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With many investors looking for income as well as capital gains, we now publish the top ten yielding stocks in certain industries each week. This week we look at Restaurants (see below for other industries). These stocks have been selected from a screening program. They are not recommendations to buy or sell. If you have an interest in any of them, please investigate them completely before taking any action.
Updated 08/05/09 INDUSTRY: Restaurants Company | Symbol | Div/Yield | EPS | | McDonald's Corp. * | MCD | 3.63% | $3.77 | | Darden Restaurants * | DRI | 3.00% | $2.66 | | Sodexho * | SDXAY | 2.99% | $3.30 | | Cracker Barrel | CBRL | 2.73% | $2.83 | | CKE Restaurants | CKR | 2.66% | $0.64 | | Brinker International | EAT | 2.51% | $0.34 | | Bob Evans Farms | BOBE | 2.22% | -$0.17 | | Yum! Brands | YUM | 2.13% | $2.09 | | Frisch's Restaurants | FRS | 1.71% | $2.08 | | Burger King Holdings | BKC | 1.49% | $1.40 | | |
| * Comments:
MCD: franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants in the food service industry. These restaurants serve a varied, limited, value-priced menu in more than 100 countries globally. The restaurants are operated either by the Company or by franchisees, including franchisees under franchise arrangements, and foreign-affiliated markets and developmental licensees under license agreements. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company sold its businesses in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and 13 other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, which totaled 1,571 restaurants, to a developmental licensee organization. The Company and its franchisees purchase food, packaging, equipment and other goods from numerous independent suppliers.
DRI: operates a full-service restaurant company and served approximately 404 million meals during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009). As of May 31, 2009, the Company operated through subsidiaries 1,773 restaurants in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the Company operated 1,738 restaurants in 49 states (the exception being Alaska), including 661 Red Lobster, 685 Olive Garden, 321 LongHorn Steakhouse, 37 The Capital Grille, 24 Bahama Breeze, eight Seasons 52 and two specialty restaurants: Hemenway?s Seafood Grille & Oyster Bar and The Old Grist Mill Tavern. In Canada, it operated 35 restaurants, including 29 Red Lobster and six Olive Garden restaurants. SDXAY: formerly Sodexho Alliance SA, is engaged in food and facilities management services. The Company is organized in two activities: Food and Facilities Management Services, and Service Vouchers and Cards. The Food and Facilities Management division offers various services, such as catering, cleaning, ground keeping, services for armed forces, educational solutions, as well as event planning and organization, among others. The Service Vouchers and Cards division provides a range of passes and vouchers, comprising Restaurant Pass, Gift Pass, Sport Pass, Training Voucher, Service Card and Book Card, among others. In April 2009, Sodexo SA completed the acquisition of India-based Radhakrishna Hospitality Services Group. On September 30, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Score Groupe, an independent provider of food services in France. On June 16, 2008, Sodexo acquired 90% of the Yachts de Paris group. |
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DISCLAIMER: Dividend yields will differ from these tables due to pricing considerations. The table is generated from data that is not as of the close last Friday. Therefore, when you investigate one of these stocks, expect to see a lower or higher yield. Also, not all stocks are included in this list. There may be more in this industry that have a higher yield but due to the methodology of the screening program, they are not listed.
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