YUM-9.5.2015-10Q



UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549



FORM 10-Q


(Mark One) [Ÿ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 5, 2015


OR


[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from to


Commission file number 1-13163


YUM! BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


North Carolina 13-3951308

(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (502) 874-8300


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ü ] No [ ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ü ] No [ ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of 'large accelerated filer,' 'accelerated filer' and 'smaller reporting company' in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer: [ü ] Accelerated filer: [ ] Non-accelerated filer: [ ] Smaller reporting company: [ ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [ü ]


The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock as of October 13, 2015 was 431,241,627 shares.


YUM! BRANDS, INC. INDEX



Part I. Financial Information


Item 1 - Financial Statements

Page No.


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Quarters and Years to date ended

September 5, 2015 and September 6, 2014 3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Quarters and Years to date

ended September 5, 2015 and September 6, 2014 4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years to date ended

September 5, 2015 and September 6, 2014 5

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 5, 2015 and December 27, 2014 6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations 17

Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 33

Item 4 - Controls and Procedures 33

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 35

Part II. Other Information and Signatures

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings 36

Item 1A - Risk Factors 36

Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 36

Item 6 - Exhibits 37

Signatures 38

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in millions, except per share data)


Quarter ended Year to date


Revenues

9/5/2015

9/6/2014

9/5/2015

9/6/2014

Company sales

$ 2,968

$ 2,891

$ 7,806

$ 7,941

Franchise and license fees and income

459

463

1,348

1,341

Total revenues

3,427

3,354

9,154

9,282

Costs and Expenses, Net

Company restaurant expenses Food and paper


933


951


2,462


2,562

Payroll and employee benefits

625

642

1,720

1,755

Occupancy and other operating expenses

871

869

2,292

2,326

Company restaurant expenses

2,429

2,462

6,474

6,643

General and administrative expenses

328

323

976

946

Franchise and license expenses

65

42

146

109

Closures and impairment (income) expenses

3

6

30

30

Refranchising (gain) loss

2

(20)

60

(27)

Other (income) expense

(3)

(9)

(12)

(19)

Total costs and expenses, net

2,824

2,804

7,674

7,682

Operating Profit

603

550

1,480

1,600

Interest expense, net

32

28

99

90

Income Before Income Taxes

571

522

1,381

1,510

Income tax provision

145

119

358

370

Net income - including noncontrolling interests

426

403

1,023

1,140

Net income (loss) - noncontrolling interests

5

(1)

5

3

Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.

$ 421

$ 404

$ 1,018

$ 1,137


Basic Earnings Per Common Share


$ 0.97


$ 0.91


$ 2.33


$ 2.55


Diluted Earnings Per Common Share


$ 0.95


$ 0.89


$ 2.29


$ 2.50


Dividends Declared Per Common Share


$ -


$ -


$ 0.82


$ 0.74


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in millions)


Quarter ended Year to date 9/5/2015 9/6/2014 9/5/2015 9/6/2014


Net Income - including noncontrolling interests $ 426 $ 403 $ 1,023 $ 1,140 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature


Adjustments and gains (losses) arising during the period

Reclassification of adjustments and (gains) losses into Net

(122)

33

(174)

(29)

Income

12

-

80

2

(110)

33

(94)

(27)

Tax (expense) benefit

1

1

1

(2)

(109)

34

(93)

(29)


Changes in pension and post-retirement benefits Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period


(3)


(9)


(1)


(20)

Reclassification of (gains) losses into Net Income

11

6

34

20

8

(3)

33

-

Tax (expense) benefit

(3)

1

(12)

5

(2)

21

-


Changes in derivative instruments


Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

8

- 20

-

Reclassification of (gains) losses into Net Income

(10)

- (22)

(1)


Tax (expense) benefit

(2)

-

- (2)

- -

(1)

-

(2)

- (2)

(1)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(106)

32 (74)

(30)

Comprehensive Income - including noncontrolling interests

320

435 949

1,110

Comprehensive Income (loss) - noncontrolling interests

4

1 3

1


Comprehensive Income - YUM! Brands, Inc. $ 316 $ 434 $ 946 $ 1,109 See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in millions)


Cash Flows - Operating Activities


Year to date


9/5/2015 9/6/2014

Net Income - including noncontrolling interests $ 1,023 $ 1,140 Depreciation and amortization 505 501

Closures and impairment (income) expenses 30 30

Refranchising (gain) loss 60 (27)

Contributions to defined benefit pension plans (83) (17)

Deferred income taxes (42) (94)

Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates (31) (31)

Distributions of income received from unconsolidated affiliates 9 12

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation (46) (29)

Share-based compensation expense 40 36

Changes in accounts and notes receivable (15) (25)

