Wednesday July 28, 2021, 09:45:51

MCD (Post-Call): Best Two-Year U.S. Same-Store Sales Since Q1 2005

By Mark Kalinowski

Earlier today, McDonald’s reported adjusted Q2 EPS of $2.37, ahead of our $2.13 estimate and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $2.12. Currencies helped Q2 EPS by +13 cents. Management looks for Q3 EPS to be helped by about +3 to +5 cents due to favorable currencies. The full-year outlook is +20 to +22 cents, suggesting perhaps a -2 cent hit to Q4 EPS.

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Wednesday July 21, 2021, 16:31:28

MCD: McDonald’s Franchisee Survey Part 2 Focuses on Labor Availability

By Mark Kalinowski

Today we publish part 2 of 2 of the July 2021 edition of our proprietary McDonald’s Franchisee Survey. Much of this report focuses on challenges around labor availability.

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Tuesday July 20, 2021, 17:21:31

MCD: McDonald’s Franchisee Survey Leads to Updated Estimates

By Mark Kalinowski

McDonald’s plans to release its Q2 earnings before the market open on Wednesday, July 28th. For Q2E, we retain our existing McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales forecast of +24.3%. According to Consensus Metrix data, sell-side consensus has drifted upward in recent days to +24.0% — nearly coming to equal the Q2E projection we went to this past April 22nd.

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