$WEN
Wendy's Co Stock $wen

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2018 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003069720000002 Filed on February 26, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
Revenue	$397.8M	$400.6M	$380.6M
YoY Change	28.64%	25.04%	33.15%
Cost Of Revenue	$138.9M	$139.3M	$132.2M
YoY Change	7.5%	6.71%	6.16%
Gross Profit	$259.0M	$261.2M	$248.3M
YoY Change	43.81%	37.65%	53.99%
Gross Profit Margin	65.09%	65.21%	65.26%
Selling, General & Admin	$169.6M	$158.0M	$152.5M
YoY Change	120.26%	115.85%	113.88%
% of Gross Profit	65.49%	60.49%	61.41%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$34.30M	$33.40M	$32.15M
YoY Change	9.94%	6.71%	10.24%
% of Gross Profit	13.25%	12.79%	12.95%
Operating Expenses	$204.3M	$191.5M	$185.3M
YoY Change	82.09%	77.31%	77.83%
Operating Profit	$45.80M	$77.35M	$55.26M
YoY Change	-31.22%	199.87%	-8.99%
Interest Expense	-$27.10M	$29.63M	$30.18M
YoY Change	-190.4%	2.38%	4.15%
% of Operating Profit	-59.17%	38.3%	54.61%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$3.000M	$1.061M	$744.0K
YoY Change	487.08%	-62.69%	91.26%
Pretax Income	$19.40M	$498.9M	$14.35M
YoY Change	-38.52%	-168085.52%	-55.33%
Income Tax	$400.0K	$107.7M	-$5.806M
% Of Pretax Income	2.06%	21.58%	-40.45%
Net Earnings	$18.83M	$391.2M	$20.16M
YoY Change	-88.18%	-21305.91%	-9.77%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.73%	97.68%	5.3%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.08	$1.65	$0.08
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.08	$1.60	$0.08
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	236.8M shares	237.7M shares	239.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		244.8M shares	248.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$431.4M	$194.9M	$187.7M
YoY Change	131.19%	-4.69%	-2.85%
Cash & Equivalents	$431.4M	$634.8M	$187.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$120.9M	$140.1M	$141.7M
YoY Change	4.22%	10.49%	-6.9%
Inventory	$3.687M	$3.335M	$3.149M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$109.8M	$95.10M	$109.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$665.7M	$856.1M	$442.4M
YoY Change	64.64%	94.16%	0.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.023B	$1.224B	$1.245B
YoY Change	-3.73%	-2.45%	4.61%
Goodwill	$747.9M	$749.2M	$742.6M
YoY Change	0.61%	0.91%	0.12%
Intangibles	$1.294B	$1.304B	$1.311B
YoY Change	-2.08%	-2.61%	-0.25%
Long-Term Investments	$47.02M	$281.0M	$283.3M
YoY Change	-15.07%	4.04%	397.02%
Other Assets	$96.91M	$95.75M	$85.01M
YoY Change	21.87%	54.77%	-59.54%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.626B	$3.651B	$3.667B
YoY Change	-1.79%	-0.45%	4.37%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$665.7M	$856.1M	$442.4M
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.626B	$3.651B	$3.667B
Total Assets	$4.292B	$4.507B	$4.110B
YoY Change	4.76%	9.71%	3.99%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$21.74M	$24.06M	$19.32M
YoY Change	-4.49%	0.41%	-11.61%
Accrued Expenses	$150.6M	$120.2M	$99.31M
YoY Change	34.95%	3.31%	14.85%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$23.25M	$31.10M	$30.80M
YoY Change	-20.92%	7.24%	23.69%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$284.2M	$339.1M	$250.1M
YoY Change	25.1%	47.74%	19.89%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.306B	$2.772B	$2.777B
YoY Change	-14.5%	2.66%	9.87%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$245.2M	$257.4M	$259.7M
YoY Change	-6.55%	-7.02%	5.15%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.551B	$257.4M	$259.7M
YoY Change	872.06%	-7.02%	5.15%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$284.2M	$339.1M	$250.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.551B	$257.4M	$259.7M
Total Liabilities	$3.644B	$3.724B	$3.647B
YoY Change	3.4%	2.83%	6.4%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$146.3M	$147.0M	-$233.7M
YoY Change	-189.58%	-148.52%	-17.69%
Common Stock	$47.04M	$47.04M	$47.04M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.368B	$2.243B	$2.177B
YoY Change	10.12%	7.56%	5.99%
Treasury Stock Shares	239.2M shares	232.1M shares	230.2M shares
Shareholders Equity	$648.4M	$430.5M	$463.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.292B	$4.507B	$4.110B
YoY Change	4.76%	9.71%	3.99%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$18.83M	$391.2M	$20.16M
YoY Change	-88.18%	-21305.91%	-9.77%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$34.30M	$33.40M	$32.15M
YoY Change	9.94%	6.71%	10.24%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$5.500M	$79.70M	$68.71M
YoY Change	-110.09%	18.78%	63.13%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$30.20M	-$13.30M	-$10.60M
