The Wendy's Co.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Leisure Services
  • ISIN: US95058W1009
USD
8.54
0.05 (0.59%)
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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The Wendy's Co.
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Starbucks Corp.
Wingstop, Inc.
Why is The Wendy's Co. ?
1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 8.88% of over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Flat results in Jun 25
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 3,243.8 %
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 913.45 MM
3
With ROCE of 15.03%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 3.05 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -54.63%, its profits have fallen by -6.7%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -54.63% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to The Wendy's Co. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Leisure Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Leisure Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is The Wendy's Co. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Wendy's Co.
-52.16%
-1.45
33.48%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.88%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.87
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.07
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
17.82
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.71
Tax Ratio
29.01%
Dividend Payout Ratio
105.80%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
14.03%
ROE (avg)
70.51%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
26
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
39.60
EV to EBIT
20.29
EV to EBITDA
14.16
EV to Capital Employed
3.05
EV to Sales
3.35
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.61%
ROCE (Latest)
15.03%
ROE (Latest)
155.01%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

12What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 355.86 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 99.35%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 464.86

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.06% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 251.38 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 143.85 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 25.64 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.29

-3What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 3,243.8 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 913.45 MM

Here's what is working for The Wendy's Co.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 355.86 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 464.86
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 143.85 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 25.64 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

EPS
Highest at USD 0.29
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 251.38 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.06% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 41.05 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for The Wendy's Co.
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 3,243.8 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 913.45 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents