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The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Book Value per Share : $1.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Wendy's Co Book Value per Share?

The Wendy's Co's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.51.

During the past 12 months, The Wendy's Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -31.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of The Wendy's Co was 248.40% per year. The lowest was -40.90% per year. And the median was -1.70% per year.

The Wendy's Co's current price is $20.14. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.51. Hence, today's PB Ratio of The Wendy's Co is 13.36.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of The Wendy's Co was 13.60. The lowest was 1.14. And the median was 7.40.

Warning Sign:

The Wendy's Co stock PB Ratio (=13.14) is close to 10-year high of 13.14


The Wendy's Co Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Wendy's Co's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The Wendy's Co Book Value per Share Chart

The Wendy's Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.30 2.45 2.02 2.19 1.51

The Wendy's Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.19 1.98 1.86 1.65 1.51

Competitive Comparison of The Wendy's Co's Book Value per Share

For the Restaurants subindustry, The Wendy's Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Wendy's Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Wendy's Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Wendy's Co's PB Ratio falls into.



The Wendy's Co Book Value per Share Calculation

The Wendy's Co's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(310-0)/205
=1.51

The Wendy's Co's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(310-0)/205
=1.51

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


The Wendy's Co  (NAS:WEN) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Business Description

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Address
One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017
The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.7 billion in 2022, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($48.1 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spanned almost 7,100 total units in 30 countries as of year-end 2022. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
Executives
Joseph A Levato director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Trian Fund Management, L.p. other: Schedule 13D Filer 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kenneth W Gilbert director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Michelle Caruso-cabrera director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Liliana Esposito officer: Chief Communications Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Nelson Peltz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Edward P Garden officer: Executive Vice President 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Peter W May director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Matthew H. Peltz director 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Trian Partners Master Fund, L.p. other: Schedule 13D Filer 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Deepak Ajmani officer: Chief Operations Officer - U.S C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Juan Carlos Loredo officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Suzanne M. Thuerk officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, DUBLIN OH 43017
Richard H. Gomez director 1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
O'brien Matthew Coley officer: Chief People Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017