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"Food Stocks Deserve to be on your Plate" by Mark Krieger
Since my last update, nearly three months ago, the Basic Food Fund or “BFF” has risen 6.4% from $182.93 to $194.66 versus an 8.4% increase in the Dow. Its poor relative strength could be attributable to its lower beta status (lower beta stocks drop less in down markets but rise... More »
November 22, 2009 • LUB, TSN, MCD
Burger King (BKC) Dollar DoubleCheeseburger Kerfluffle by John Gordon
The Burger King (BKC) $1 double cheeseburger offer is underway, generating all of the high risk that we noted in our September 28 2009 SA article.The BKC National Franchise Association launched its second legal action of the year, asserting on November 10 that BKC can't set... More »
November 17, 2009 • BKC, TAST, MCD
CDTV.net Stock Market News and Dividend Report for Friday Oct 30, 2009 by John Hanna
Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) reported $0.85 per fully diluted share compared with $0.75 last year. Analysts average 0.84. BEC beats by $0.01. Third quarter revenue, were $822.8 million, up 8.4% over prior year quarter. Beckman Coulter, Inc. provides biomedical testing instrument... More »
October 30, 2009 • BEC, DTE, GEL
High Stakes Burger King Remodel Still Work In Progress by John Gordon
High Stakes Burger King Remodel Still Work in Progress Burger King (BKC) is releasing earnings on October 29th,, and needs some big news to reassure investors as well as ultimately drive sales. On October 17th, its featuring the $1 double cheeseburgers via national advertising, as... More »
October 15, 2009 • BKC, MCD, CKR
Starved for Comps: Important Burger King Promo in October by John Gordon
The Burger King $1 doublecheeseburger campaign starts nationally on October 19. For Burger King, its high stakes. For the QSR sector, its a way to detect whether the $1 value focus will actually payoff.In its August 25th earnings call, CEO John Chidsey indicated they were happy with the early $1... More »
September 28, 2009 • BKC, CKR, PNRA
Time to Stock up on Food Stocks by Mark Krieger
Food stocks have been on a tear lately. Attributes such as more predictable earnings, juicy dividends, lower volatility and more reasonable price multiples are at the forefront of the sector’s recent success. They aren’t highflyers, glamorous or exciting like the tech... More »
August 22, 2009 • BRID, SLE, FLO
Chain Restaurants: Whats Going On? by John Gordon
Chain Restaurants, Q2 2009: What is Happening? Most of the chain restaurant earnings for the quarter are now in, but it will be interesting to watch Burger King on August 25. This quarter, virtually all companies beat analysts estimates based on commodity and other cost... More »
August 16, 2009 • MCD, WEN, SNS
CIT: Non Performing Franchisee Loan Data Needed by John Gordon
In looking at CIT's last few earnings calls, its Feb 2009 investor presentation (theme: challenges, opportunity, making progress), and press coverage, it is unclear the breakout and amount of the non-performing loans.The 2009 CIT backup documents showed "retail" at only 7% of the... More »
July 16, 2009 • CIT, MCD, BKC
Chain Restaurant Discounting: Operational Details Matter by John Gordon
Restaurants, Franchisees and Discounting In a June 23 New York Times Business article, Discounts Have Restaurants Eating Own Lunch, the woes of chain restaurants offering discounts—and the possible long term effect of doing so, was well outlined. The following passage caught my... More »
June 24, 2009 • SONC, BKC, EAT
CKR – Very Unusual Indeed by Howard W. Penney
In the proxy that CKE filed last Thursday they disclose that they spent just over $60,000 covering CEO Andrew Puzder's medical and dental expenses last year. That's an unusually high number -- the other NEOs run between $5K and $13K. In checking in with our resident expert on the subject... More »
May 19, 2009 • CKR, MCD, BKC

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CKE Restaurants Inc. (CKR)

Instablog posts on CKR

"Food Stocks Deserve to be on your Plate" by Mark Krieger

Burger King (BKC) Dollar DoubleCheeseburger Kerfluffle by John Gordon

CDTV.net Stock Market News and Dividend Report for Friday Oct 30, 2009 by John Hanna

High Stakes Burger King Remodel Still Work In Progress by John Gordon

Starved for Comps: Important Burger King Promo in October by John Gordon

Time to Stock up on Food Stocks by Mark Krieger

Chain Restaurants: Whats Going On? by John Gordon

CIT: Non Performing Franchisee Loan Data Needed by John Gordon

Chain Restaurant Discounting: Operational Details Matter by John Gordon

CKR – Very Unusual Indeed by Howard W. Penney

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