Louisville, KY (May 3, 2023) - Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today reported results for the first-quarter ending March 31, 2023. Worldwide system sales excluding foreign currency translation grew 13% excluding Russia impact, with 8% same-store sales growth and 5% unit growth. First-quarter GAAP operating profit grew 3%. First-quarter core operating profit grew 11% including a 1 percentage point headwind from Russia. First-quarter GAAP EPS was $1.05 and first-quarter EPS excluding Special Items was $1.06. First-quarter EPS includes a negative $0.07 mark-to-market impact from unrealized investment losses and a negative $0.08 impact from foreign currency translation.

David Gibbs, CEO, said “Our first-quarter results continue to illustrate the power of our global portfolio and the advantages of our business model. The demand for our iconic brands is evident as our incredible teams and franchise partners delivered another strong quarter with system sales growth of 13% excluding Russia, driven by 8% same-store sales growth and continued development momentum. We're seeing broad-based accelerating digital sales growth leading to a record quarter for both digital system sales of nearly $7 billion and digital sales mix that exceeded 45%. I’m pleased to see the revenue flow through in the quarter translate to 11% core operating profit growth. We're proud of the strong start to the year and confident we'll continue to build on our position as the global franchisor of choice.”

•On April 17, 2023, Yum! Brands completed its exit from the Russian market by selling its KFC business in Russia to Smart Service Ltd., including all Russian KFC restaurants, operating system, master franchise rights and the trademark for the Rostik's brand. With the completion of the transaction, we have now ceased our corporate presence in Russia.

•As of the beginning of the second quarter 2022, we elected to remove Russia from our unit count and system sales, negatively impacting those key performance metrics as presented in our FIRST-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS section and the remainder of this release.

•Removing Russia from our prior year base, key performance metrics would have been as follows:

•Worldwide system sales grew 11%, excluding foreign currency translation, with KFC at 11%, Taco Bell at 12% and Pizza Hut 10%.

•We added 746 gross units during the first quarter.

•Reported record digital sales of nearly $7 billion, with digital mix exceeding 45%.

•Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted divisional operating profit by $27 million.

1 See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results within this release for further detail of Core Operating Profit.

All comparisons are versus the same period a year ago.

System sales growth figures exclude foreign currency translation ("F/X") and core operating profit growth figures exclude F/X and Special Items. Special Items are not allocated to any segment and therefore only impact worldwide GAAP results. See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results within this release for further details.

Digital system sales includes all transactions where consumers at system restaurants utilize ordering interaction that is primarily facilitated by automated technology.

1 See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results within this release for further detail of Special Items.

•KFC Division opened 385 gross new restaurants in 47 countries.

•Removing Russia from our first-quarter results negatively impacted KFC International system sales growth by 5 percentage points and KFC Division operating profit growth excluding foreign currency by 2 percentage points.

•Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted operating profit by $21 million.

1Refer to investors.yum.com/financial-information/financial-reports/ for a list of the countries within each of the markets.

2Reflects Full Year 2022 adjusted for the exclusion of Russia.

•Taco Bell Division opened 79 gross new restaurants in 16 countries.

•Taco Bell U.S. system sales grew 11% and Taco Bell International system sales excluding foreign currency grew 25%.

•Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales grew 9% and Taco Bell International same-store sales grew 4%.

•Company-owned restaurant margins were approximately 22%, flat year-over-year.

•Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted operating profit by $1 million.

•Pizza Hut Division opened 271 gross new restaurants in 31 countries.

•Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted operating profit by $5 million.

1Refer to investors.yum.com/financial-information/financial-reports/ for a list of the countries within each of the markets. Note that during the first quarter of 2023 Pizza Hut Division

realigned their international market structure.

2Reflects Full Year 2022 adjusted for the exclusion of Russia.

•The Habit Burger Grill Division system sales grew 8% with flat same-store sales growth.

•The Habit Burger Grill Division opened 11 gross new restaurants in the U.S. and Cambodia.

•Disclosures pertaining to outstanding debt in our Restricted Group capital structure will be provided at the time of the filing of the first-quarter Form 10-Q.

Yum! Brands, Inc. will host a conference call to review the company's financial performance and strategies at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time May 3, 2023. The number is 844/200-6205 for U.S. callers, 833/950-0062 for Canada callers, and 929/526-1599 for international callers, conference ID 981951.

