Yum China Holdings Inc
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$46.45 -0.65%
Exchange: LSE | Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Restaurants
Q4 2024
Published: Feb 27, 2025

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $2.60B up 4.1% year-over-year
  • EPS of $0.30 increased by 25% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 13.7%
  • Net income of 115.00M
  • "N/A" - N/A
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Executive Summary

Q4 2024 for Yum China (USD 2.595B revenue) delivered modest year-over-year top-line growth of 4.1%, but faced meaningful sequential declines (QoQ revenue down 15.5% and gross profit down ~35% QoQ). The company posted a net income of USD 115M and diluted EPS of USD 0.30, with an EBITDA of USD 289M and an operating margin of about 5.8%. Despite a CFO of USD 167M, free cash flow was negative by USD 15M as working capital outflows (~USD 203M) and capital expenditure (~USD 182M) weighed on cash generation. Balance-sheet metrics show a robust asset base (total assets USD 11.11B) and liquidity (cash USD 723M) but a leveraged position (net debt USD 1.69B; total debt USD 2.41B). Management communicated a continued emphasis on store-level investments, digital/delivery acceleration, and menu/offering optimization, though the company did not publish explicit forward targets in this QQ4 release. Investors should monitor same-store sales, delivery penetration, capex efficiency, and working capital dynamics as key near-term drivers of profitability and cash generation.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
2.60B
QoQ: -15.50% | YoY: 4.09%
Gross Profit
Increasing
356.00M
13.72% margin
QoQ: -35.27% | YoY: 15.21%
Operating Income
Increasing
151.00M
QoQ: -59.30% | YoY: 37.27%
Net Income
Increasing
115.00M
QoQ: -61.28% | YoY: 18.56%
EPS
Increasing
0.30
QoQ: -61.04% | YoY: 25.00%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q3 2025 3,206.00 0.76 +4.4% View
Q2 2025 2,787.00 0.57 +4.0% View
Q1 2025 2,981.00 0.77 +0.8% View
Q4 2024 2,595.00 0.30 +4.1% View
Q3 2024 3,071.00 0.77 +5.4% View