WEN Wendy's Co
Price (delayed)
$14.72
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E Ratio
15.49
Dividend/share
$1
EPS
$0.95
Enterprise value
$6.56B
Wendy's® was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, "Quality is Our Recipe®," which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system.
Highlights
The stock's P/E is 41% below its 5-year quarterly average of 26.3 and 14% below its last 4 quarters average of 18.1
The company's revenue rose by 3% YoY
The company's quick ratio fell by 16% YoY and by 13% QoQ
The company's equity fell by 16% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WEN
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
200.49M
Market cap
$2.95B
Enterprise value
$6.56B
Price to earnings (P/E)
15.49
Price to book (P/B)
11.57
Price to sales (P/S)
1.34
EV/EBIT
16.55
EV/EBITDA
11.83
EV/Sales
2.92
Revenue
$2.25B
Gross profit
$857.7M
Operating income
$371.36M
Net income
$194.36M
EBIT
$396.29M
EBITDA
$554.23M
Free cash flow
$260.92M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.95
EPS diluted
$0.95
Free cash flow per share
$1.28
Book value per share
$1.27
Revenue per share
$11.02
TBVPS
$15.07
Total assets
$5.03B
Total liabilities
$4.78B
Debt
$4.09B
Equity
$259.35M
Working capital
$338.51M
Debt to equity
15.78
Current ratio
1.85
Quick ratio
1.47
Net debt/EBITDA
6.51
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
24.7%
Gross margin
38.2%
Net margin
8.7%
Operating margin
16.5%
Return on assets
3.8%
Return on equity
71.5%
Return on invested capital
6.3%
Return on capital employed
8.5%
Return on sales
17.6%
Dividend yield
6.79%
DPS
$1
Payout ratio
105.3%
WEN stock price
How has the Wendy's stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.62%
1 week
1.17%
1 month
-5.03%
1 year
-20.82%
YTD
-9.69%
QTD
0.62%
Financial performance
How have Wendy's's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.25B
Gross profit
$857.7M
Operating income
$371.36M
Net income
$194.36M
Gross margin
38.2%
Net margin
8.7%
WEN's net margin is down by 7% year-on-year
Wendy's's operating margin has decreased by 6% YoY
WEN's net income is down by 4.9% YoY
The company's revenue rose by 3% YoY
Growth
What is Wendy's's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Wendy's stock price valuation
P/E
15.49
P/B
11.57
P/S
1.34
EV/EBIT
16.55
EV/EBITDA
11.83
EV/Sales
2.92
The stock's P/E is 41% below its 5-year quarterly average of 26.3 and 14% below its last 4 quarters average of 18.1
Wendy's's EPS has decreased by 3.1% YoY
The company's equity fell by 16% YoY
The price to book (P/B) is 12% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 13.2 but 6% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 10.9
The price to sales (P/S) is 39% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.2 and 16% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 1.6
The company's revenue rose by 3% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Wendy's business performance
The return on equity is up by 28% year-on-year and by 4.8% since the previous quarter
Wendy's's ROS has decreased by 4.9% YoY
The company's return on assets fell by 2.6% YoY
Dividends
What is WEN's dividend history
DPS
$1
Dividend yield
6.79%
Payout ratio
105.3%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Wendy's financials performed over time
Wendy's's total assets is 5% more than its total liabilities
The company's quick ratio fell by 16% YoY and by 13% QoQ
WEN's current ratio is down by 16% year-on-year and by 12% since the previous quarter
WEN's debt to equity is up by 18% year-on-year
The company's equity fell by 16% YoY
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.