{"id":18771,"date":"2015-10-22T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=18771"},"modified":"2015-10-22T12:56:39","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:56:39","slug":"investors-get-a-break-today-mcdonalds-soars-on-earnings-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/investors-get-a-break-today-mcdonalds-soars-on-earnings-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Investors get a break today: McDonald\u2019s soars on earnings beat"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emiliana Molina<\/p>\n

Shares of McDonald\u2019s Corp. jumped 8 percent Thursday after the fast food giant topped profit and revenue expectations in the third quarter and said comparable restaurant sales rose for the first time in two years. <\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s reported a 4 percent global rise in comparable sales, or sales at restaurants open for more than a year, including a surprise 0.9 percent increase in the U.S, where sales have been dragging. <\/p>\n

Shares of the company vaulted to a record $110.75 at midday, a gain of $8.21 from Wednesday\u2019s close. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe return to positive same-store sales across all of the operating segments is a huge progress for their turnaround plan,\u201d said Jennifer Bartashus, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. <\/p>\n

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\"McDonald's<\/a><\/p>\n

On the sunny side up, McDonald’s exceeds expectations. (Emiliana Molina\/Medill)<\/div>\n

McDonald’s President and CEO Steve Easterbrook took the top job in March to try to stop the fast food giant\u2019s sales slide with a turnaround strategy that includes all-day breakfast, which started Oct. 6, and a \u201c2 for $2.50\u201d promotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile still in the early stages, we believe our turnaround plan is starting to generate the change needed to reposition McDonald\u2019s as a modern, progressive burger company,\u201d Easterbrook said, adding that comparable sales are expected to be positive in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 rose 23 percent to $1.31 billion, or $1.40 per diluted share, from $1.07 billion, or $1.09 per diluted share in the year-ago period. The results far outstripped the analysts\u2019 consensus estimate of $1.27 per share and came despite significant head winds from a strong U.S. dollar. <\/p>\n

Revenue for the third quarter fell 5.3 percent to $6.62 billion, compared with $6.99 billion in the year ago period, due mainly to the impact of the strong dollar on currency translation. Excluding the currency impact, revenue would have risen 7 percent, the company said.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s attributed the growth in sales to the introduction of the new Premium Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Deluxe sandwich and breakfast, including a return its classic recipe for the Egg McMuffin. <\/p>\n

In its high growth markets segment, third quarter comparable sales rose 8.9 percent, reflecting a recovery in China after last year\u2019s meat supplier scandal.<\/p>\n

Photo at top: McDonald’s exceeds McSales. (Emiliana Molina\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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