment Amount and inserting "$25,000,000.00" in lieu thereof.

    2.2  Change of Administration of Loan:  Sections 2(a), 4(f), 5(b), 6, and 18 are hereby amended to delete all references to "San Francisco" and inserting "Atlanta, Georgia" in lieu thereof.

    2.3  Governing Law:  The Letter Agreement and this Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia.

    2.4  Fees.  In addition to the fees set forth in Section 10 of the Letter Agreement, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender on the date hereof a fee in the amount of $18,750.00, which fee shall be non-refundable.

    2.5  Addresses of Lender, Borrower and Guarantor.  All references to the addresses of Lender, Borrower and Guarantor in the Letter Agreement and Loan Documents shall mean:

LENDER:
Bank of America, N.A.
Commercial Loan Service Center
Bank of America Office Park
P.O. Box 45247
Jacksonville, Florida 32256-0771

BORROWER:
International House of Pancakes, Inc.
450 North Brand Boulevard, 7th Floor
Glendale, CA 91203-2306
Attention: Legal Department

GUARANTOR:
IHOP Corp.
450 North Brand Boulevard, 7th Floor
Glendale, CA 91203-2306
Attention: Legal Department

    2.6  Authorized Persons to Request Loans.  Exhibit "C" to the Letter Agreement is hereby deleted replaced therewith is the Exhibit "C" attached hereto made a part hereof.

    2.7  Capital Expenditures.  Section 14.2(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

"(a)
incur capital expenditures (as defined by GAAP) in excess of $70,000,000.00 per fiscal year, net of all proceeds relating to sale leaseback transactions in such fiscal year."

    3.  Ratification and Reaffirmation.  Borrower and Guarantor, each hereby ratify and reaffirm the Letter Agreement and all documents executed and delivery in connection therewith (the "Loan Documents") and all of Borrower's and/or Guarantor's covenants, duties and liabilities thereunder.

    4.  Representations and Warranties.  Borrower and Guarantor represent and warrant to Lender, to induce Lender to enter into this Amendment, that no Event of Default under Section 16 of the Letter Agreement or under the IHOP Guaranty exists on the date hereof; the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Borrower and Guarantor and this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and Guarantor; and except as may have been disclosed in writing by Borrower and/or Guarantor to Lender prior to the date hereof, all of the representations and warranties made by Borrower and Guarantor as set forth in Section 11 of the Letter Agreement and under the IHOP Guaranty are true and correct on and as of the date hereof.

    5.  Expenses of Lender.  Borrower agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and any other Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications, and supplements thereto, including, without limitation, the costs and fees of Lender's legal counsel.

    6.  Successors and Assigns.  The Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

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    7.  No Novation, etc.  This Amendment is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed to create, a novation or accord and satisfaction, and the Letter Agreement as herein modified shall continue in full force and effect.

    8.  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which taken together shall be one and the same instrument.

    9.  Waiver of Notice.  Borrower and Guarantor hereby waive notice of acceptance of this Amendment by Lender.

    10.  Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO EACH HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, COUNTERCLAIM OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT.

    11.  Arbitration.  

    (a) This paragraph concerns the resolution of any controversies or claims between the Borrower and the Lender, whether arising in contract, tort or by statute, including but not limited to controversies or claims that arise out of or relate to: (i) the Letter Agreement (including any renewals, extensions or modifications); or (ii) any document related to the Letter Agreement; (collectively a "Claim").

    (b) At the request of the Borrower or the Lender, any Claim shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9, U.S. Code) (the "Act"). The Act will apply even though this Agreement provides that it is governed by the law of a specified state.

    (c) Arbitration proceedings will be determined in accordance with the Act, the rules and procedures for the arbitration of financial services disputes of J.A.M.S./Endispute or any successor thereof "J.A.M.S."), and the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistency, the terms of this paragraph shall control.

    (d) The arbitration shall be administered by J.A.M.S. and conducted in any U.S. state where real or tangible personal property collateral for this credit is located or if there is no such collateral, in Georgia. All claims shall be determined by one arbitrator, however, if Claims exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), upon the request of any party, the Claims shall be decided by three arbitrators. All arbitration hearings shall commence within 90 days of the demand for arbitration and close within 90 days of commencement and the award of the arbitrator(s) shall be issued within 30 days of the close of the hearing. However, the arbitrator(s), upon a showing of good cause, may extend the commencement of the hearing for up to an additional 60 days. The arbitrator(s) shall provide a concise written statement of reasons for the award. The arbitration award may be submitted to any court having jurisdiction to be confirmed and enforced.

    (e) The arbitrator(s) will have authority to decide whether any Claim is barred by the statute of limitations and, if so, to dismiss the arbitration on that basis. For purposes of the application of the statute of limitations, the service on J.A.M.S. under applicable J.A.M.S. rules of a notice of Claim is the equivalent of the filing of a lawsuit. Any dispute concerning this arbitration provision or whether a Claim is arbitrable shall be determined by the arbitrator(s). The arbitrator(s) shall have the power to award legal fees pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

    (f)  This paragraph does not limit the right of the Borrowers or the Lender to: (i) exercise self-help remedies, such as but not limited to, setoff; (ii) initiate judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure against any real or personal property collateral; (iii) exercise any judicial or power of sale rights; or (iv) act in a court of law to obtain an interim remedy, such as but not limited to, injunctive relief, writ of possession or appointment of a receiver, or additional or supplementary remedies.

