Yum China (YUMC) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) will be posting its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, April 29th. Analysts expect Yum China to post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter. Individual interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 11.63%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Yum China to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Yum China Trading Up 1.6 %

NYSE:YUMC opened at $39.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $40.03 and a 200-day moving average of $41.90. The company has a market cap of $15.54 billion, a PE ratio of 20.23, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.45. Yum China has a one year low of $33.55 and a one year high of $64.50.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 5th were given a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.61%. This is an increase from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 4th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.65%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.65.

Yum China Company Profile

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.