The call will be available for playback beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time May 3, 2023 through May 10, 2023. To access the playback, dial 866/813-9403 in the U.S., 226/828-7578 in Canada, 0204/525-0658 for U.K. (local), and +44/204-525-0658 internationally, conference ID 146153.

The webcast and the playback can be accessed by visiting Yum! Brands' website, investors.yum.com/events-and-presentations and selecting “Q1 2023 Yum! Brands, Inc. Earnings Call.”

Quarter end dates for each division, restaurant count details, definitions of terms and Restricted Group financial information are available at investors.yum.com. Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in our Condensed Consolidated Summary of Results.

This announcement may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend all forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and by the use of forward-looking words such as “expect,” “expectation,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “may,” “could,” “intend,” “belief,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “predict,” “likely,” “seek,” “project,” “model,” “ongoing,” “will,” “should,” “forecast,” “outlook” or similar terminology. These statements are based on and reflect our current expectations, estimates, assumptions and/or projections, our perception of historical trends and current conditions, as well as other factors that we believe are appropriate and reasonable under the circumstances. Forward-looking statements are neither predictions nor guarantees of future events, circumstances or performance and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by those statements. There can be no assurance that our expectations, estimates, assumptions and/or projections, including with respect to the future earnings and performance or capital structure of Yum! Brands, will prove to be correct or that any of our expectations, estimates or projections will be achieved.

Numerous factors could cause our actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; food safety and food- or beverage-borne illness issues; adverse impacts of catastrophic or unforeseen events; the success of our concepts’ franchisees; the success of our development strategy; anticipated benefits from past or potential future acquisitions, investments or other strategic transactions, or our portfolio business model; our significant exposure to the Chinese market; our global operations; foreign currency risks and foreign exchange controls; our ability to protect the integrity or availability of IT systems or the security of confidential information and other cybersecurity risks; compliance with data privacy and data protection legal requirements; our ability to successfully implement technology initiatives; our increasing dependence on multiple digital commerce platforms; the impact of social media; our ability to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property; shortages or interruptions in the availability and the delivery of food, equipment and other supplies; the loss of key personnel, labor shortages and increased labor costs; changes in food prices and other operating costs; our corporate reputation and the value and perception of our brands; evolving expectations and requirements with respect to social and environmental sustainability matters; adverse effects of climate change; pending or future litigation and legal claims or proceedings; changes in, or noncompliance with, legal requirements; tax matters, including changes in tax rates or laws, impositions of new taxes, tax implications of our restructurings, or disagreements with taxing authorities; changes in consumer discretionary spending and economic conditions, including inflationary pressures; competition within the retail food industry; risks relating to our significant amount of indebtedness. In addition, other risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial could affect the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

The forward-looking statements included in this announcement are only made as of the date of this announcement and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. You should consult our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the information set forth under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) for additional detail about factors that could affect our financial and other results.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 55,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the Habit Burger Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. The Habit Burger Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2023, the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking. In addition, in 2023 Yum! Brands was included on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity; and Newsweek’s lists recognizing America’s Most Responsible Companies, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, the Company was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America.

 

1See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results within this release for further detail of Company restaurant margin %.

 

 

1See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results within this release for further detail of Company restaurant margin %.

 

 

1See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results within this release for further detail of Company restaurant margin %.

 

In addition to the results provided in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), the Company provides the following non-GAAP measurements.

•Diluted Earnings Per Share ("EPS") excluding Special Items (as defined below);

•Effective Tax Rate excluding Special Items;

•Core Operating Profit. Core Operating Profit excludes Special Items and foreign currency translation (“F/X”) and we use Core Operating Profit for the purposes of evaluating performance internally;

•Company restaurant profit and Company restaurant margin as a percentage of sales (as defined below).

These non-GAAP measurements are not intended to replace the presentation of our financial results in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measurements provide additional information to investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations.

Special Items are not included in any of our Division segment results as the Company does not believe they are indicative of our ongoing operations due to their size and/or nature. Our chief operating decision maker does not consider the impact of Special Items when assessing segment performance. The Special Items are described in (a) - (d) in the accompanying notes.

