YUM! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a quick service restaurant (QSR) company, with more than 37,000 units in more than 110 countries and territories. YUM through its five concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s (LJS) and A&W All-American Food Restaurants (A&W) (the Concepts), the Company develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of restaurants, which prepare, package and sell a menu of competitively priced food items. Units are operated by a Concept or by independent franchisees or licensees under the terms of franchise or license agreements. In addition, the Company owns non-controlling interests in entities in China who operate similar to franchisees of KFC and a non-controlling interest in Little Sheep, a Hot Pot concept. Through its Concepts, YUM develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of both traditional and non-traditional QSR restaurants. (More on Reuters).
Here are some Fundamental Figures:
| Sales | 11.42 Bil |
| Income | 1.18 Bil |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.51% |
| Return on Equity | 83.58% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 2.01 |
| Revenue/Share | 23.52 |
| Earnings/Share | 2.43 |
| Book Value/Share | 3.82 |
| Dividend Rate | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 39.00% |
Here are some Pricing Figures:
| Price/Earnings | 22.9 |
| Price/Book | 14.5 |
| Price/Sales | 2.4 |
| Price/Cash Flow | 13 |
| Dividend Yield % | 1.8 |
| Forward Price/Earnings | 17.3 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.7 |
| PEG Payback (Yrs) | 9.5 |
Here are some Trading Figures:
| Last Price | 55.58 |
| 52-Wk High | 57 |
| 52-Wk Low | 39 |
| Volume | NA |
| Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks) | 3.51 Mil |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 54.75 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 51.04 |
| Volatility (beta) | 0.99 |
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| Sales and Income of Yum Brands (Click to enlarge) |
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