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Wendy's Co
WENCIK 0000030697NasdaqLarge AcceleratedRetail-Eating & Drinking PlacesDelawareFY ends Jan 3
Period
FY 2025
Revenue
$2.18B
Net Income
$165.07M
Total Assets
$4.96B
Equity
$117.38M
Shares Out
190.36M
Op. Cash Flow
$344.54M
Business
Wendy's Co operates, develops and franchises a system of quick-service restaurants offering made-to-order, high-quality menu items. It offers core products including hamburger sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, salads, baked potatoes, fries, Frosty desserts and a breakfast menu, plus limited-time promotional items. The company reports through three segments: Wendy’s U.S., Wendy’s International and Global Real Estate & Development, which also manages real estate and development-related services. Wendy’s sells through company-operated and franchised traditional and non-traditional restaurants globally and via digital platforms and third-party delivery partners.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 2,177 | 2,246 | 2,182 | 2,096 | 1,897 | |
| Cost of sales | 792 | 783 | 794 | 773 | 612 | |
| Franchise support and other costs | 81 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 43 | |
| Franchise rental expense | 126 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 132 | |
| Advertising funds expense | 423 | 478 | 428 | 431 | 412 | |
| General and administrative | 253 | 255 | 250 | 255 | 243 | |
| Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of cloud computing arrangements shown separately below) | 152 | 143 | 136 | 133 | 126 | |
| Amortization of cloud computing arrangements | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| System optimization gains, net | −1 | −1 | −880,000 | −7 | −34 | |
| Reorganization and realignment costs | −125,000 | 9 | 9 | 698,000 | 9 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 12 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Other operating income, net | −22 | −12 | −14 | −24 | −14 | |
| Costs and expenses | 1,833 | 1,875 | 1,800 | 1,742 | 1,530 | |
| Operating profit | 343 | 371 | 382 | 353 | 367 | |
| Interest expense, net | 126 | 124 | 124 | 122 | — | |
| (Loss) gain on early extinguishment of debt, net | −642,000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −18 | |
| Investment (loss) income, net | −2 | 11,000 | −10 | 2 | 39,000 | |
| Other income, net | 13 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 681,000 | |
| Income before income taxes | 227 | 272 | 279 | 244 | 241 | |
| Provision for income taxes | −62 | −78 | −75 | −66 | −40 | |
| Net income | 165 | 194 | 204 | 177 | 200 | |
| Basic | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.91 | |
| Diluted | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 301 | 451 | 516 | 746 | 249 | |
| Restricted cash | 39 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 28 | |
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | 117 | 100 | 122 | 116 | 120 | |
| Inventories | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 55 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 31 | |
| Advertising funds restricted assets | 98 | 99 | 118 | 127 | 160 | |
| Total current assets | 618 | 736 | 838 | 1,058 | 593 | |
| Properties | 938 | 908 | 891 | 896 | 907 | |
| Finance lease assets | 313 | 245 | 229 | 235 | 244 | |
| Operating lease assets | 643 | 680 | 706 | 754 | 813 | |
| Goodwill | 774 | 771 | 774 | 773 | 775 | |
| Other intangible assets | 1,171 | 1,192 | 1,219 | 1,249 | 1,281 | |
| Investments | 25 | 29 | 34 | 46 | 50 | |
| Net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases | 285 | 288 | 314 | 317 | 300 | |
| Other assets | 190 | 185 | 179 | 171 | 139 | |
| Total assets | 4,957 | 5,035 | 5,183 | 5,499 | 5,101 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 30 | 78 | 29 | 29 | 24 | |
| Current portion of finance lease liabilities | 27 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | |
| Accounts payable | 30 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 41 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 117 | 118 | 135 | 116 | 141 | |
| Advertising funds restricted liabilities | 96 | 100 | 121 | 132 | 158 | |
| Total current liabilities | 351 | 398 | 382 | 388 | 427 | |
| Long-term debt | 2,731 | 2,662 | 2,733 | 2,822 | 2,356 | |
| Long-term finance lease liabilities | 647 | 575 | 569 | 572 | 560 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 660 | 704 | 739 | 792 | 853 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 288 | 263 | 270 | 270 | 268 | |
| Deferred franchise fees | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 88 | |
| Other liabilities | 75 | 84 | 90 | 99 | 113 | |
| Total liabilities | 4,839 | 4,775 | 4,873 | 5,034 | 4,665 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; 470,424 shares issued; 190,324 and 203,834 shares outstanding, respectively | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,986 | 2,982 | 2,960 | 2,938 | 2,899 | |
| Retained earnings | 435 | 400 | 410 | 415 | 344 | |
| Common stock held in treasury, at cost; 280,100 and 266,590 shares, respectively | −3,287 | −3,095 | −3,049 | −2,870 | −2,805 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −64 | −75 | −58 | −64 | −48 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 117 | 259 | 310 | 466 | 436 | |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 4,957 | 5,035 | 5,183 | 5,499 | 5,101 | |
| Common Stock, Par Value | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Common Stock, Shares Issued | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 | |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 190 | 204 | 205 | 213 | 216 | |
| Treasury Stock, Shares | 280 | 267 | 265 | 257 | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share-based compensation | 15 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | |
| Deferred income tax | 23 | −6 | −807,000 | 4 | −14 | |
| Non-cash rental expense, net | 45 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 41 | |
| Change in operating lease liabilities | −49 | −49 | −47 | −46 | −46 | |
| Net receipt (recognition) of deferred vendor incentives | 2 | −586,000 | 1 | −1 | 715,000 | |
| Gain on sale of investments, net | 0 | 0 | −31,000 | 0 | −63,000 | |
| Distributions received from TimWen joint venture | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | |
| Equity in earnings in joint ventures, net | −11 | −12 | −11 | −9 | −11 | |
| Long-term debt related activities, net (see Note 20) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | |
| Cloud computing arrangements expenditures | −23 | −19 | −33 | −30 | −14 | |
| Other, net | 25 | 15 | 23 | −5 | 844,000 | |
| Accounts and notes receivable | −19 | −5 | 430,000 | −6 | −6 | |
| Inventories | −473,000 | 138,000 | 439,000 | −1 | −872,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −1 | −2 | −672,000 | 7 | −3 | |
| Advertising funds restricted assets and liabilities | −4 | −21 | −18 | −31 | 12 | |
| Accounts payable | −9 | 1 | −9 | −2 | 8 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | −18 | 5 | 4 | −13 | 21 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 345 | 355 | 345 | 260 | 346 | |
| Capital expenditures | −102 | −94 | −85 | −86 | −78 | |
| Franchise development fund | 38 | 41 | 8 | 4 | — | |
| Acquisitions | −17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −123 | |
| Dispositions | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 55 | |
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 0 | 0 | 31,000 | 0 | 63,000 | |
| Notes receivable, net | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −151 | −129 | −87 | −78 | −155 | |
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 476 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 1,100 | |
| Repayments of long-term debt | −454 | −29 | −95 | −27 | −970 | |
| Repayments of finance lease liabilities | −25 | −20 | −22 | −17 | −14 | |
| Deferred financing costs | −10 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −21 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −201 | −77 | −190 | −52 | −269 | |
| Dividends | −130 | −204 | −209 | −107 | −95 | |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 2 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 30 | |
| Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −5 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −344 | −303 | −504 | 289 | −243 | |
| Net cash used in operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash | −150 | −77 | −245 | 471 | −52 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 4 | −8 | 2 | −6 | 364,000 | |
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −146 | −85 | −243 | 465 | −51 |
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