Thursday November 8, 2018, 00:00:00

Tidbits re MCD, Burger King (owned by QSR), TAST, and Little Caesars

By Mark Kalinowski

We briefly note the following tidbits regarding McDonald’s (MCD; Buy), Burger King (owned by Restaurant Brands International [QSR; Not Rated]), Carrols (TAST; Not Rated), and privately-held Little Caesars:

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Sunday November 4, 2018, 00:00:00

Updating our Q4E18 Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Same-Store Sales Index

By Mark Kalinowski

With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Index for Q4E from +2.0% to +1.6%. This 40 basis-point decrease is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during October. In the last eight months, October 2018 looks to have been the thirdweakest of these eight for the burger segment. We point out that we still have November and December to go as regards Q4 as a whole.

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Sunday October 28, 2018, 00:00:00

MCD A Typical U.S. Franchised Restaurant’s Annual Income Statement

By Mark Kalinowski

Clients often ask us what the detailed income statement of a typical McDonald’s (MCD; Buy) franchisee looks like. What follows is our best efforts to put together a typical, detailed income statement for the “average” U.S. McDonald’s standard-size franchised store.

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