By Mark Kalinowski
Published on February 26, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Earlier today, Wendy’s (WEN; Buy, $22.49) reported Q4 2019 adjusted EPS of $0.08. Although this was short of our $0.10 forecast, it did match sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $0.08.
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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on October 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Earlier today, McDonald’s (MCD; Neutral) reported third-quarter EPS of $2.11, falling short of our $2.21 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $2.21. Tax rate accounts for $0.02-$0.03 of the difference between actual and our forecast. Other factors behind the EPS miss include lower-thananticipated revenues from franchisee/affiliates ($3.014 billion actual vs. $3.090 billion projected), weaker-than-projected franchised margins (81.4% actual vs. 81.9% projected), lower-than-anticipated Other Operating Income ($49.5 million actual vs. $66.2 million estimated), and higher-than-forecasted SG&A/Revenues (10.0% actual vs. 9.8% forecasted).
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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on October 8, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Earlier today, Domino’s (DPZ; Neutral) reported Q3 EPS of $2.05, a little short of our $2.09 forecast and sell-side consensus of $2.07. Tax rate (21.7% actual vs. our 20.0% projection) accounts for the difference between our EPS estimate and the actual.
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