Question

Company Name		McDonald's	Wendy's	YUM!	Industry
					Average
Market Price of Common Stock (Stock Price)		$35.0	$31.0	$45.0	$37.0
Revenue (Sales)		$22,151.0	$3,550.0	$8,380.0	$11,360.3
Cost of Goods Sold		$7,384.1	$2,299.6	$3,940.0	$4,541.2
Gross Profit		$14,766.9	$1,250.4	$4,440.0	$6,819.1
SG&A Expense		$5,776.0	$261.1	$3,005.0	$3,014.0
Depreciation + amortization		$1,148.2	$167.8	$401.0	$572.3
Operating Income (EBIT) Earnings before interest and taxes		$7,842.7	$821.5	$1,034.0	$3,232.7
Interest Expense		$467.1	$48.5	$164.5	$226.7
Net Profits After Tax		$1,675.0	$236.0	$617.0	$842.7
3-5 Year Growth Rate In Earnings		15.00	8.00	7.00	10.00
Cash		$492.8	$171.2	$192.0	$285.3
Accounts Receivables		$734.5	$124.0	$169.0	$342.5
Inventory		$129.4	$54.4	$67.0	$83.6
Total Current Assets		$6,500.0	$1,235.0	$1,485.0	$3,073.3
Total Assets		$28,524.0	$3,164.0	$6,500.0	$12,729.3
Short Term Debt		$388.0	$50.9	$10.0	$149.6
Total Current Liabilities		$2,485.8	$528.5	$1,461.0	$1,491.8
Long Term Debt		$9,342.5	$692.6	$2,056.0	$4,030.4
Total Liabilities (Total Debt)		$11,828.3	$1,221.1	$3,517.0	$5,522.1
Stockholders Equity		$16,695.7	$1,942.9	$2,983.0	$7,207.2
Annual Dividends paid to common stock		$578	$54.0	$125	$252
Preferred Dividends		$0.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
# of Common Shares Outstanding		1,154.0	114.7	292.0	520.2
Financial Ratio's		McDonald's	Wendy's	YUM!	Average
Liquidity
Current Ratio		2.61	2.34	1.02	1.99
Quick Ratio		2.56	2.23	0.97	1.92
Asset Activity
Accounts Rec. Turnover		30.16	28.63	49.59	33.17
Inventory Turnover		57.06	42.27	58.81	54.32
Total Asset Turnover		0.78	1.21	1.29	0.89
Debt
Total Debt to Equity		0.71	0.63	1.18	0.77
Equity Multiplier		1.71	1.63	2.18	1.77
Times Interest Earned		16.79	16.94	6.29	14.26
Profitability
Gross Profit Margin		67%	35%	53%	60%
Operating Profit Margin		35.00%	23.00%	12.00%	28.00%
Net Profit Margin		8.00%	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
(ROA) Return On Assets		6%	7%	9%	7%
(ROE) Return On Equity		10%	12%	21%	12%
Market Value
EPS		$1.45	$2.06	$2.11	$1.62
P/E		24.14	15.05	21.33	22.84
PEG Ratio		1.61	1.88	3.05	2.28
Dividends Per Share		0.50	0.47	0.43	0.48
Dividend Payout Ratio		34%	23%	20%	30%
Book Value Per Share		$14.47	$16.94	$10.22	$13.85
Price to Book Value		?	?	?
Market Capitalization		?	?	?	?
Cash Per Share		$0.43	$1.49	$0.66	$0.55
Revenue Per Share		$19.20	$30.95	$28.70	$21.84

Based on the Financial Ratio's, which company do youfeel is the best investment?

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