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Dec 27, 2013 SAM TAP PBJ FXG BREW

Boston Beer Company’s low debt profile is one area where management could unlock shareholder value in the future.

Dec 27, 2013 YUM WEN MCD CMG BKW

According to EndAllDisease.com, “Every mouthful of McDonalds contains a handful of chemicals that raise ‘bad’ cholesterol levels, increase diabetes risk, lower immunity, and damage DNA.” Specific ingredients that can cause

Dec 27, 2013 MCD YUM WEN BKW CMG

Although McDonald’s remains a global juggernaut in fast food, its growth has slowed in the last two years. In the graph we’ve included here on McDonald’s sales and EBITDA growth,

Dec 26, 2013 YUM WEN MCD CMG BKW

To understand what’s driving McDonald’s earnings and free cash flows, it’s essential to understand same-store sales and guest counts for the company. Same-store sales are a statistic used in the

Dec 26, 2013 MCD YUM WEN BKW CMG

The company both franchises and operates its restaurants. Of the 34,480 restaurants in 119 countries at year-end 2012, 27,882 were franchised or licensed (including 19,869 franchised to conventional franchisees, 4,350

Dec 26, 2013 YUM WEN MCD CMG BKW

Company-operated store revenues account for approximately 18.2% of McDonald’s overall sales. These sales have been declining both on a global and a domestic basis as a percentage of total sales,

Dec 25, 2013 YUM WEN MCD CMG BKW

Overall, franchising is very important to McDonald’s profitability, although the growth of this business is coming under pressure, given market saturation in key developed markets. Below, you can see the

Dec 25, 2013 DRI CSD XLY CAKE TXRH

However, shares do tend to fall following spinoffs, as theyre widely considered an inefficient means of distributing shares to investors.

Dec 25, 2013 YUM WEN MCD CMG BKW

Currently, McDonald’s has franchised about 80% of its restaurants, while the remainder is owned and operated by the company. Each of the company’s franchisees usually has a standard 20-year franchise

Dec 25, 2013 DRI PENN GLPI BLMN CSD

Lastly, Barington recommends Darden move the companys real estate from the restaurant business.

Dec 25, 2013 MCD WEN YUM CMG BKW AFCE

McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food chain, has over 34,000 restaurants across 119 countries. The company was founded in 1940 in the United States.

Dec 24, 2013 DRI XLY SBUX EAT BLMN

Sometimes there are benefits to being different from competitors, but right now, Dardens strategy does not seem to be the right one

Dec 24, 2013 DRI MCD EAT YUM XLY

Dardens expansion has led to a situation where all the eight brands operate under the direction of one management team.

Dec 24, 2013 DRI XLY TXRH EAT CAKE

When the Olive Garden and Red Lobster brands started to show slower growth, Dardens CEO used diversification to promote growth.

Dec 23, 2013 CAKE DRI EAT TXRH XLY

In our view, Dardens inability to achieve lower SG&A expense as a percent of sales is driven by ineffective marketing strategies.

Dec 23, 2013 DRI XLY TXRH BLMN CAKE

Another key metric that Barington Capital Group showed was EBITDAR (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization, and rent).

Dec 23, 2013 DRI XLY TXRH BLMN CAKE

According to Barington Group, Darden has underperformed its peers quite significantly over the past few years.

Dec 20, 2013 EAT TXRH MCD CAKE XLY

Barington Capital Group recently released an 80-page presentation explaining how Darden Restaurants Group Inc. (DRI) could unlock value.