Yum Brands Stock Drops After Profit Beat Expectations, Even as Revenue and Same-Store Sales Missed

Dow Jones08-06

Shares of Yum fell 1% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the parent of restaurant brands KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut reported second-quarter profit the beat expectations, whiles revenue came up a bit shy.

Net income fell to $367 million, or $1.28 a share, from $418 million, or $1.46 a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $1.35 topped the FactSet consensus of $1.33. Revenue grew 4.5% to $1.763 billion but was below the FactSet consensus of $1.805 billion.

Overall same-store sales fell 1%, compared with the FactSet consensus for a decline of 0.4%, as both KFC and Pizza Hut saw same-store sales decline 3% while Taco Bell's same-store sales increased 5%.

The stock has gained 2% year to date through Monday, while the S&P 500 has advanced 8.7%.

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