Changes in inventories 62 24

Changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets (27) (3)

Changes in accounts payable and other current liabilities 197 59

Changes in income taxes payable 111 (24)

Other, net 24 60


Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 1,817 1,612



Cash Flows - Investing Activities

Capital spending (642) (655)

Changes in short-term investments, net (2) (315)

Proceeds from refranchising of restaurants 72 66

Other, net 50 (16)


Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (522) (920)



Cash Flows - Financing Activities

Repayments of long-term debt (10) (7)

Short-term borrowings by original maturity

More than three months - proceeds - 2

More than three months - payments - -

Three months or less, net - -

Revolving credit facilities, three months or less, net (116) 397

Repurchase shares of Common Stock (370) (510)

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation 46 29

Employee stock option proceeds 12 21

Dividends paid on Common Stock (532) (490)

Other, net (49) (28)


Net Cash Used in Financing Activities (1,019) (586)


Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents 7 6


Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 283 112 Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period 578 573


Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period $ 861 $ 685


See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in millions)


ASSETS Current Assets


(Unaudited)

9/5/2015 12/27/2014

Cash and cash equivalents $ 861 $ 578

Accounts and notes receivable, net 355 325

Inventories 230 301

Prepaid expenses and other current assets 248 254

Deferred income taxes 113 93

Advertising cooperative assets, restricted 112 95

Total Current Assets 1,919 1,646

Property, plant and equipment, net 4,263 4,498

Goodwill 674 700

Intangible assets, net 287 318

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 53 52

Other assets 547 560

Deferred income taxes 563 571


Total Assets $ 8,306 $ 8,345


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and other current liabilities $ 1,811 $ 1,972 Income taxes payable 153 77

Short-term borrowings 566 267

Advertising cooperative liabilities 112 95


Total Current Liabilities 2,642 2,411



Long-term debt 2,651 3,077

Other liabilities and deferred credits 1,120 1,244


Total Liabilities 6,413 6,732



Redeemable noncontrolling interest 8 9



Shareholders' Equity

Common Stock, no par value, 750 shares authorized; 431 and 434 shares issued in 2015 and

2014, respectively 8 -

Retained earnings 2,079 1,737

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (262) (190)


Total Shareholders' Equity - YUM! Brands, Inc. 1,825 1,547 Noncontrolling interests 60 57 Total Shareholders' Equity 1,885 1,604


Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders' Equity $ 8,306 $ 8,345 See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(Tabular amounts in millions, except per share data)


Note 1 - Financial Statement Presentation


We have prepared our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements ('Financial Statements') in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States ('GAAP') for complete financial statements. Therefore, we suggest that the accompanying Financial Statements be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2014 ('2014 Form 10-K').


YUM! Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as 'YUM' or the 'Company') comprise primarily the worldwide operations of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (collectively the 'Concepts'). References to YUM throughout these Notes to our Financial Statements are made using the first person notations of 'we,' 'us' or 'our.'


YUM consists of five reporting segments:


  • YUM China ('China' or 'China Division') which includes all operations in mainland China

  • YUM India ('India' or 'India Division') which includes all operations in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

  • The KFC Division which includes all operations of the KFC concept outside of China Division and India Division

  • The Pizza Hut Division which includes all operations of the Pizza Hut concept outside of China Division and India Division

  • The Taco Bell Division which includes all operations of the Taco Bell concept outside of India Division


YUM's fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in December. The first three quarters of each fiscal year consist of 12 weeks and the fourth quarter consists of 16 weeks. Our subsidiaries operate on similar fiscal calendars except that China, India and certain other international subsidiaries operate on a monthly calendar with two months in the first quarter, three months in the second and third quarters and four months in the fourth quarter. International businesses within our KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell divisions close approximately one month earlier to facilitate consolidated reporting.


Our preparation of the accompanying Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.


The accompanying Financial Statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly, when read in conjunction with our 2014 Form 10-K, our financial position as of September 5, 2015, and the results of our operations and comprehensive income for the quarters and years to date ended September 5, 2015 and September 6, 2014 and cash flows for the years to date ended September 5, 2015 and September 6, 2014. Our results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.


Our significant interim accounting policies include the recognition of certain advertising and marketing costs, generally in proportion to revenue, and the recognition of income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate.


We have reclassified certain items in the Financial Statements for the prior periods to be comparable with the classification for the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.

Note 2 - Earnings Per Common Share (' EPS' )


Net Income - YUM! Brands, Inc.

