Third Quarter 2024 Results
4 November 2024
NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987
Strong Results 3Q24
Amid Challenging Market Conditions
Robust Sales Growth
System sales | Same-store | 7 consecutive |
growth1 | sales growth1 | quarters of |
YoY:Q3 +4% | -3% | same-store |
transaction | ||
-4% in Q2 2024 | growth |
Margin Expansion
OP | Restaurant | |
Margin | Margin | |
Q3 YoY | +100 bps | Steady |
YoY on a | +140 bps | +50 bps |
comparable basis2 |
Strong Key Metric Performance | ||||||
Operating | Core Operating | Net | Diluted | |||
Profit | Profit3 | Income | EPS | |||
YoY: | +15% | +18% | +22% | +33% | ||
Q3 | ||||||
1 Excludes the impact of foreign exchange ("F/X"). | ||||||
2 Restaurant Margin on a comparable basis excludes Items Affecting Comparability. OP Margin on a comparable basis further excludes foreign exchange impact and special items. | ||||||
3 Core Operating Profit is defined as Operating Profit adjusted for Special Items, further excluding Items Affecting Comparability and the impact of F/X. The Company uses Core Operating Profit for the purposes of | 3 | |||||
evaluating the performance of its core operations. |
Upsizing Capital Returns to Shareholders for 2024 - 2026
Capital Returns to Shareholders1 | ||||||||
$mn | FY Target2 | |||||||
~1,500 | ||||||||
668 | 833 | |||||||
473 | 442 | 1,055 | 1,242 | |||||
166 | 278 | |||||||
102 | ||||||||
187 | ||||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
Dividends | Share repurchase | Q3 YTD | ||||||
(From 2017 to Nov 1st 2024) | $4.3bn |
Total Capital Returned | |
(By end of Sep 2024) | $3.1bn |
Net Cash3 | |
Target to increase capital returns
by 50% in 2024-262
$3bn $4.5bn
- Includes dividends and share repurchases. Share repurchase amount excludes 1% excise tax and commissions.
- Based on current expectations, which may change based on market conditions, capital needs or otherwise. Subject to Board approval on dividends and share repurchases, as well as shareholders' approval on share
repurchases. | 4 |
3 Refers to $1,193mn cash, $1,338mn short-term investments and $933mn long-term bank deposits and notes, net of $315mn in short-term borrowings. |
Opening New Stores to Capture Long-Term Opportunities
Total Stores | 15,861 | ||
4 years | |||
>10,000 | |||
8 years | |||
>5,000 | |||
25 years | |||
1 | |||
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 24'Q3 |
Net new stores
438 in Q3
1,217 Q3 YTD
Net new unit
contribution to sales
7% in Q31
1 Sales contribution from net new stores (YoY). | 5 |
Penetrating into More Cities - Good New Store Returns
Penetrating More Cities | Healthy New Store Payback2 | |
#1 Western QSR in China1 | Net New | Total | ||||||
24 Q3 YTD | ||||||||
987 11,283 ~2,200 | Stores | Stores | ||||||
% in Tier 3-6 | 58% | 56% | ||||||
Net New Stores | Total | Cities | ||||||
Q3 YTD | Stores | % of franchise | 27% | 12% | ||||
#1 Casual Dining in China1 | 24 Q3 YTD | Net New | Total | |||||
Stores | Stores | |||||||
294 | 3,606 800+ | |||||||
% in Tier 3-6 | 60% | 45% | ||||||
Net New Stores | Total | Cities | ||||||
Q3 YTD | Stores | % of franchise | 7% | 5% | ||||
~2 | ~2 | ~2 | ~2 ~2 years |
2017 2019 2021 2023 2024Q3
3~4 | 3~4 | ~3 | ~3 | 2~3 |
years | ||||
2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024Q3 |
~80% of new stores3 turned profitable within 3 months of opening
- In terms of 2023 system sales.
