Macdonald 24bn rev 2010 ,profit 4.95bn 20%, Subway 15.2bn rev

Record sales boost McDonald's profit

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/Record+sales+boost+McDonald+profit/4160529/story.html

U.S. fast-food giant McDonald's said Monday it served up profit in 2010 fuelled by a record US$24-billion in sales worldwide. McDonald's said net profit rose to US$4.95-billion last year, up 5% compared with 2009. For the fourth quarter, the gain was a weaker 2%from the same period a year earlier at US$1.24-billion, the company said in a statement. The full-year profit missed Wall Street expectations, but the fourth quarter was slightly higher. Earnings per share of US$4.58 for 2010 were below the average estimate of US$4.60. Fourth-quarter EPS came in at US$1.16, a cent higher than expected. The company said revenue hit a record US$24.1-billion in 2010, up 6% from 2009, and fourth-quarter revenue was US$6.2-billion, up 4% from the same period a year earlier.


麥當勞2月美國銷售低於預期 【08:35】
 http://iservice.libertytimes.com.tw/liveNews/news.php?no=471241&type=%E8%B2%A1%E7%B6%93

〔中央社〕全球最大餐飲連鎖企業─麥當勞（McDonald's Corp.）指出，美國2月經營至少13個月速食店銷售增加2.7%，低於分析師預期。

彭博社彙整分析師估計中值為，美國2月經營至少13個月速食店銷售增加4%。

麥當勞聲明指出，全球同店銷售成長3.9%，分析師估計為增加3.8%。

全球擁有32000個據點的麥當勞今年1月開始在美國銷售水果和楓糖燕麥片。美國佔其總銷售1/3。

Subway潛艇堡近期全球開店數已超過34000家，數量上高過麥當勞，居全球之冠。不過麥當勞在營收上仍居領先，去年營收擴增至241億美元，相較Subway的152億美元。