CEO David Novak

After the close on Wednesday, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) reported earnings. The report showed that Yum! Brands, Inc. earned $0.76. Wall Street was expecting big things from YUM, which is dubbed the largest fast-food company. YUM  Raised FY Growth View to At Least 12%. Yum Q1 revenue was $2.74 bln vs $2.43 bln estimates. Analysts polled were looking for earnings per share of $0.73 on revenue of $2.7 billion. It is important to note that same time last year, YUM reported earnings of $0.54 on...Read Full Story

As stated in this article, I already had one share of Visa (ticker:V) and I plan to increase my portfolio value. After doing some research and implementing Ben Graham's theory, I decided to buy Yum! Brands, Inc. (ticker: YUM) shares.According to Google Finance, Yum! Brands, Inc. is a quick service restaurant company based on number of system units, with approximately 37,000 units in more than 120 countries and territories. The Company through its three concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell...Read Full Story

April 20 (Bloomberg) -- James Tierney, chief investment officer at W.P. Stewart Securities Ltd., talks about his investment strategy and U.S. corporate earnings. Tierney speaks with Betty Liu, Dominic Chu and Joshua Lipton on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story

Discussing the untold story of Yum! Brands, with Tim Seymour, Seygem Asset Management. And Ron Shah, Jina Ventures, weighs in on Yum Brands' push into India. < Prev   Next >Read Full Story

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum Brands Inc., owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains, said Wednesday its first-quarter net income rose 73 percent based on a successful combo – continuing strong overseas sales packaged with a rebounding U.S. performance led by its once-beleaguered Taco Bell business.Upbeat about its prospects in the U.S. and abroad, the company raised its earnings-per-share growth forecast for the full year to at least 12 percent, or at least $3.22 per share. It previously...Read Full Story

(Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported a quarterly profit that met Wall Street's expectations, helped by another quarter of strong sales in China.China -- the world's fastest growing major economy -- is Yum's biggest earnings driver, accounting for just over 40 percent of overall profits.Yum's third-quarter net income rose to $383 million, or 80 cents per share, from $357 million, or 74 cents per share, a year earlier.Excluding special items, Yum's profit was 83 cents per share...Read Full Story

New York, April 19 (FinanceEnquiry.com) – On Wednesday, the United States-based Fortune 500 corporation, Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE : YUM), stated that it has experienced a hike of 73 percent in its first-quarter profit. The new menu items at its Taco Bell chain aided in regaining same-store sales.Read Full Story

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), the world's largest restaurant company and parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has been named one of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine's "40 Best Companies for Diversity" for its comprehensive results across key diversity measurRead Full Story

April 18 (Reuters) – KFC parent Yum Brands Inc posted first-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street’s view but shares slipped more than 1 percent after sales at established restaurants in its key China market grew 14 percent, slightly less than analysts expected.Read Full Story

April 19 (Reuters) – KFC parent Yum Brands Inc said recent results from its European operations, which account for a small percentage of its overall business, have shown some softness recently.Read Full Story