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McDonald’s Outdoing Rivals – Analyst Blog
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McDonald’s Corporation’s (MCD) comparable sales for the month of October 2009 showed a sluggish growth of 3.3% as against the rise of 8.2% in the same month last year, exposing its sensitivity to rising unemployment, economic downturn, and the discount war amongst fast-food chains to lure consumers.
The company faces stiff competition from Burger King Holdings Inc. (BKC), Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (WEN) and Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM). However, these quick-service operators are faring better than casual dining restaurant chains, such as Cosi Inc. (COSI) and <>Red Robin Gourmet Burgers In...
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Wendy’s/Arby’s in Line – Analyst Blog
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Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (WEN), the third largest fast-food restaurant operator, recently reported third-quarter 2009 results. The quarterly earnings of 6 cents a share were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company had reported a loss of 14 cents in the prior-year quarter, excluding income from discontinued operations. Lower commodity prices and cost-cutting initiatives have driven earnings.
Consolidated revenue surged 191% year-on-year to $903.2 million due to Wendy’s merger, which added 6,608 restaurants as of Sep 27, 2009, and contributed $613.5 million in total reve< />< /><><><><>< />< /><><><><>< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
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Wendy's/Arby's Strange Co-Op Arrangement
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Wendy’s/Arby’s Group (WEN) reported numbers which show a reported 9.1% increase in EBITDA. They have been diligent about reducing costs. They announced a Supply Chain Co-Op which will start in Q4. There was very little information provided other than the fact the franchisee’s will be financial partners. The question becomes who gets the benefits and why penalize the shareholder and advantage the franchise owners. Initially Wendy’s funds the co-op and then the franchisee’s start to contribute. But there is no real information on the financial model and therefore how do you understand the < />< /><>< />...
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Closing Bell: Stocks get a deserved breather (WEN, ZSTN, FNM, AAPL, CAT)
Yum! Brands beats estimates in Q3, but Pizza Hut is not so yummy
Filed under: Earnings reports, McDonald's (MCD), Yum Brands (YUM), Wendy's Intl (WEN), Burger King Hldgs (BKC)  Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), which competes with McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), Burger King (NYSE: BKC), and Wendy's/Arby's Group (NYSE: WEN) for the right to feed consumers on the go around the world, issued a Q3 report after the bell on Tuesday that was decent in many respects. Earnings per share on an adjusted basis increased over 20% to 70 cents. This performance absolutely embarrassed the analysts, who were looking for a mere 58 cents per share according to our earnings preview.
<>So, that w...
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