$ 421

$ 404

$ 1,018

$ 1,137


Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)


436


443


437


445

Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation

8

9

8

10

Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)


444


452


445


455

Basic EPS

$ 0.97

$ 0.91

$ 2.33

$ 2.55

Diluted EPS

$ 0.95

$ 0.89

$ 2.29

$ 2.50

Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation(a)


4.2


5.2


4.3


5.4

Quarter ended Year to date 2015 2014 2015 2014


(a) These unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented.


Note 3 - Shareholders' Equity


Under the authority of our Board of Directors, we repurchased shares of our Common Stock during the years to date ended as indicated below. All amounts exclude applicable transaction fees.



Shares Repurchased (thousands)


Dollar Value of Shares Repurchased

Remaining Dollar Value of Shares that may be Repurchased


Authorization Date

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

November 2012

-

2,737

$ -

$ 203

$ -

November 2013

1,779

4,093

133

307

-

November 2014

2,737

-

237

-

763

Total

4,516

6,830

$ 370

$ 510

$ 763


Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ('OCI') are presented below.


Translation Adjustments and Gains (Losses) From


Balance at December 27, 2014,

Intra-Entity Transactions of a Long-Term Nature

Pension and Post- Retirement Benefits

Derivative

Instruments Total

net of tax $ 29 $ (210) $ (9) $ (190)


Gains (losses) arising during the year classified into

accumulated OCI, net of tax (171) - 16(155)


(Gains) losses reclassified from accumulated OCI, net of tax


80


21


(18)


83


OCI, net of tax


(91)


21


(2)


(72)

Balance at September 5, 2015, net of tax


$ (62)


$ (189)


$ (11)


$ (262)

Note 4 - Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows


Refranchising (Gain) Loss


The Refranchising (gain) loss by reportable segment is presented below. We do not allocate such gains and losses to our segments for performance reporting purposes.

Quarter ended Year to date


2015

2014

2015

2014

China

$

(3)

$

(6)

$

(7)

$

(12)

KFC Division(a)

4

(10)

36

(10)

Pizza Hut Division(a)

15

(3)

52

(4)

Taco Bell Division

(14)

-

(21)

(1)

India

-

(1)

-

-

Worldwide

$

2

$

(20)

$

60

$

(27)


(a) In 2010 we refranchised our then-remaining Company-operated restaurants in Mexico. To the extent we owned it, we did not sell the real estate related to certain of these restaurants, instead leasing it to the franchisee. During the quarter ended June 13, 2015 we initiated plans to sell this real estate and determined it was held for sale in accordance with GAAP. On September 28, 2015, subsequent to our quarter ended September 5, 2015, we sold the real estate for approximately $58 million. While these proceeds exceeded the book value of the real estate, the sale represents a substantial liquidation of our Mexican operations under GAAP. Accordingly, we were required to include accumulated translation losses associated with our Mexican business within our carrying value when performing impairment evaluations subsequent to determining that the restaurants were held for sale. As such, we recorded charges of $12 million and $80 million in the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015, respectively, representing the excess of the sum of the book value of the real estate and other related assets and our accumulated translation losses over the then-expected sales price. Consistent with the classification of the original market refranchising transaction, these charges were classified as Refranchising Loss. Refranchising Losses of $4 million and $40 million were associated with the KFC Division for the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015, respectively. Refranchising Losses of $8 million and $40 million were associated with the Pizza Hut Division for the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015, respectively. The proceeds ultimately received for the real estate approximated our carrying value including the remaining unrecognized accumulated translation losses as of September 5, 2015.


Our KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions earned approximately $3 million and $1 million, respectively, of rental income in 2014 related to this real estate that will transfer to the buyer subsequent to the sale of the real estate. We will continue to earn

U.S. dollar-denominated franchise fees, most of which are sales-based royalties, under our existing franchise contracts.


Additionally, during the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015 we recognized charges of $8 million and $13 million, respectively, within Refranchising Loss associated with the planned refranchising of our company-owned Pizza Hut restaurants in Korea. The remaining carrying value of these restaurants is not significant. While additional gains or losses may occur as the refranchising plans move forward, such amounts are not expected to be material at this time.


KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement


During the first quarter of 2015, we reached an agreement with our KFC U.S. franchisees that gave us brand marketing control as well as an accelerated path to expanded menu offerings, improved assets and enhanced customer experience. In connection with this agreement we anticipate investing approximately $125 million over the next three years primarily to fund new back-of- house equipment for franchisees and to provide incentives to accelerate franchisee store remodels. We have recorded charges of

$21 million and $31 million for the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015, respectively, for these investments. We currently expect a total charge of approximately $80 million in 2015 for these investments, with the remaining charge split between 2016 and 2017. These charges are not being allocated to the KFC Division segment operating results.


