Yum China Opens 1,000th KFC Store in Guangzhou Market
Yum China (09987) spent 4.6938 million Hong Kong dollars on repurchasing 0.0127 million shares on November 18th.
Yum China (09987) announced on November 18, 2024, that the company will invest 4.6938 million...
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On November 11, Yum China spent HKD 4.6955 million to repurchase 0.012 million shares.
Yum China (09987.HK) announced that on November 11, 2024, it spent 4.6955 million Hong Kong dollars to repurchase 0.012 million shares at a repurchase price of 381-395.2 Hong Kong dollars per share.
Yum China Grants Equity Awards to Employees and Directors
Yum China (09987.HK) granted a certain amount of equity incentives and ordinary shares.
Grant Thornton reported on November 11th that Yum China (09987.HK) announced that on November 6, 2024 (US time, i.e. "grant date"), the company granted a number of stock awards and common stock shares under the Yum China Holdings Co., Ltd. 2022 long-term incentive plan. Number of stock awards granted: 99,862; on the grant date, the company granted 451 shares to Mikel A. Durham under the 2022 long-term incentive plan. These shares serve as stock job positions for his role as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee from September 2024 to May 2025.
[Brokerage Focus] Industrial Securities maintains a 'buy' rating on Yum China (09987), bullish on the company's improving fundamentals in the long term.
Jingu Wealth News | Guotai Junan Securities' research report pointed out that Yum China (09987) achieved revenue of 3.07 billion US dollars in Q3 2024, a 5% year-on-year growth, with a net income attributable to shareholders of 0.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 22% year-on-year. The core operating profit was 0.37 billion US dollars, with an 18% year-on-year growth. Since 2024, the company has maintained active dividend payouts and repurchases. In the first three quarters, a total of 0.19 billion US dollars in dividends have been paid out, and 1.06 billion US dollars have been repurchased, returning a total of 1.24 billion US dollars to shareholders. The full-year budget is set at 1.5 billion US dollars. The company has announced a 3 billion US dollars dividend and repurchase plan for 2024 to 2026.
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U.S. stock market anomaly | Core operation profit in the third quarter increased significantly by 18%. Yum China (YUMC.US) rose more than 3%.
On November 7, Yum China (YUMC.US) stock price fluctuated and rose, up 3.48% as of press time, closing at $51.565.
Yum China (09987.HK) spent $2.4 million on November 6th to repurchase 0.049 million shares.
November 7th, Blauhk announced that it repurchased 0.049 million shares for $2.4 million on November 6th.
[Brokerage Focus] Dongbei Securities maintains a 'buy' rating on Yum China (09987), indicating that same-store sales are expected to turn positive in Q4 due to the low base effect.
Jingu Financial News | Dongbei Securities issued a research report, yum china (09987) released the 2024Q3 financial report, with total revenue in Q3 reaching $3.07 billion / +4% excluding exchange rate impact, operating profit adjusted to $0.37 billion / +13% excluding exchange rate impact, net income adjusted to $0.3 billion / +19% excluding exchange rate impact, net margin adjusted to 9.7% / +1.2pct. Core financial indicators all exceeded market expectations. The bank stated that in Q3, the company opened a net total of 438 stores, including 352 new KFC/Pizza Hut/restaurants as well as a net closure of 16 other brand stores, with KFC reaching 11283 stores.
[Brokerage Focus] Guosen Securities maintains a "outperform the market" rating on Yum China (09987), citing its strong performance in same-store sales and new store expansion in the third quarter.
Jingu Finance News | Guosen Securities released a research report, yum china (09987) achieved revenue of 3.07 billion USD in the third quarter, up 5.4% with record high quarterly revenue; core operating profit of 0.369 billion USD, up 18.3%; adjusted net income of 0.297 billion USD, up 19.8%; revenue and profit growth rates compared to Q2 (revenue +1%/core operating profit +12%/adjusted net income +7%) continued to accelerate. In 2024Q3, raw materials/labor/rent rose by 0.6/-0.2/-0.3pct respectively year-on-year, leading to restaurant profit margin of 17.0% remaining flat year-on-year.
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