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Starbucks (SBUX) is scheduled to announce its fiscal 3Q17 earnings after the market closes on July 27, 2017. Starbucks’ fiscal 3Q17 extends from April 3, 2017.

Investors use a bunch of metrics to determine if a stock is attractive. One such metric is the PEG or the price-to-earnings-to-growth ratio.

Dunkin’ Donuts’ main competitor on the coffee sales front is Starbucks, which sells coffee from its company-owned fleet of retail locations.

In 2016, PepsiCo and Starbucks will distribute Starbucks’s ready-to-drink, or RTD, coffee and energy beverages in select Latin American markets.

Same-store sales indicate the sales at the existing location over a period of time—usually one year. Same-store sales are driven by traffic and ticket.

McDonald’s (MCD) competition includes large international and national food chains as well as regional and local retailers of food products.

Starbucks’ revenue mix is weighted in favor of beverages. This should come as no shock, considering the firm’s roots trace back to a single coffee shop at Pike’s Place Market in Seattle.

Starbucks’s (SBUX) share price has been soaring since it announced its fiscal 4Q16 results on November 3, 2016. Let’s explore why.

“How Moats Translate into Sustainable Competitive Advantages” is a five-part moat investing education series that explores the primary sources of economic moats. she

According to the Tea Association of the USA, the specialty tea segment wholesale value increased to an estimated $1.9 billion in 2014, up 9.8% from 2013.

With the emergence of Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Keurig and other coffee producers will focus more on expanding their product portfolios. They’ll also focus on an international presence to capture the growing global demand for coffee.

A strategic focus and balanced strategy for restaurant include a present in grocery chains to help diversify risks associated with a bad economic cycle.

Starting on Friday, Nov. 6, Starbucks is offering a red collectible holiday cup for free. Here’s how to get your cup.

To reap the rewards at both ends of the spectrum, a fund like the Restaurant ETF (BITE) could come in handy!

Starbucks stock began its ascent in late September 2014. Prices increased even more after the first-quarter 2015 earnings were released on January 22, 2015.

During the earnings call, management stated that McDonald’s “hasn’t changed at the same rate as its customers’ eating out expectations” in its priority markets.

McDonald’s is set to report its second-quarter earnings before the market opens on July 28. Let’s look at analysts’ expectations for the quarter.

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) wants to expand in the Chinese market. The company will offer Beyond Burgers in Alibaba’s (NYSE:BABA) Freshippo stores.

On May 14, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2020. The hedge fund reduced its holdings in Tesla.

The COVID-19 outbreak has created a meltdown in the global financial markets. However, Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) has continued its impressive performance.

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) stock fell 2.6% on March 26. Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating for the alternative-meat maker.

Today, Domino’s Pizza reported its fourth-quarter earnings. The company reported revenues of $1.15 billion, which beat analysts’ estimates of $1.13 billion.

Domino’s stockholders’ deficit is a result of the company’s recapitalization efforts in 2007 and 2012. This deficit is funded with debt, which can burden a company with interest payments, resulting in a margin squeeze or a loss.

Jerome Powell tossed the ball back into President Trump’s court. He trade development and global growth weakness as the top reasons for the rate cuts.

Cost Advantage in Action: Four Case Studies of Moat Companies To demonstrate the power of cost advantages in creating economic moats, we highlight four moat companies: U.S. based Starbucks and Compass Mineral, and international moat companies: Kao (Japan) and Ramsay Health Care (Australia). Starbucks Corp (SBUX US) boasts a “wide economic moat” rating from Morningstar from […]

More Americans are eating out, and they’re eating out more often. The restaurant industry’s share of the food dollar is 51%, up from 25% in 1955.

According to the regulatory filing from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital, the fund has taken a new stake in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B).

Starbucks (SBUX) is scheduled to report its fiscal 2019 third-quarter earnings results after the market closes on July 25.

For the next four quarters, analysts expect McDonald’s to post revenue of $21.1 billion, which represents a rise of 1.3% from $20.8 billion in the corresponding four quarters of the previous year.

Starbucks’s (SBUX) management expects its revenue to rise 5%–7% in fiscal 2019.

Starbucks (SBUX) posted an SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 3.0% across the system and outperformed analysts’ estimate of 2.9%.

In the first quarter of 2019, analysts expect McDonald’s (MCD) revenue to fall 4.1% YoY (year-over-year) to $4.93 billion from $5.14 billion, likely due to its company-owned restaurant count falling.

Bill Ackman has made a huge comeback in 2019.

In the fourth quarter, McDonald’s (MCD) posted global same-store sales growth of 4.4%, which beat analysts’ expectation of 3.9%.

In the first three quarters of 2018, McDonald’s (MCD) revenue fell 9.3% to $15.86 billion.

In fiscal 2018, Starbucks (SBUX) posted revenue of $24.72 billion, a rise of 10.4% from $22.39 billion in fiscal 2017.

On June 19, Starbucks (SBUX) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.36, which represents a 20% rise from its previous dividend of $0.30.

By the end of 4Q17, McDonald’s (MCD) operated 37,241 restaurants, which includes 3,133 company-owned restaurants and 34,108 franchised restaurants.

In fiscal 2017, Starbucks (SBUX) posted adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $2.06, which represents growth of 7.9% from its $1.91 in fiscal 2016.

In this series, we’ll explore the price movements of five soft commodities—coffee, sugar, cocoa, orange juice, and cotton. Arabica coffee, which is considered superior in flavor and quality to Robusta coffee, has seen its futures price falling during the past six months.

In 1Q17, SSSG for Dunkin’ Donuts, which operates under the umbrella of Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN), was flat in the United States.

For the next four quarters, analysts are expecting Starbucks to post EPS growth of 12.8%.

A sustainable coffee effort In the previous article, we looked at industry-level and investment-level examples of how things have been on the sustainable investment front and the developments that are helping certain industries. In this article, we’ll look at a company-level example by way of Starbucks (SBUX). Starbucks employs sustainability standards called C.A.F.E. (Coffee and […]

On Friday, October 14, 2016, Morgan Stanley (MS) released a list of its favorite “secular growth” stock picks. It believes these stocks have long-term growth possibilities.

On August 29, 2016, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) launched its latest promotional offer, targeting students in the back-to-school season.

In 2Q16, Yum! Brands earned 84.9% of its revenue from company-owned restaurants and 15.1% from franchised restaurants.

Analysts are maintaining a price target of $67.6 for Papa John’s for the next 12-months, which represents a return potential of 2.5% for the company.

In July 2013, Buffalo Wild Wings developed a guest experience approach that uses a “captain” to help customers to access all entertainment options.

In addition to its marketing and promotional efforts, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) launched a food safety website on February 8, 2016, which outlines the company’s enhanced food safety procedures.

Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN) earns its revenue from five different channels: Dunkin’ Donuts US, Dunkin’ Donuts International, Baskin-Robbins US, Baskin-Robbins International, and others.