The Wendy’s Co

Company Profile

The Wendy’s Co had its IPO on 1992-03-17 under the ticker symbol WEN.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Restaurants industry. The Wendy’s Co has a staff strength of 4,833 employees.

Stock update

Shares of The Wendy’s Co opened at $19.85 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $19.69 - $20.01, and closed at $19.91.

This is a +0.45% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,180,771 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of The Wendy’s Co have slipped by -0.15%.

The Wendy’s Co's Key Ratios

The Wendy’s Co has a market cap of $4.15 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 11.3386 and a price to sales ratio of 3.0347.

In the last 12-months The Wendy’s Co’s revenue was $2.16 billion with a gross profit of $720.76 million and an EBITDA of $499.79 million. The EBITDA ratio measures The Wendy’s Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, The Wendy’s Co’s operating margin was 16.95% while its return on assets stood at 4.21% with a return of equity of 47%.

In Q2, The Wendy’s Co’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 27.3% while revenue growth was a positive 4.4%.

The Wendy’s Co’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

24.5098

Trailing PE

22.2697

PEG

2.2617

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.89 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 24.5098 and a PEG multiple of 2.2617. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into The Wendy’s Co’s profitability.

The Wendy’s Co stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.1932 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 17.4973. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.0347.

The Wendy’s Co stock pays annual dividends of $0.75 per share, indicating a yield of 5.08% and a payout ratio of 92.11%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$5.35 billion

Total Liabilities

$389.92 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-16883000.00

Capital Expenditure

$17.92 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

92.11%

The Wendy’s Co ended 2023 with $5.35 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $5.35 billion while shareholder equity stood at $391.12 million.

The Wendy’s Co ended 2023 with $275.09 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $389.92 million in other current liabilities, 47042000.00 in common stock, $408.45 million in retained earnings and $773.69 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $635.43 million and cash and short-term investments were $635.43 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $97,624,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.78 billion.

The Wendy’s Co’s total current assets stands at $967.45 million while long-term investments were $351.83 million and short-term investments were $-315944000.00. Its net receivables were $142.59 million compared to accounts payable of $38.64 million and inventory worth $6.55 million.

In 2023, The Wendy’s Co's operating cash flow was $-16883000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $17.92 million.

Comparatively, The Wendy’s Co paid $0.92 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$19.91

52-Week High

$23.3397

52-Week Low

$17.7634

Analyst Target Price

$24.77

The Wendy’s Co stock is currently trading at $19.91 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $23.3397 and a 52-week low of $23.3397. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $24.77.

Its 50-day moving average was $20.79 and 200-day moving average was $21.44 The short ratio stood at 2.78 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 866.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7965.2% are held by institutions.