KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to NBC Funding LLC, Series 2025-1 Senior Secured Notes

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to NBC Funding LLC (NBC 2025-1), Series 2025-1 Class A-1 Notes and Class A-2 Notes, a whole business securitization (WBS). NBC 2025-1 represents the Issuer’s fourth issuance out of the existing master trust. In conjunction with the issuance of NBC 2025-1, the Series 2021-1 A-2 Notes and Series 2021-1 Class B Notes are expected to be refinanced at which time KBRA will withdraw the ratings. At that time KBRA also anticipates affirming the ratings on the Issuer’s outstanding Series 2021-1 A-1-VFN Notes, Series 2021-1 A-1-LR Notes, and the Series 2024-1 A-2 Notes (the Existing Notes and, together with the Series 2025-1 Notes, the Notes). The ratings are consistent with the results of our cash flow analysis following the addition of the Series 2025-1 Notes.

Nothing Bundt Franchising, LLC (NBC or the Company) is the Manager and operator, while NBC Franchisor LLC is the franchisor, of bakeries under the Nothing Bundt Cakes brand. The Company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Addison, TX. The NBC system includes 688 bakeries across 43 states and Canada as of Q1 2025. System-wide sales totaled approximately $876 million for the twelve months ending March 31, 2025 (LTM Q1 2025) and the system is approximately 99% franchised.

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Methodologies

• ABS: Whole Business Securitization (WBS) ABS Global Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

Disclosures

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