$WEN
Wendy's Co Stock $wen

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003069724000004 Filed on February 26, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4
Revenue	$534.8M	$550.6M
YoY Change	-0.33%	3.38%
Cost Of Revenue	$192.1M	$199.5M
YoY Change	-3.67%	1.71%
Gross Profit	$342.6M	$351.0M
YoY Change	1.65%	4.35%
Gross Profit Margin	64.07%	63.76%
Selling, General & Admin	$178.5M	$206.6M
YoY Change	-19.26%	2.05%
% of Gross Profit	52.1%	58.86%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$35.52M	$34.29M
YoY Change	9.28%	0.11%
% of Gross Profit	10.37%	9.77%
Operating Expenses	$217.0M	$241.4M
YoY Change	-14.72%	5.4%
Operating Profit	$81.16M	$101.6M
YoY Change	-1.73%	3.53%
Interest Expense	$30.54M	$30.96M
YoY Change	-203.81%	-3.0%
% of Operating Profit	37.63%	30.47%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$6.836M	$7.637M
YoY Change	13.03%	162.44%
Pretax Income	$57.46M	$77.96M
YoY Change	-1.2%	12.78%
Income Tax	$15.46M	$19.92M
% Of Pretax Income	26.91%	25.54%
Net Earnings	$41.99M	$58.05M
YoY Change	1.74%	14.85%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.85%	10.54%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.20	$0.28
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.20	$0.28
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	205.5M shares	206.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	207.0M shares	210.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$498.3M	$598.0M
YoY Change	-33.19%	-18.28%
Cash & Equivalents	$498.3M	$598.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$237.5M	$183.1M
YoY Change	25.79%	-14.34%
Inventory	$6.110M	$6.813M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$125.5M	$138.1M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$867.5M	$926.1M
YoY Change	-18.02%	-15.4%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$890.7M	$886.8M
YoY Change	-0.57%	0.51%
Goodwill	$773.1M	$773.2M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.03%
Intangibles	$1.210B	$1.225B
YoY Change	-3.1%	-2.15%
Long-Term Investments	$31.51M	$32.72M
YoY Change	-7.1%	-1.95%
Other Assets	$183.7M	$185.0M
YoY Change	7.48%	13.1%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.322B	$4.364B
YoY Change	-2.68%	-1.49%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$867.5M	$926.1M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.322B	$4.364B
Total Assets	$5.190B	$5.290B
YoY Change	-5.63%	-4.25%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$26.18M	$41.69M
YoY Change	-40.51%	20.27%
Accrued Expenses	$144.2M	$148.9M
YoY Change	24.31%	14.39%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$29.25M	$29.25M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$425.4M	$405.2M
YoY Change	9.65%	-3.16%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.727B	$2.768B
YoY Change	-3.36%	-2.1%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$90.05M	$94.44M
YoY Change	-8.9%	-7.26%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.817B	$2.863B
YoY Change	-3.55%	-2.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$425.4M	$405.2M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.817B	$2.863B
Total Liabilities	$4.896B	$4.948B
YoY Change	-2.73%	-2.75%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$400.5M	$414.3M
YoY Change	-3.44%	3.55%
Common Stock	$47.04M	$47.04M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.053B	$3.006B
YoY Change	6.39%	4.69%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$293.7M	$342.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.190B	$5.290B
YoY Change	-5.63%	-4.25%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$41.99M	$58.05M
YoY Change	1.74%	14.85%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$35.52M	$34.29M
YoY Change	9.28%	0.11%
Cash From Operating Activities	$99.99M	$128.0M
YoY Change	29.41%	51.6%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$17.35M	$25.53M
YoY Change	-51.13%	-233.67%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$3.459M	-$1.062M
YoY Change	-190.84%	-158.64%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$20.81M	-$26.59M
YoY Change	-34.34%	53.82%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$51.37M
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$7.313M
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$72.63M	-126.9M
YoY Change	102.7%	232.31%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$99.99M	128.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$20.81M	-26.59M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$72.63M	-126.9M
Net Change In Cash	$4.270M	-25.52M
YoY Change	-56.13%	-188.11%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$99.99M	$128.0M
Capital Expenditures	$17.35M	$25.53M
Free Cash Flow	$82.63M	$102.5M
YoY Change	97.89%	-1.01%

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CY2023	wen	Payments For Cloud Computing Arrangements PaymentsForCloudComputingArrangements	30220000	usd
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CY2023	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	213766000	shares
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CY2023	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	215839000	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	224405000	shares
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CY2022	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	2404000	shares
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CY2023	wen	Accounts And Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Write Off Net Of Recoveries AccountsAndFinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossWriteOffNetOfRecoveries	3780000	usd
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CY2022	wen	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Write Off Net Of Recoveries FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossWriteOffNetOfRecoveries	0	usd
CY2022	wen	Accounts And Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Write Off Net Of Recoveries AccountsAndFinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossWriteOffNetOfRecoveries	362000	usd
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