Yum! Brands Symbol: YUM Jiawei Chen & Tianran Chen March 31 2009

Yum! Brands
Symbol: YUM
Jiawei Chen & Tianran Chen
Revised by: Ryan Comisky
March 31 2009
Agenda
 Industry overview
 Company overview
 Competitors
 Thesis points
1. Global
2. Management
3. Cash flow advantage
 Financial Data
 Risk factors
Industry overview
 U.S: 945,000 restaurants
$552 billion in annual sales.
 Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) consist of
72.8 % of the whole industry revenues.
 Advantage of economies of scalelow
priced value meals
 Fierce competition
Company Overview
 World’s largest quick service restaurant
(“QSR”) company based on number of
system units
 1997 spin-off of PepsiCo forms Tricon
 2002 changed its name from TRICON
Global Restaurants, Inc. to YUM! Brands,
Inc.
 Five concepts
KFC: chicken.
Pizza Hut : quick-service pizza
Taco Bell: Mexican-style food
LJS: seafood categories
A&W
 Business structure
* Company-operating units
* Independent franchisees or licensees


Units Distribution
3 segments:
1. United States - 20,000 units
2. YUM Restaurants International (YRI) –
13,000 units
3. China – 3,600 units
 More than 36,300 units in more than 110
countries and territories
Competitor
 McDonald’s
 Domino’s Pizza
 Burger King
Thesis points
1) Global distribution system which has
great potential
2) Strong management team and energetic
company culture
3) Strong cash flow
Thesis I: Strong overseas growth
potential
world-wide revenue distribution
(unit: million)
2008
2007
2006
US
$4410
4518
4952
YRI
$2375
2507
1826
China
$2058
2075
1587
The China Division and YRI have been
experiencing dramatic growth and now
represent nearly 60% of the Company’s
operating profits
I.
Global Development---Rapid
Growth in China
 Mainland China
-rapidly growing economy
-population of 1.3 billion
 KFC
-Leading QSR 2500 units in 500 cities
-Yum! opens nearly one new KFC every day in
mainland China (Q4 2008)
 Pizza Hut
-Western-style casual dining restaurants
-400 in 100 cities
-the first restaurant chain to introduce pizza
Long Term GOAL
at least 20,000 units in mainland China.
China division
system sales growth
2008 2007
31% 31%
2006
26%
2005
13%
SO, why is Yum! successful?
Competitive advantages:

1. Food Quality and Flavor!

2. Product Strategy: localization
-Foreign brand with Chinese
Character
-Promote new product every months
-Combine Chinese dining tradition
 3. Marketing the Brand
-
Make restaurant a social
communication place
- Modern lifestyle behind the food
Not a Coincidence!!
Survey Q: Why do you go to KFC or Pizza Hut?
A: Food Flavor and Quality: 85%
Eating Environment: 43.6%
Convenience: 38.2%
Price: 25.5%
Follow trend or advertisement: 0%
Manager telephone interview
Q: In your opinion, what is the main reason that
Yum! Brands can be successful in China?
A: 1. Quality
2. Food Flavor
3. Service: targeted to different age populations
- Birthday party
- Student discount
Can the success continue in the future?
-Yes!
 1. Low individual visiting frequency for
existing customers
consistent and stable consumption pattern
Survey Q: How often do you eat in these restaurants?
KFC Occasionally: 57.4%
Pizza Hut Occasionally: 83.3%
2. Large Potential Market for Lower
Income Population
Survey Q: How much do you spend on average every time you go to KFC?
A: 15-25 RMB—2.2-3.6 Dollar 56%
25-50 RMB—3.6-7.1 Dollar 36.4%
Pizza Hut?
30-50 RMB—4.3-7.1 Dollar 34.5%
50-80 RMB—7.2-11.4 Dollar 34.5%
Survey Q: If there is an economic crisis, how will it influence your consumption in
these restaurant?
No Change: 55.6%
Both decrease: 27.8%
Decrease in Pizza Hut, no change in KFC: 13%
What’s more…….
New Brand, New Product
 Pizza Hut Home Service (pizza delivery)
East Dawning (Chinese food)
 20% shares of Little Sheep Company, a
Chinese Hotpot system restaurant
Joining Hotpot
II. Overseas--International
 YRI Revenues: $3.0 billion
Operating Profit: $528 million (2008)
 9 straight years of opening over 700 new
restaurants.
 Company expects to continue to
experience strong growth in new markets,
including India, France, and Russia.
Increase of Percentage In Franchise
Fees Around The Globe (in 2008)
 Asia (excluding China) 19%
 Latin America 12%
 Middle East Northern America 32%
 South Africa 32%
India
 Interview Indian students at UVa
- Develop in recent years
- Localization of food, offer vegetarian options
- Welcomed by young people
- Large growing potential
USA
 Highly competitive marketplace
 Slower profit growth
 But continues to produce strong cash
flows.
Furthermore . . .
 Multibranding, should strengthen volume
sales
 Refranchising company-owned restaurants.
By the end of 2010, management hopes to
own less than 10% of its U.S. restaurants
(down from 20%)More cash flow
Thesis II. Management
 Core CHAMPS –
Cleanliness, Hospitality, Accuracy,
Maintenance, Product Quality and Speed of
Service
 Various senior operators visit the company’s
restaurants from time to time to help ensure
adherence to system standards and mentor
restaurant team members.
VAR about Management
- “Challenging”
- “Systematic”
- “Like a family”
Thesis III: Strong Cash Flows
 In 2009, it is important to note that
management does not need to access the
credit markets to finance their company
 Strong cash flow and balance sheet provide
them with the flexibility to successfully
navigate through these challenging financial
times.
3 Year Cash Flow Breakdown
2008
2007 2006
Cash flow by operating 1521
activities
Repayments of long(268)
term debt
1551 1257
Capital
spending
(935)
(726) (572)
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
$216
$789 $319
(24)
(211)
Financial Data
 Last Trade:27.65
 Market Cap(bil) 12.68B
 P/E 14.5
 EPS (ttm):1.96
 P/S Ratio 1.09
 5-Y Avg Ann Return 6.91%
 Annual Dividend $0.76
 Dividend Yield 2.6%
 Beta 1.09
the cumulative total return
 2008 Highlights
· Worldwide system sales growth of 7%
- same store sales growth of 3%+ international
development of 1,495 new units
· Worldwide operating profit growth of 8%
• An industry leader with return on invested capital
(ROIC) of 20%.
 Earnings per share (EPS) for the previous
four quarters: $1.90
 Worldwide Operating Profit growth: 11%
 PE ratio: 14
 Stock price declines compared to 2008
 2006 has the same stock price
Risk Factors
 Operating results are closely tied to the
success of the Concepts’ franchisees.
 Nature and volatility of the foreign
currency markets
 Influence by commodity price
Risk, but also OPPORTUNITY!
 Foreign currency factor can be a great
advantage for Yum! Brands
 US Dollar depreciation relative to RMB
 more of an opportunity than risk
Questions?