Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $47.09 in the prior trading day, Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $46.54, down -1.17%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.94 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $45.31.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of YUMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.

On December 19, 2023, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $58.

Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on September 22, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $65.78 to $71.30.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 16 ’24 when Aiken Robert Blaine Jr bought 3,000 shares for $33.74 per share. The transaction valued at 101,220 led to the insider holds 12,088 shares of the business.

Wang Warton bought 3,700 shares of YUMC for $128,267 on Aug 16 ’24. The General Manager, KFC now owns 25,023 shares after completing the transaction at $34.67 per share. On Aug 14 ’24, another insider, Wat Joey, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 3,800 shares for $33.98 each. As a result, the insider paid 129,109 and bolstered with 272,944 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, YUMC now has a Market Capitalization of 17728901120 and an Enterprise Value of 18846439424. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.706 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.167.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, YUMC has reached a high of $56.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 27.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.86%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 3.47M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6865130 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 407.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 367.99M. Insiders hold about 3.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.29% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1726185600 were 10115231 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1723680000 on 9273478. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10115231 and a Short% of Float of 2.6600001.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, YUMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.58, compared to 0.61 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01231684The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.97.

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