On June 30, McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) released earnings for the period ending on July 21, 2005.

  • EPS of $0.42 included a $0.09-per-stub tax expense for repatriating $3.2 billion in international earnings.
  • Global same-store sales increased by 2.8% over last year's second quarter.
  • Net revenue and operating income each benefited from foreign currency exchange, by 5% and 3%, respectively.
  • Roughly 20 million shares were repurchased during the quarter at an approximate price of $600 million, or $30 per stub.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights (What's this?)

Avg. Est.

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

% Change

Sales

$5,020

$5,096

$4,729

+7.8%

Net Profit

--

$530

$591

-10.2%

EPS

$0.42

$0.42

$0.47

-10.6%



Margin Checkup (What's this?)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

Change

Gross Margin

30.99%

31.29%

-0.30%

Op. Margin

19.95%

20.43%

-0.47%

Net Margin

10.41%

12.49%

-2.08%



Balance Sheet Highlights (What's this?)

No balance sheet data provided. (Boo!)

Cash Flow Highlights (What's this?)

No cash flow statement provided. (Hiss!)

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  • CKE Restaurants (NYSE:CKR)
  • Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ)
  • Papa John's (NASDAQ:PZZA)
  • Sonic (NASDAQ:SONC)
  • Wendy's (NYSE:WEN)
  • Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM)

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