Yum! Brands Reports Fourth-Quarter EPS Growth of 11%, or $0.68 Per Share, Excluding Special Items & Full-Year EPS Growth of 3%, or $3.18 Per Share, Excluding Special Items

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RBC Reiterates Yum! (YUM) As Top Restaurants Pick

February 5, 2016 8:09 AM EST

RBC Capital analyst, David Palmer, thinks the return of cash to shareholders and business separation make Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) a compelling investment. No change to estimates or the Top Pick rating.

Pizza Hut China is testing five value programs and intends to be more prudent about passing on food and labor inflation to the consumer. Tests... More

Yum! Brands (YUM) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c

February 3, 2016 4:17 PM EST

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) reported Q4 EPS of $0.68, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.66. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.95 billion versus the consensus estimate of $4.02 billion.

Worldwide system sales grew 6%. Worldwide restaurant margin increased 3.4 percentage points to 13.6%. Worldwide operating profit increased 17%.New global restaurants totaled 1,160, including 384 in China, 374 at KFC, 270 at Pizza Hut, 109 at Taco Bell and 23 in India; 83% of international development occurred in emerging markets.China Division system sales increased 7%, driven by 7% unit growth and 2% same-store sales growth. Restaurant margin increased 4.3 percentage points to 11.4%. Operating profit increased... More