Yum! Brands Reports First-Quarter EPS Decline of 8%, Excluding Special Items; Maintains Full-Year Guidance of at least 10% EPS Growth in 2015
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Yum! Brands (YUM) PT, Estimates Lifted at RBC Capital as China Recovery Underway
April 23, 2015 6:29 AM EDTRBC Capital analyst David Palmer raised his price target on Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) to $93.00 (from $90.00) following Q1 results, saying a recovery in China is underway. The firm maintained a Top Pick rating.
"We are raising our price target and EPS estimates... More
Yum! Brands (YUM) Conf. Call Comments Suggest Sequential Improvement in China, RBC Capital Says
April 22, 2015 11:16 AM EDTRBC Capital analyst David Palmer said comments from Yum! Brands' (NYSE: YUM) earnings call suggest sequential improvement in China.
"During this mornings earnings call, management reiterated its 10% EPS growth target, despite 5pp of FX headwinds," Palmer commented. "In spite of more difficult comparisons, sales declines in... More
Yum! Brands (YUM) Tops Q1 EPS by 8c; China Comps Fell 6%, ex. FX
April 21, 2015 4:11 PM EDTYum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) reported Q1 EPS of $0.80, $0.08 better than the analyst estimate of $0.72. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2.62 billion versus the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion.
Worldwide system sales grew 4%. Worldwide restaurant margin decreased 1.7 percentage points to 17.5%, and worldwide operating profit decreased 8%.
Greg Creed, CEO, said While EPS declined in the first quarter, Im pleased with the strong performance from our KFC and Taco Bell Divisions, as well as the continued progress we are making in China. Im confident we will deliver full-year EPS growth of at... More
