Company: Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM)
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Company Profile: Yum Brands is a US-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (29,900 global units at year-end 2023), Pizza Hut (19,866 units), Taco Bell (8,564 units), and The Habit Burger Grill (381 units). With $64 billion in 2023 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world behind McDonaldÕs ($130 billion), ahead of Restaurant Brands International and Starbucks ($29 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, spun out in 2016 (after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity). Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions. -Morningstar.com-
Symbol: YUM
Recent Price: $138.60
Dividends: $2.68
Yield: 1.93%
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Address & Company Phone #: 1441 Gardiner Lane Louisville KY 40213, 502-874-8300
Transfer Agent: Computershare 888-439-4986
Moody’s Rating: Ba2
Minimum & Maximum Investment: $25 – $250,000/year
Investment Dates: Every 7 days beginning Friday
Shares to Qualify: 1 Share or $250
Fees: Div.: 5% of amount invested up to $5 Max Cash: $5+5¢/sh. Cert: 0 Sells: by Mail or Phone for $15+12¢/sh.
52 Week High & Low: $143.25, $115.53