Wall Street hot stock: Restaurant Brands International stock

by Tim Schäfer, Euro on Sunday

Sales increased 14 percent to $1.55 billion in the fourth quarter. Café Tim Hortons in Canada and Burger King in the USA performed particularly well. Last year, digital sales rose from six to ten billion dollars. They now represent 30 percent of global sales.

The colossus opened more than 1,200 branches, more than ever before. Restaurant Brands has more than 28,000 locations in 100 countries. The dividend is tasty, the profit multiple is moderate. The Brazilian investment company 3G is the largest shareholder and is known for tough austerity measures. Hedge fund star Bill Ackman also owns 7.7 percent. CEO José Cil made a total of $1.5 billion available for dividends and share buybacks last year. The stock’s price low is tempting.

Industry: restaurants

Headquarters: Toronto, Canada

market value: €22.8 billion

Tim Schaefer is a journalist and has been writing about the stock market, stocks and companies since 1998. The graduate business economist and DVFA stock analyst has lived in New York since 2006 and reports from there on what is happening on Wall Street, including for Euro am Sonntag. Schäfer is known for his reports on small second-line stocks.

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