Restaurant Brands InternationalNYSE: QSR

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 19, 2024) -  Happy Belly Food Group Inc. (CSE: HBFG) (OTCQB: HBFGF) ("Happy Belly" or the "Company"), a leading consolidator of emerging food brands is pleased to announce it has signed a franchisee for Kingston, Ontario for its Heal Wellness brand, a fresh smoothie bowls, acai bowls, and smoothies quick serve restaurant ("QSR"). Heal Wellness 1 To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/6625/230560_0479325af42f3ab7_002full.jpg "When first acquired, Heal had two locations serving smoothie and acai bowls and did not have a franchising program.

After a 10% decline since the beginning of this year, at the current price of around $68 per share, we believe Restaurant Brands International Inc. stock (NYSE: QSR), one of the largest fast-food restaurant chains in the world, including Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes, and, since late 2021, also Firehouse Subs - could see modest gains in the near term. QSR stock has declined from around $78 to $68 year-t0-date, underperforming the broader indices, with the S&P growing about 20% over the same period.

Restaurant Brands International faces challenges in China, but strong performance in the US and other international markets supports a 'Strong Buy' rating. Tim Hortons and the International segment are key growth drivers, contributing nearly 70% of QSR's adjusted operating profit. Despite macro pressures, the Company's diversified portfolio enables resilience, with consolidated comparable sales growing year-over-year.

QSR's third-quarter revenues benefit from system-wide sales increases at International (INTL) and Tim Hortons (TH).

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR ) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript November 5, 2024 8:45 AM ET Company Participants Kendall Peck - Head of Investor Relations Josh Kobza - Chief Executive Officer Sami Siddiqui - Chief Financial Officer Patrick Doyle - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer & Co John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Dennis Geiger - UBS David Palmer - Evercore ISI Gregory Francfort - Guggenheim Lauren Silberman - Deutsche Bank Danilo Gargiulo - AB Bernstein Sara Senatore - Bank of America Jon Tower - Citi Christine Cho - Goldman Sachs Operator Good morning and welcome to the Restaurant Brands International Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.

Restaurant Brands (QSR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.93 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.94 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.90 per share a year ago.

Net sales climbed 24.7%, largely thanks to the company's acquisitions of its largest U.S. Burger King franchisee and its Popeyes business in China.

Consolidated system-wide sales grow +3.2% year-over-year Global comparable sales of +0.3%, including +2.7% at TH Canada and +1.8% at INTL Five franchisor segments deliver year-over-year growth in Adjusted Operating Income RBI on track to deliver 8%+ organic Adjusted Operating Income growth for 2024     TORONTO , Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Restaurant Brands International Inc. ("RBI") (TSX: QSR) (NYSE: QSR) (TSX: QSP) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Josh Kobza, Chief Executive Officer of RBI commented, "Our results demonstrate the resilience of our business and the dedication of our teams and franchisees.

Burger King and Tim Horton's owner Restaurant Brands International (TSX:QSR, NYSE:QSR) saw its shares fall after reporting slower sales growth in the third quarter. Sales of $2.29 billion missed the consensus analyst estimate of $2.31 billion and adjusted earnings per share of US$0.93, while up 4.6% on a year ago, were short of the expected US$0.95.