- Refers to Average Pre-tax Cash Payback Period assuming yearly cashflow is same as year 1, after deduction of 3% license fee and before G&A expenses and income tax; based on stores opened between July 2022 to
June 2023. | 6 |
3 Refers to stores opened in the past two years. |
Achieved Double-Digit Delivery Sales Growth
over the Past Decade
Delivery Sales Growth YoY
+18% | +14% |
Q3 | Q3 YTD |
+19%
YoY in Q3
~34% ~32%
+11%
YoY in Q3
- KFC and Pizza Hut both gained market share on delivery platforms
- Took actions to reduce rider costs - e.g., introducing platform riders at select locations, where their quality matches our dedicated riders
~53%
~31% ~29%
~29%
~35% ~39%
~18%
~70%
~5%
~25%
~55% ~52%
~9% ~10%
~36% ~38%
Q3 YTD'19 Q3 YTD'23 Q3 YTD'24
Q3 YTD'19 Q3 YTD'23 Q3 YTD'24
Sales mix by channels | Dine-in | Takeaway | Delivery |
% of Company sales |
7
Digital Sales Exceeded $7 Billion in First Nine Months;
Total Members Surpassed 510 Million
Digital Sales Growth | Member Growth | |
Digital orders1
Members (mn)3 | Member sales %4 | |
65% | 65% |
80%
86% 89% 89% 90%
60% | 63% | 62% |
52% | 510+ |
470+ | |
55%>$7bn
Digital Sales2
Q3 YTD
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Q3YTD
410+ |
360+ |
300+ |
240+ |
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Q3YTD
- Includes KFC (Hangzhou KFC since December 2021 and Suzhou KFC since August 2020) and Pizza Hut.
- Sales at Company-owned stores where orderings were placed digitally.
- KFC and Pizza Hut loyalty programs combined, as of period-end.
- As a percentage of KFC and Pizza Hut's system sales in aggregate. From 2022, in addition to transactions in which members self-identified as members (i.e., through member QR code, using member coupons/
vouchers, ordering via Super-Apps or other own channels), member sales also include 1) transactions in which members order using our coupons/vouchers through third party e-commerce platforms, 2) Pizza Hut | |
tableside orders paid through POS terminals, provided members could otherwise be identified as members. 2021 data restated to reflect this change. Before restatement, it was 61% in 2021 Q3 YTD for KFC and | 8 |
Pizza Hut combined. |
KFC Continuing to Thrive
+6% | Q3 2024 | 352 | |||
(2)% | |||||
System sales | Same-store | Net new stores | |||
growth1 | sales growth1 | ||||
` | 18.3% | 15.7% | |||
Restaurant margin | OP margin | ||||
(30) bps YoY | +10 bps YoY | ||||
+30 bps YoY on a | +60 bps YoY on a | ||||
comparable basis2 | comparable basis2 | ||||
+6% YoY | +9% YoY | ||||
Operating profit | Core operating profit3 |
- Excludes the impact of foreign exchange.
- Restaurant Margin on a comparable basis excludes Items Affecting Comparability. OP Margin on a comparable basis further excludes foreign exchange impact and special items.
- Defined as Operating profit adjusted for Special Items, further excluding Items Affecting Comparability and the impact of F/X.
Photo: KFC store in Chengdu City Center (成都领地中心)
Offering Innovative Products and Great Value
Breathing Fresh Energy into | Providing Great Value-for-money and Emotional Value |
our Flagship Products | |
Original recipe chicken with curry | Spicy beef wrap | Crazy Thursday - chicken nugget with cumin, | Genshin Impact campaign includes | |
gravy and mashed potatoes | egg tart, single-bone chicken and original | themed stores, special combos, | ||
recipe chicken | souvenirs and game pack | 10 | ||
Side-by-side KCOFFEE Cafes
Reached 500 Locations
Note: Side-by-side KCOFFEE Cafes are considered part of existing KFC stores and are not counted separately in Yum China's total store count. | 11 |
Photos: KFC store in Chengdu City Center (成都领地中心) |
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