YUM Sometimes Delivery Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be

By Mark Kalinowski Published on October 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today, Yum Brands (YUM; Buy) reported adjusted Q3 EPS of $0.80 — which included a -$0.15 hit related to the mark-to-market adjustment for Yum’s investment in Grubhub (GRUB; Not Rated). Excluding this GRUB-related adjustment, EPS would have been $0.95, matching our $0.95 forecast, although a penny shy of the sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of 0.96.

YUM Introducing EPS Estimates, Discussing GRUB, and Taco Bell Tidbits

By Mark Kalinowski Published on October 18, 2019 at 12:00 AM

We maintain our Buy rating on YUM and note the following:

YUM (Post-Call) Nacho Average Quarter

By Mark Kalinowski Published on August 1, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Earlier today, Yum Brands (YUM; Buy) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $0.93, topping our $0.89 forecast and sell-side consensus of $0.87. Yum’s updating of its fair value of its investment in Grubhub (GRUB; Not Rated) added $0.06 to Q2 EPS, but we’d also note that the Q2 adjusted tax rate of 23.7% hampered EPS by $0.03 according to our math relative to our 20.6% projection (and consensus of 20.6%). Second-quarter restaurant-level margins for company-owned stores matched our forecast.