Yum! Brands, Inc. is an American fast food corporation listed on the Fortune 1000. Yum! operates the brands KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, The Habit Burger Grill, and WingStreet worldwide, except in China, where the brands are operated by a separate company, Yum China.
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.72B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $3.95B |
| EBITDA | $3.07B |
| Operating Margin | 32.80% |
| Return on Equity | 0.00% |
| Return on Assets | 22.70% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $31.43 |
| Book Value | $-26.39 |
| Price-to-Book | 212.08 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 4.34 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.95 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 131.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $272.90M |
| Float | $272.15M |
| % Insiders | 0.16% |
| % Institutions | 91.33% |
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KFC's new Open House restaurant concept opens this Saturday in McKinney, Texas. The new store will offer expanded menu offerings, including breakfast, which is a new venture for the fast-food chain.
Rooted in the Colonel's spirit of hospitality, Open House is a modern expression of KFC that brings together a menu built for how guests eat today, approachable value, modern design, genuine hospitality and new reasons to visit. Quick Summary: • Goal: KFC debuts Open House, a new restaurant built to serve guests, learn what works and identify ideas that could benefit KFC's 3,500+ U.S. restaurants.
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD | MCD Price Prediction) shares are falling sharply in Wednesday morning trading after the company detailed a multi-year strategy at its Investor Day, headlined by an $8.5 billion franchisee support commitment that runs through 2036.
Yum! Brands has more than 40,000 restaurants worldwide. The KFC and Taco Bell brands each account for roughly 40% of companywide sales, making them both very important. Yum! Brands has increased its dividend for nine consecutive years. Its five-year dividend growth rate is 8.6%, which is very solid and easily exceeds inflation. Yum! Brands has a decent financial position. The long-term debt/equity ratio is N/A due to negative common equity (stemming from the buybacks), but the interest coverage ratio is approximately 5.
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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Presents at Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference Transcript
Yum! Brands, Inc. transitions to a leaner portfolio post-Pizza Hut sale, focusing on KFC, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger. Proceeds from the Pizza Hut sale (~$2.3B) will reduce revolver debt and fund significant share buybacks, supporting a mid-single-digit yield. Post-cyclosporiasis outbreak, Taco Bell's same-store sales dipped but are expected to recover, with management guiding Q3 margins to 19–21%.
Lower-income consumers have been pulling back on spending. But the impact on quick-service restaurant stocks hasn't been the same.
The fast-food industry is facing a severe reality check. Menu price hikes are pricing out the core lower-income demographic, causing a decline in foot traffic across the sector.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yum! Brands, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.75 Per Share.
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