Introducing our Q1E19 Kalinowski Fast-Casual Same-Store Sales Index

By Mark Kalinowski Published on March 13, 2019 at 12:00 AM

With this report, we introduce our data-driven Kalinowski Fast-Casual Index for Q1E at +4.6%. This figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards samestore sales performance for this segment during January 2019 and most of February 2019.

Introducing our Q1E19 Kalinowski Casual Dining Index

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

With this report, we introduce our data-driven Kalinowski Casual Dining Index for Q1E at +1.9%. This figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards samestore sales performance for this segment during January 2019 and most of February 2019.

MCD Revising Our Q1E Tax-Rate Projection

By Mark Kalinowski Published on March 6, 2019 at 12:00 AM

We revise our Q1E tax-rate projection to 28.5% (from 24.8%). This change has the effect of lowering our Q1E and our full-year 2019E EPS estimates by $0.09 each, to $1.71 and $8.01, respectively. (Our full-year 2020E EPS forecast remains unchanged at $8.75.)