The Joint Corp. Signs Binding Agreement to Sell 31 Corporate Clinics in Arizona and New Mexico and to Acquire Regional Developer Rights in the Northwest Region and Refranchises Five Corporate Clinics in the Kansas City Region, Tracking to Become Largest Pure Play Chiropractic Care Franchise System

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The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT) has announced significant strategic moves to strengthen its position as the largest pure play chiropractic care franchise system. The company has signed a binding agreement to sell 31 corporate clinics in Arizona and New Mexico to Joint Ventures, LLC, its largest franchisee, in exchange for cash and regional developer rights in the Northwest region.

Joint Ventures will increase its clinic count to 96 locations and has committed to opening 10 additional clinics. Additionally, The Joint has refranchised 5 clinics in the Kansas City region to Chiro 93, LLC. The Northwest region acquisition includes 46 existing franchised clinics and 30 sites for future development. These strategic moves aim to improve profitability by reducing regional developer commissions and increasing operating margins.

Positive

• Sale of 31 corporate clinics to largest franchisee demonstrates confidence in business model
• Joint Ventures commits to opening 10 additional clinics, expanding network
• Acquisition of Northwest region rights will reduce RD commissions and increase operating margin
• Strategic refranchising improves company's profitability profile
• Northwest region acquisition includes 46 existing franchised clinics and 30 development sites

Negative

• Potential risks from nationwide labor shortage in recruiting qualified chiropractors
• Increased operating expenses due to inflation
• Disclosed material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting
• Exposure to short-selling strategies affecting stock price

Insights

Franchise Business Expert

The Joint Corp's strategic shift to a pure franchise model should improve margins by reducing regional developer commissions and operating expenses.

The Joint Corp. is executing a significant strategic transformation of its business model through multiple franchise transactions. By selling 31 corporate-owned clinics to its largest franchisee, Joint Ventures, and acquiring regional developer rights in the Northwest region, the company is deliberately shifting toward a pure franchise system rather than operating corporate locations.

This transaction carries meaningful financial implications. The company explicitly states it will deploy capital from these corporate clinic sales to improve profitability. By acquiring the Northwest regional developer rights—representing 8.5% of clinics under regional developer management—The Joint will reduce its commission obligations and increase operating margins.

What's particularly noteworthy is the strong vote of confidence from Joint Ventures, which will increase its clinic ownership to 96 locations after this transaction—a more than 50% increase in their portfolio. Their additional commitment to open 10 more clinics signals robust faith in the business model's profitability potential.

The second transaction involving the refranchising of five clinics in Kansas City to Chiro 93 further demonstrates the company's systematic approach to reducing corporate-owned locations while expanding its franchise footprint.

From a financial perspective, franchise models typically require less capital investment while generating more predictable revenue streams through royalties. By reducing the number of regional developers and increasing direct franchise relationships, The Joint should capture more value from each location. This transaction represents a textbook example of a maturing franchise system optimizing its structure to enhance capital efficiency and improve margin profiles—exactly what The Joint's CEO outlined as their strategic direction.

- The Joint to Deploy Capital and Enhance Profitability Profile by Reducing Regional Developer Count -
- Largest Franchisee Signs Binding Asset Purchase Agreement to Acquire 31 Corporate Clinics, Which Will Increase Its Ownership to 96 Clinics, and Committed to Opening 10 More Clinics -

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT), the nation's largest franchisor of chiropractic care through The Joint Chiropractic^® network, has signed a binding Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for the sale of 31 corporate owned and managed clinics in Arizona and New Mexico to Joint Ventures, LLC in exchange for cash and the regional developer (RD) territory rights of the Northwest region. The sale is expected to close on or before June 30, 2025. In addition, the company refranchised five clinics to Chiro 93, LLC in the Kansas City region.

• Joint Ventures, The Joint’s largest franchisee, will acquire 31 clinics, increasing its clinic count to 96 clinics located throughout California, Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona, and agreed to open another 10 clinics in this same region.
• The Joint to acquire the regional developer rights to the Northwest region, consisting of 46 existing franchised clinics and 30 sites for future clinic development.
• The Joint sold the five clinics along with future development rights in the Kansas City region to Chiro 93, led by existing franchisee Dr. Clint Morrow, D.C.
  

Joint Ventures franchisee, Chris O’Neal stated, “We are proud to be the largest franchise group at The Joint and plan to increase our ownership by more than 50% to over 100 clinics when we complete our expansion. When run correctly, the clinics provide excellent patient care, conduct compelling marketing campaigns growing the patient base and deliver strong operating metrics. We support Sanjiv’s growth plan and are excited to expand our position and earnings potential with The Joint.”

The Joint Corp.’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Sanjiv Razdan said, “Chris is a strong operator, and we are delighted to augment our partnership with Joint Ventures. Their large investment demonstrates confidence in our business model. This significant validation is compounded by additional franchisees’ interest in our entire corporate portfolio.

“As a chiropractor and existing franchisee, Dr. Clint Morrow has proven results in the Kansas City region as well as years earlier as a clinic director with The Joint in Arizona. He has a passion for chiropractic, and we are confident in his expansion and leadership in this region,” continued Razdan.