YoY Change	39.81%	-23.12%	-28.38%
Acquisitions			$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$1.600M	$1.800M	-$500.0K
YoY Change	1500.0%	-110.91%	-105.95%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$28.50M	-$11.50M	-$11.10M
YoY Change	32.56%	-65.98%	-25.85%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$20.36M
YoY Change			17.84%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$39.37M
YoY Change			145.68%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$870.4M
YoY Change			8057.39%
Cash From Financing Activities	-154.8M	-69.60M	-$25.68M
YoY Change	146.5%	23.84%	-32.37%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-5.500M	79.70M	$68.71M
Cash From Investing Activities	-28.50M	-11.50M	-$11.10M
Cash From Financing Activities	-154.8M	-69.60M	-$25.68M
Net Change In Cash	-188.8M	-1.400M	$29.44M
YoY Change	533.56%	-93.89%	-393.15%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$5.500M	$79.70M	$68.71M
Capital Expenditures	-$30.20M	-$13.30M	-$10.60M
Free Cash Flow	$24.70M	$93.00M	$79.31M
YoY Change	-67.54%	10.19%	39.34%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.</span></div>
CY2019	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Fiscal Year</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company’s fiscal reporting periods consist of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday closest to December 31 and are referred to herein as (1) “the year ended </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 29, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">” or “</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,” (2) “the year ended </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 30, 2018</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">” or “</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2018</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">” and (3) “the year ended </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2017</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">” or “</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2017</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,” all of which consisted of 52 weeks.</span></div>
CY2019	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain balance sheet reclassifications have been made to the prior year presentation to conform to the current year presentation. See “New Accounting Standards Adopted” below for further information.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Multiple Element Arrangements RevenueRecognitionMultipleElementArrangements	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In connection with the sale of Company-operated restaurants to franchisees, the Company typically enters into several agreements, in addition to an asset purchase agreement, with franchisees including franchise, development, relationship and lease agreements. The Company typically sells restaurants’ cash, inventory and equipment and retains ownership or the leasehold interest to the real estate to lease and/or sublease to the franchisee. The Company has determined that its restaurant dispositions usually represent multiple-element arrangements, and as such, the cash consideration received is allocated to the separate elements based on their relative selling price. Cash consideration generally includes up-front consideration for the sale of the restaurants, technical assistance fees and development fees and future cash consideration for royalties and lease payments. The Company considers the future lease payments in allocating the initial cash consideration received. The Company obtains third-party evidence to estimate the relative selling price of the stated rent under the lease and/or sublease agreements which is primarily based upon comparable market rents. Based on the Company’s review of the third-party evidence, the Company records favorable or unfavorable lease assets/liabilities with a corresponding offset to the gain or loss on the sale of the restaurants. The cash consideration per restaurant for technical assistance fees and development fees is consistent with the amounts stated in the related franchise agreements which are charged for separate standalone arrangements. The Company recognizes the technical assistance and development fees over the contractual term of the franchise agreements. Future royalty income is also recognized in revenue as earned. See “</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Revenue Recognition</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">” below for further information.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
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