The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is The Wendy's Co Financial Strength?

The Wendy's Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

The Wendy's Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.89. The Wendy's Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.91. As of today, The Wendy's Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.40.

Competitive Comparison of The Wendy's Co's Financial Strength

For the Restaurants subindustry, The Wendy's Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where The Wendy's Co's Financial Strength falls into.

The Wendy's Co Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

The Wendy's Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-30 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,041 Mil.

The Wendy's Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	87.424	/	-30.263
	=	2.89

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

The Wendy's Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(98.853	+	4040.921)	/	2162.604
	=	1.91

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

The Wendy's Co has a Z-score of 1.40, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.4 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.

The Wendy's Co (NAS:WEN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

The Wendy's Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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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

Website

https://www.wendys.com

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