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Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR.TOCOMMENTMar 01, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 19, 2026. Market Open.
Large portfolio of defensive brand names (Burger King, Tim Hortons). Large cap with lots of liquidity in stock. Current share price presenting good buying opportunity. Trading at cheaper valuation than USA peers. Expecting growth in same store sales, revenues and cash flow. Good investment for long term holders.
It has a new CEO who did very well with Dominoes. The franchises are now much better run. There are good changes at Tim Horton's, Burger King has a big ad campaign, and Popeye's is growing very fast. It is trading at 2/3 of the multiple of other fast food chains. Yes there are higher labour costs but it is a high margin business and recession resistant. He feels it is cheap because of past problems and has a big upside. In general people are now spending lots of money dining out. Buy 15 Hold 15 Sell 1
(Analysts’ price target is $104.95)
Sold his holdings when Burger King merged with Tim Hortons, as he was concerned about the debt levels. The valuation on all these fast food companies is sky-high. As a value investor, it is very hard for him to pay these prices where there is not a lot of growth. They get growth by cost cutting. If he ever saw a material pullback, he would definitely take a look again.