Company restaurant profit is defined as Company sales less Company restaurant expenses, both of which appear on the face of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Company restaurant expenses include those expenses incurred directly by our Company-owned restaurants in generating Company sales, including cost of food and paper, cost of restaurant-level labor, rent, depreciation and amortization of restaurant-level assets and advertising expenses incurred by and on behalf of that Company restaurant. Company restaurant margin as a percentage of sales ("Company restaurant margin %") is defined as Company restaurant profit divided by Company sales. We use Company restaurant profit for the purposes of internally evaluating the performance of our Company-owned restaurants and we believe Company restaurant profit provides useful information to investors as to the profitability of our Company-owned restaurants. In calculating Company restaurant profit, the Company excludes revenues and expenses directly associated with our franchise operations as well as non-restaurant-level costs included in General and administrative expenses, some of which may support Company-owned restaurant operations. The Company also excludes restaurant-level asset impairment and closures expenses, which have historically not been significant, from the determination of Company restaurant profit as such expenses are not believed to be indicative of ongoing operations. Company restaurant profit and Company restaurant margin % as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies in the industry.

Certain non-GAAP measurements are presented excluding the impact of F/X. These amounts are derived by translating current year results at prior year average exchange rates. We believe the elimination of the F/X impact provides better year-to-year comparability without the distortion of foreign currency fluctuations.

    

The above tables reconcile segment information, which is based on management responsibility, with our Condensed Consolidated Summary of Results.  Corporate and unallocated expenses comprise items that are not allocated to segments for performance reporting purposes.

The Corporate and Unallocated column in the above tables includes, among other amounts, all amounts that we have deemed Special Items. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results.

Amounts presented as of and for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are preliminary.

(a)Due to their size and volatility, we have reflected as Special Items those refranchising gains and losses that were recorded in connection with market-wide refranchisings. During both the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we recorded net refranchising gains of $3 million, respectively, that have been reflected as Special Items.

Additionally, we recorded net refranchising gains of $1 million, during both the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, that have not been reflected as Special Items. These net refranchising gains relate to refranchising of restaurants unrelated to market-wide refranchisings and that we believe are indicative of our expected ongoing refranchising activity.

(b)In the first quarter of 2022, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we suspended all investment and restaurant development in Russia. We also suspended all operations of our 70 company-owned KFC restaurants in Russia and began finalizing an agreement to suspend all Pizza Hut operations in Russia, in partnership with our master franchisee. Further, we pledged to redirect any future net profits attributable to Russia subsequent to the date of invasion to humanitarian efforts. During the second quarter of 2022, we completed the transfer of ownership of the Pizza Hut Russia business to a local operator who has initiated the process of re-branding locations to a non-YUM concept. In April 2023, we completed our exit from the Russia market by selling the KFC business in Russia to Smart Service Ltd., including all Russian KFC restaurants, operating system and master franchise rights and the trademark for the Rostik’s brand. Under the sale and purchase agreement, the buyer has agreed to lead the process to rebrand KFC restaurants in Russia to Rostik's and retain the Company's employees in Russia.

Our GAAP operating results continue to reflect revenues from and expenses to support the Russian operations for KFC for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as well as for both Pizza Hut and KFC for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, within their historical financial statement line items and operating segments. However, given our decision to exit Russia and our pledge to direct any future net profits attributable to Russia subsequent to the date of invasion to humanitarian efforts, we have reclassed such net operating profits and losses from the Division segment results in which they were earned to Unallocated Other income (expense). Additionally, we have incurred certain expenses related to the transfer of the businesses and other one-time costs related to our exit from Russia which we have recorded within Corporate and unallocated G&A and Unallocated Franchise and property expenses. Also recorded in Unallocated Other income (expense) were foreign exchange impacts attributable to fluctuations in the value of the Russian ruble. The resulting net Operating Loss of $3 million and Operating Profit of $7 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, have been reflected as a Special Item as the amounts are not indicative of our ongoing results.

(c)    Tax (Expense) Benefit on Special Items was determined based upon the impact of the nature, as well as the jurisdiction of the respective individual components within Special Items.

(d)    In January 2022, the U.S. Treasury published new regulations impacting foreign tax credit utilization beginning in the Company’s 2022 tax year. These regulations made foreign taxes paid to certain countries no longer creditable in the U.S. As a result, we reversed a valuation allowance associated with existing foreign tax credit carryforwards that we then believed would be used to offset these now non-creditable taxes in 2022 and future years. This valuation allowance reversal resulted in a one-time tax benefit of $82 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that was reflected as a Special Item. The U.S. Treasury published clarifying guidance in November 2022 which resulted in foreign taxes originally determined to be non-creditable under the January 2022 regulations to now be treated as creditable taxes. As such, the valuation allowance on foreign tax credit carryforwards that was released in the quarter ended March 31, 2022, was re-established in the quarter ended December 31, 2022.