In addition to the investments above we have agreed to fund incremental system advertising dollars of $60 million. We currently expect to fund approximately $10 million of such advertising in 2015 with the remaining funding split between 2016 and 2017. These amounts are being recorded in the KFC Division segment operating results. During the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015, we expensed $3 million and $6 million, respectively, in incremental system advertising expense.

Note 5 - Other (Income) Expense


Quarter ended Year to date 2015 2014 2015 2014

Equity (income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates $ (15) $ (9) $ (31) $ (31) Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other 12 - 19 12

Other (income) expense $ (3) $ (9) $ (12) $ (19)


Note 6 - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information


Accounts and Notes Receivable, net


The Company's receivables are primarily generated as a result of ongoing business relationships with our franchisees and licensees as a result of royalty and lease agreements. Trade receivables consisting of royalties from franchisees and licensees are generally due within 30 days of the period in which the corresponding sales occur and are classified as Accounts and notes receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


9/5/2015

12/27/2014

Accounts and notes receivable, gross

$ 375

$ 337

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(20)

(12)

Accounts and notes receivable, net

$ 355

$ 325


Property, Plant and Equipment, net


9/5/2015


12/27/2014

Property, plant and equipment, gross

$ 7,960

$ 8,082

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

(3,697)

(3,584)

Property, plant and equipment, net

$ 4,263

$ 4,498


Assets held for sale, which are classified within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, total $34 million at September 5, 2015, including $22 million related to our Mexico business. Assets held for sale at December 27, 2014 totaled $14 million.


Noncontrolling Interests


Noncontrolling interests include the ownership interests of minority shareholders of the entities that operate KFC restaurants in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The redeemable noncontrolling interest comprises the 7% ownership interest in Little Sheep that continues to be held by the Little Sheep founding shareholders, and is classified outside of permanent equity on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets due to redemption rights held by the founding Little Sheep shareholders. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amount of the equity attributable to noncontrolling interests is as follows:



Noncontrolling Interests

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Balance at December 27, 2014 $ 57 $ 9

Net Income (loss) - noncontrolling interests 6 (1)

Currency translation adjustments and other (3) - Balance at September 5, 2015 $ 60 $ 8

Note 7 - Income Taxes

Quarter ended Year to date 2015 2014 20152014

Income tax provision $ 145 $ 119 $ 358 $370

Effective tax rate 25.3% 22.7% 25.9% 24.5%


Our effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the majority of our income being earned outside the U.S. where tax rates are generally lower than the U.S. rate.


Our third quarter and year to date effective tax rates were higher than the prior year primarily due to the refranchising loss (See Note 4 for details of refranchising loss) with no associated tax benefit related to the decision to dispose of our real estate in Mexico and the unfavorable impact associated with a valuation allowance charge resulting from a change in judgment regarding the future use of certain deferred tax assets in a foreign market, partially offset by a reduction in the year-over-year expected cost of repatriating foreign earnings.


Note 8 - Reportable Operating Segments


We identify our operating segments based on management responsibility. See Note 1 for a description of our operating segments. The following tables summarize Revenues and Operating Profit (loss) for each of our reportable operating segments:

Quarter ended Year to date


Revenues

2015

2014

2015

2014

China

$ 1,969

$ 1,840

$ 4,861

$ 4,928

KFC Division

694

771

2,030

2,189

Pizza Hut Division

262

264

797

796

Taco Bell Division

473

443

1,380

1,273

India

29

36

86

96

$ 3,427

$ 3,354

$ 9,154

$ 9,282


Quarter ended


Year to date

Operating Profit (loss)

2015 2014

2015 2014

China(a)

$ 327

$ 202

$ 661

$ 681

KFC Division

150

169

471

487

Pizza Hut Division

67

68

208

215

Taco Bell Division

132

124

387

317

India

(8)

(3)

(15)

(7)

Unallocated and General and administrative expenses(b)

(53)

(33)

(153)

(116)

Unallocated Other income (expense)

(10)

3

(19)

(4)

Unallocated Refranchising gain (loss)(c)

(2)

20

(60)

27

Operating Profit

$ 603

$ 550

$ 1,480

$ 1,600

Interest expense, net

(32)

(28)

(99)

(90)

Income Before Income Taxes

$ 571

$ 522

$ 1,381

$ 1,510


  1. Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $15 million and $9 million for the quarters ended September 5, 2015 and September 6, 2014, respectively. Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $31 million for both of the years to date ended September 5, 2015 and September 6, 2014.


  2. Primarily Corporate general and administrative ('G&A') expenses. Also included are costs associated with the KFC

    U.S. Acceleration Agreement of $21 million and $31 million for the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2015, respectively. See Note 4.


  3. See the Refranchising (Gain) Loss section of Note 4.

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