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    12.  General.  Except as specifically modified herein, all other terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed and sealed this Amendment on the day and year first above-written.
LENDER:

	 	BORROWER:

 	 	 	

 	
 	
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.	 	INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC.	

By:	
 	
By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer	

	 	   

	
Name: Bobby R. Oliver, Jr.	 	Name: Richard K. Herzer	
Title: Vice President	 	Title: President	

 	
(CORPORATE SEAL)	

 	
GUARANTOR:	

 	
IHOP CORP.	

 	
By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer	

	
 	 	Name: Richard K. Herzer	
 	 	Title: President	
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JOINDER, CONSENT AND RATIFICATION BY GUARANTORS

    Each of the undersigned Guarantors of the Obligations of Borrower under the Letter Agreement and any other Loan Documents executed in connection with the Letter Agreement hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Seventh Amendment to Letter Agreement; (ii) consents to Borrower's and IHOP's execution and delivery thereof; (iii) agrees to be bound thereby; (iv) affirms that nothing contained or contemplated therein shall modify in any respect whatsoever its respective Subsidiary Guaranty of the Obligations; (v) represents and warrants to Lender that no default exists under its respective Subsidiary Guaranty; (vi) represents and warrants that execution and delivery hereof has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Subsidiary Guarantors; and (vii) reaffirms that the Subsidiary Guarantees delivered by Lender are and shall remain in full force and effect in all respects on and as of the date hereof, after giving affect to this Amendment.
GUARANTOR:

	

 	

IHOP RESTAURANTS, INC.	 	 	

By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer	

   

	 	 	
Name: Richard K. Herzer	 	 	
Title: President	 	 	

(CORPORATE SEAL)	

GUARANTOR:	
 	
GUARANTOR:	

IHOP REALTY CORP.	
 	
IHOP PROPERTIES, INC.	

By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer	
 	
By: /s/ Richard K. Herzer	

	 	   

	
Name: Richard K. Herzer	 	Name: Richard K. Herzer	
Title: President	 	Title: President	

(CORPORATE SEAL)	
 	
(CORPORATE SEAL)	
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EXHIBIT C

CERTIFICATE IDENTIFYING AUTHORIZED OFFICERS

    I, Jess E. Sotomayor, Assistant Secretary of International House of Pancakes, hereby certify as follows:

    Pursuant to the letter agreement dated as of June 30, 1993 (the "Credit Agreement") among Bank of America, N.A. (as successor Lender) (the "Bank"), IHOP Corp. and International House of Pancakes, Inc. (the "Borrower"), each of the persons named in Section 1 below is authorized to request Loans from the Bank and to execute Confirmations (in the form of Exhibit B as referred to in the Credit Agreement) called for under the Credit Agreement and each of the persons named in Section 2 below is authorized only to request Loans from the Bank. The signatures set forth opposite their respective names below are their genuine signatures.
Name

	 	Title

	 	Signature

	

 	

 	
SECTION 1	 	 	 	 	

Richard K. Herzer	
 	
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO	
 	
/s/ RICHARD K. HERZER   

	

Mark D. Weisberger	
 	
Vice President—Legal, Secretary and General Counsel	
 	
/s/ MARK D. WEISBERGER   

	

Alan S. Unger	
 	
Vice President—Finance, CFO and Treasurer	
 	
/s/ ALAN S. UNGER   

	

A. Allen Arroyo	
 	
Controller and Assistant Treasurer	
 	
/s/ A. ALLEN ARROYO   

	

Robert. H. Dickson	
 	
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis	
 	
/s/ ROBERT. H. DICKSON   

	

SECTION 2	

 	

Katherine Mittelman	
 	
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis	
 	
/s/ KATHERINE MITTELMAN   

	

 	

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, INC.	

Date: December 15, 2000	
 	
By: /s/ JESS E. SOTOMAYOR                    

Jess E. Sotomayor, Assistant Secretary        	
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SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT
R E C I T A L S
JOINDER, CONSENT AND RATIFICATION BY GUARANTORS
EXHIBIT C
CERTIFICATE IDENTIFYING AUTHORIZED OFFICERS

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EXHIBIT 11.0
IHOP CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
	 	Year Ended December 31,

	
 
	 	2000

	 	1999

	 	1998

	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	
Weighted average common shares outstanding	

20,017	

19,983	

19,659	

 	

	

	

	
 	
Net income available to common shareholders	
 	
$	
35,338	
 	
$	
32,125	
 	
$	
26,111	

 	

	

	

	
 	
Net income per share - basic	
 	
$	
1.77	
 	
$	
1.61	
 	
$	
1.33	

 	

	

	

	

NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED	

 	

 	

 	
 	
Weighted average common shares outstanding	

20,017	

19,983	

19,659	
 	Net effect of dilutive stock options based on the treasury stock method using the average market price	 	 	246	 	 	375	 	 	374	

	 	

	 	

	
 	 	
Total	

20,263	

20,358	

20,033	

 	

	

	

	
 	
Net income available to common shareholders	
 	
$	
35,338	
 	
$	
32,125	
 	
$	
26,111	

 	

	

	

	
 	
Net income per share - diluted	
 	
$	
1.74	
 	
$	
1.58	
 	
$	
1.30	

	 	

	 	

	

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EXHIBIT 23.0
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-46361) of IHOP Corp. and its subsidiaries of our report dated February 16, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 8, 2001

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