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WEN (The Wendy's Co) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % : 3.05% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is The Wendy's Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. The Wendy's Co's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $125 Mil. The Wendy's Co's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $4,101 Mil. Therefore, The Wendy's Co's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.05%.


The Wendy's Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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* 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 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

The Wendy's Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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The Wendy's Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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Competitive Comparison of The Wendy's Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %

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The Wendy's Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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The Wendy's Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

The Wendy's Co's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -124.061/( (4281.81+4139.774)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -124.061/4210.792
=2.95 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2022 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4186.124 + 95.686
=4281.81

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4040.921 + 98.853
=4139.774

The Wendy's Co's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2024 )+Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2024 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -125.08/( (4103.697+4098.078)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -125.08/4100.8875
=3.05 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4003.296 + 100.401
=4103.697

Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=3996.298 + 101.78
=4098.078

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


The Wendy's Co  (NAS:WEN) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.


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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 $12.3 billion in 2023, narrowly edging Burger King ($11.5 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($53.1 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 7,157 total stores in 30 countries as of year-end 2023. 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
Mich J Mathews-spradlin director ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Liliana Esposito officer: Chief Communications Officer 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
Kristin A Dolan director C/O MSG TWO PENN PLAZA, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10121
Juan Carlos Loredo officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Kenneth W Gilbert director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Joseph A Levato 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
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
Suzanne M. Thuerk officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, DUBLIN OH 43017