“We are executing our plan to become the best and largest pure play chiropractic care franchise system. As part of this strategy, we will deploy capital from the sales of corporate clinics to improve our profitability. The Northwest region represents 8.5% of clinics under RD management and acquiring their rights will reduce our RD commissions obligation and increase our operating margin.”

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements about future events and expectations that constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of industry trends, our future financial and operating performance and our growth plans, taking into account the information currently available to us. These statements are not statements of historical fact. Words such as, "anticipates," "believes," "continues," "estimates," "expects," "goal," "objectives," "intends," "may," "opportunity," "plans," "potential," "near-term," "long-term," "projections," "assumptions," "projects," "guidance," "forecasts," "outlook," "target," "trends," "should," "could," "would," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Specific forward looking statements made in this press release include, among others, the expected timing of the sale of our corporate owned and managed clinics; our expectation that Joint Ventures will open another 10 clinics; the belief that when run correctly, the clinics provide excellent patient care, conduct compelling marketing campaigns growing the patient base and deliver strong operating metrics; our belief that Joint Ventures’ large investment demonstrates confidence in our business model; our confidence in Dr. Clint Morrow’s expansion and leadership in the Kansas City region; our execution on our plan to become the best and largest pure play chiropractic care franchise system; our expectation to deploy capital from the sales of corporate clinics to improve our profitability; and our belief that The Northwest Region represents 8.5% of clinics under RD management, and acquiring the regional developer territory rights in the Northwest Region will reduce our RD commissions obligation and increase our operating margin. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations of future results we express or imply in any forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, our inability to identify and recruit enough qualified chiropractors and other personnel to staff our clinics, due in part to the nationwide labor shortage and an increase in operating expenses due to measures we may need to take to address such shortage; inflation, which has increased our costs and which could otherwise negatively impact our business; our failure to profitably operate company-owned or managed clinics; our failure to refranchise as planned; short-selling strategies and negative opinions posted on the internet, which could drive down the market price of our common stock and result in class action lawsuits; our failure to remediate future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which could negatively impact our ability to accurately report our financial results, prevent fraud, or maintain investor confidence; and other factors described in our filings with the SEC, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2025 and subsequently filed current and quarterly reports. We qualify any forward-looking statements entirely by these cautionary factors. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

About The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT)
The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT) revolutionized access to chiropractic care when it introduced its retail healthcare business model in 2010. Today, it is the nation’s largest operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics through The Joint Chiropractic network. The company is making quality care convenient and affordable, while eliminating the need for insurance, for millions of patients seeking pain relief and ongoing wellness. With over 950 locations nationwide and more than 14 million patient visits annually, The Joint Chiropractic is a key leader in the chiropractic industry. The brand is consistently named to Franchise Times’ annual “Top 400” and “Fast & Serious” list of 40 smartest growing brands. Entrepreneur named The Joint “No. 1 in Chiropractic Services,” and is regularly ranked on the publication’s “Franchise 500,” the “Fastest-Growing Franchises,” the “Best of the Best” lists, as well as its “Top Franchise for Veterans” and “Top Brands for Multi-Unit Owners.” SUCCESS named the company as one of the “Top 50 Franchises” in 2024. The Joint Chiropractic is an innovative force, where healthcare meets retail. For more information, visit www.thejoint.com. To learn about franchise opportunities, visit www.thejointfranchise.com.

The Joint Business Structure
The Joint Corp. is a franchisor of clinics and an operator of clinics in certain states. In Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming, The Joint Corp. and its franchisees provide management services to affiliated professional chiropractic practices.

Media Contact:
Margie Wojciechowski, The Joint Corp., margie.wojciechowski@thejoint.com

Investor Contact:
Kirsten Chapman, Alliance Advisors IR, 415-433-3777, thejointinvestor@allianceadvisors.com

FAQ

What is the scope of The Joint Corp's (JYNT) latest strategic transaction?

The Joint Corp is selling 31 corporate clinics in Arizona and New Mexico to Joint Ventures, LLC in exchange for cash and regional developer rights in the Northwest region, while also refranchising 5 clinics in Kansas City to Chiro 93, LLC.

How many clinics will Joint Ventures own after acquiring The Joint Corp's corporate clinics?

After the acquisition, Joint Ventures will own 96 clinics across California, Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona, with plans to open 10 more clinics in the same region.

What are the expected benefits of The Joint Corp acquiring Northwest region rights?

The acquisition of Northwest region rights, which represents 8.5% of clinics under RD management, will reduce regional developer commission obligations and increase operating margins, improving overall profitability.

When is The Joint Corp's sale of corporate clinics expected to close?

The sale is expected to close on or before June 30, 2025.

What risks has The Joint Corp identified in its forward-looking statements?

Key risks include nationwide labor shortage affecting chiropractor recruitment, increased operating expenses due to inflation, challenges in profitably operating company-owned clinics, and potential impact of short-selling strategies on stock price.