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Wendy's Company (the) — Wendy's/Arby's Group — Q2 2010 Earnings Presentation

35 slides from Wendy's Company (the)'s earnings presentation, Aug 12, 2010

  1. Slide 1: Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Call & Webcast

    Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Call & Webcast August 12, 2010

  2. Slide 2: John Barker, Chief Communications Officer

    WENDY'S \ ARBY'S GROUP SERVING FRESH IDEAS DAILY. John Barker Chief Communications Officer

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    • Business Highlights - Roland Smith – Economic and competitive environment – Second quarter 2010 highlights – Second quarter brand updates – Recent international developments • Financial Overview - Steve Hare – Second quarter consolidated financial overview – Stock repurchases and dividends – 2010

  4. Slide 4: Wendy's/Arby's Group Reported Today

    Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Reported Today: • Second Quarter 2010 Results • Updated 2010 Outlook • Balance Sheet Highlights • Adjusted EBITDA • Selected Brand Financial Highlights • Form 10-Q Second Quarter 2010

  5. Slide 5: Forward-Looking Statements and Regulation G

    Forward-Looking Statements and Regulation G This presentation, and certain information that management may discuss in connection with this presentation, may contain statements that are not historical facts, including, importantly, information concerning possible or assumed future results of our oper

  6. Slide 6: Roland Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer

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  7. Slide 7: Unemployment Remains High and Consumer Confidence Declined in June and July

    Unemployment Remains High and Consumer Confidence Declined in June and July

  8. Slide 8: QSR Restaurant Brands are Still Emphasizing Value Promotions

    QSR Brands Value Tier McDonald’s Dollar menu, including breakfast (national) $2.99 mini combo meals (regional) $0.49 hamburger/$0.59 cheeseburger (regional) Burger King $1 double cheeseburger Taco Bell $2 mini combo meals Pizza Hut $10 any pizza Subway $5 for any footlong sub Sonic $2.99 footlong qu

  9. Slide 9: Second Quarter 2010 Business Overview

    • Adjusted EBITDA* grew 3.2% to $120.9 million – Net income was $10.7 million • Wendy’s: – 50 basis point restaurant margin improvement in company- operated stores • Arby’s: – Focused on turnaround plan to re-energize the brand – Transactions improved to flat • G&A Expense decreased 13.5% to $97.5 m

  10. Slide 10: Wendy's 2nd Quarter 2010

    April May June Q2 2010 N.A. Same-Store Sales Systemwide (1.7%) Company-owned (2.9%) Franchise (1.4%) Restaurant Margin Q2 2010 16.4% Q2 2009 15.9% Wendy’s 2 nd Quarter 2010

  11. Slide 11: Arby's 2nd Quarter 2010

    Beef ‘n Cheddar Steakhouse Toasted Sub National: Value Menu Q2 2010 N.A. Same-Store Sales Systemwide (7.4%) Company-owned (8.8%) Franchise (6.7%) Restaurant Margin Q2 2010 13.4% Q2 2009 14.9% April May June Arby’s 2 nd Quarter 2010

  12. Slide 12: Wendy's/Arby's International Major New Development Agreements

    Latin America/Caribbean - 216 restaurants Europe/Middle East - 11 restaurants Asia/Pacific - 84 restaurants Current International Restaurants 311 as of Q2 2010 International excludes 476 restaurants in Canada Singapore 35 restaurants (Wendy’s) Middle East 80 restaurants (dual-branded) Turkey 100 res

  13. Slide 13: Steve Hare, Chief Financial Officer

    WENDY'S \ ARBY'S GROUP SERVING FRESH IDEAS DAILY. Steve Hare Chief Financial Officer

  14. Slide 14: Second Quarter 2010 Consolidated Operating Results

    Second Quarter 2010 Consolidated Operating Results

  15. Slide 15: Second Quarter and YTD 2010 Adjusted EBITDA

    *See Appendix. Second Quarter and YTD 2010 Adjusted EBITDA*

  16. Slide 16: Second Quarter 2010 Net Income and Special Items

    Second Quarter 2010 Net Income and Special Items

  17. Slide 17: Six Months Cash Flow Summary

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  18. Slide 18: Total Debt, Cash and Net Debt

    ($ in Millions) Total Debt Cash and Cash Equivalents Net Debt Total Debt / Adjusted EBITDA Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA WENDY'S ARBY'S GROUP July 4, 2010 Y/E 2009 $ 1,574.6 $ 1,522.9 508.4 591.7 $ 1,066.2 $ 931.2 3.6x 3.6x 2.4x 2.2x

  19. Slide 19: Stock Repurchases and Dividends

    • Stock Repurchases – $325 million authorized for stock repurchases of which $80 million remains available – As of August 6, 2010, 52 million common stock shares repurchased for $245 million, at an average per share price of $4.69 – Company may repurchase additional shares as market conditions warra

  20. Slide 20: Outlook

    • 2010 Adjusted EBITDA -3% to -5%, as compared to 2009 Adjusted EBITDA* of $411.6 million, normalized for the 53rd week (2009 net income was $5.1 million) – 2010 Outlook excludes approximately $8 million of Wendy’s new breakfast advertising – 2010 Outlook includes the following expectations for the

  21. Slide 21: Brand Strategies and Investment Highlights

    Brand Strategies and Investment Highlights

  22. Slide 22: Wendy's Marketing Calendar 2010

    2010 Wendy’s Marketing Calendar

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  24. Slide 24: Arby's Marketing Calendar

    National Event (7/18 - 8/14) Local (8/22 - 9/18) National Event (10/3 - 10/30) 2010 July Aug/Sept October Arby’s Marketing Calendar

  25. Slide 25: Arby's Value Strategy

    Classic Favorites Premium Value Specialty Indulgence 3-Tier Value Approach: Everyday Affordability for All Occasions Entry Value Value Menu Arby’s Value Strategy

  26. Slide 26: Consumers Are Positive about the Arby's Value Menu

    Value Menu Users have a much more positive impression of the brand - even on non-value related attributes Consumers Are Positive about the Arby’s Value Menu • 83% of users indicated that they will definitely or probably visit again in next 30 days

  27. Slide 27: Long-Term Growth Initiatives: Wendy's Breakfast

    • Introducing new menu in three existing breakfast markets – Pittsburgh – Kansas City – Phoenix • Beginning television advertising in the three markets in September • Initial results are encouraging • Expanding into additional company and franchise markets in Q4 Long-Term Growth Initiatives Wendy’s

  28. Slide 28: Long-Term Growth Initiatives: Remodels

    • Major initiative under way to upgrade restaurants – Wendy’s:100 remodels in 2010 – Arby’s:100 remodels in 2010 Long-Term Growth Initiatives Remodels

  29. Slide 29: Long-Term Growth Initiatives: International

    • Investing significant resources • Early progress encouraging – Signed development agreements > 400 restaurants – Brazil – Japan – China Long-Term Growth Initiatives International

  30. Slide 30: Investment Highlights

    Investment Highlights • Wendy’s: – Delivering margin improvement – Focused on “Real” brand positioning and product innovation – Maintaining value perception • Arby’s: – Focused on turnaround – Transactions are improving – Testing core/premium value • Investing in Long-Term Growth • Strong Cash Flow

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  33. Slide 33: Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Wee Financial Measures EBITDA is used by the Company as a performance measure for benchmarking against the Company’s peers and competitors. The Company believes EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other inter

  34. Slide 34: Calculation and Comparison of EBITDA and Reconciliation to Net Income

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  35. Slide 35: Calculation of EBITDA and Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income

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