Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC)

Gotta love the King, but it's hard to justify burdening franchisees with the expensive store remodeling for a non-premium, primarily drive through chain. Like the erratic ad campaigns, this too may flop.

Come on, who doesn't like Burger King?! Good fundamentals.

Burger King's new and expensive efforts to renovate their stores will flop dramatically. You can put lipstick on a pig, but at the end of the day, its still a pig.

they really aren't a world wide franchise and dont get much public attention

Whopper

Current 18.00, Sept 22 09. Limit 16.80

kaskoosek - http://caps.fool.com/player/kaskoosek.aspx

Solid balance sheet and strong brand. This company has good growth potential and a solid dividend as well. Imo a better investment than Mcdonalds.

The small equivalent of McDonnell's. Will take time to break into MCD's market, but BKC should outperform.

money flowing from casual dining to fast food chains; low p/e

Analysts create buying opps

Love the Whopper -- Hate the Ads. Giving McD's a run for its money & pays an ok dividend.

burger king just doesn't taste as good as mcdonalds or wendy's. There's no buzz. Not good management. I bet they'll be out of buisness in say, 5 or 6 years at most.

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) $16.40 0.16 (+0.99%) 5/29/2009 1:23 PM
Current Price $16.40 Mkt Cap $2.19B
Open $16.00 P/E Ratio 11.44
Prev. Close $16.24 Div. (Yield) 0.25 (1.50%)
Daily Range $15.85 - $16.60 Volume 2,366,005
52-Wk Range $15.96 - $30.95 Avg. Daily Vol. 3,762,000
Caps 2* 101/52 all stars

(Anticitrade pick yesterday. Currebtly below 52 week low! Obviously earnings walloped by the economy but I think this is a solid company with a competitve moat-McD's. people may be pulling back hard on discretionary spending but fast food won'y stay this ar down for long IMO. I'll likely exit in the $20 range)

Beta (3 year) 0.43
Share Related Items
Mkt Cap (Mil) 2,188.10
Shares Out (Mil) 134.74
Float (Mil) 133.62
Dividend Information
Yield % 1.50
Annual Dividend 0.25
Payout Ratio 17.00
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio 0.60
Current Ratio 0.80
LT Debt/ Equity 0.94
Total Debt / Equity 1.00
Valuation Ratios
Price Earnings 11.60
Price/Sales 0.86
Price/Book 2.35
Price/Cash Flow 7.60
Per Share Data
Earnings 1.40
Sales 18.96
Book Value 6.90
Cash Flow 2.15
Intraday3 Months 1 Year
Short Interest
Current Month (Mil) 3.77
Previous Month (Mil) 4.03
Short Interest Ratio (Days) 0.90
Management Effectiveness
Return on Equity 20.70
Return on Assets 7.40
Return on Investments 10.60
Profitability
Gross Margin 36.30
EBIT Margin 13.20
Profit Margin 7.50

FINANCIAL RATIOS

Company Industry
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) 11.60 29.40
P/E High - Last 5 Yrs N.A. 37.00
P/E Low - Last 5 Yrs N.A. 16.80
Beta 0.43 0.84
Price to Sales (TTM) 0.86 1.33
Price to Book (MRQ) 2.35 4.54
Price to Tangible Book (MRQ) -14.63 8.34
Price to Cash Flow (TTM) 7.60 11.00
Price to Free Cash Flow (TTM) -34.60 30.00
Dividends
Dividend Yield (%) 1.50 2.70
Dividend Yield - 5 Yr Avg (%) N.A. 1.70
Dividend 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) N.A. 32.09
Payout Ratio (TTM) 17.00 70.00
Sales (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) 1.00 -4.20
Sales (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) 9.90 6.60
Growth Rates (%)
Sales - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) 9.04 0.90
EPS (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) 14.60 5.70
EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) 14.60 5.70
EPS - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) N.A. 0.02
Capital Spending - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) N.A. -0.42
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ) 0.60 0.60
Current Ratio (MRQ) 0.80 0.90
LT Debt to Equity (MRQ) 0.94 1.23
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ) 1.00 1.27
Interest Coverage (TTM) 5.80 5.60
Profitability Ratios (%)
Gross Margin (TTM) 36.30 37.90
Gross Margin - 5 Yr Avg 39.70 36.70
EBITD Margin (TTM) 17.80 18.30
EBITD - 5 Yr Avg 23.69 0.00
Pre-Tax Margin (TTM) 10.90 10.50
Pre-Tax Margin - 5 Yr Avg 6.50 9.90
Management Effectiveness (%)
Net Profit Margin (TTM) 0.08 0.07
Net Profit Margin - 5 Yr Avg 4.00 6.90
Return on Assets (TTM) 7.40 8.20
Return on Assets - 5 Yr Avg 3.20 7.80
Return on Investment (TTM) 10.60 11.20
Return on Investment - 5 Yr Avg 4.90 10.60
Efficiency
Revenue/Employee (TTM) 62,293.00 29,476.00
Net Income/Employee (TTM) 4,683.00 2,149.00
Receivable Turnover (TTM) 20.40 38.10
Inventory Turnover (TTM) N.A. 44.20
Asset Turnover (TTM) 1.00 1.10

The shorters will have to soon realize that this is a chance of a lifetime, and buy up the 4-5 million shares there are still out there. I'm HOPING this will cause a short squeeze, and benefit those betting on a BKC recovery.

GOOD EATS

So far, I only selected this stock because it's near its 52-week low and I love their whoppers.

GOOD FOOD

4/28/09 Pitch: Upthumb. Sell-off overdone on the 15th. G&A costs fell significantly.