Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Company Profile (NASDAQ:PLKI)

About Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. operates and franchises quick-service restaurants (QSRs or restaurants) under the trade names Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits. The Company operates through two segments: franchise operations and company-operated restaurants. The franchise segment consists of domestic and international franchising activities. Within the QSR industry, it offers Louisiana style menu that features spicy chicken, chicken tenders, fried shrimp and other seafood, red beans and rice and other regional items. It operates and franchises approximately 2,539 Popeyes restaurants in over 48 states, the District of Columbia, three territories and 27 foreign countries. Its approximately 1,900 domestic franchised restaurants are concentrated in Texas, California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and Mississippi. Its approximately 569 international franchised restaurants are located in Turkey, South Korea and Canada.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Restaurants
Sub-Industry: Restaurants
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: PLKI
CUSIP: 00104Q10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $53.04
50 Day Moving Average: $55.33
200 Day Moving Average: $54.82
52-Week Range: $49.11 - $63.00
Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.54
Foreward P/E Ratio: 21.47
P/E Growth: 1.59
Market Cap: $1.13B
Outstanding Shares: 21,274,000
Beta: 0.22

Profitability:

Net Margins: 16.44%
Return on Equity: 90.86%
Return on Assets: 16.38%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.63%
Current Ratio: 1.17%
Quick Ratio: 1.17%

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Consensus Ratings for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ:PLKI) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	5 Hold Ratings, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.38)
Consensus Price Target:	$61.00 (15.01% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ:PLKI)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/18/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$65.00 -> $63.00
8/17/2016	Wedbush	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$65.00
8/17/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	In-Line	$56.00
8/17/2016	Maxim Group	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$60.00
5/27/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$59.00 -> $58.00
5/26/2016	Sidoti	Lower Price Target	Buy	$70.00 -> $66.00
4/19/2016	Cowen and Company	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$59.00
11/10/2015	Longbow Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ:PLKI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/9/2016
8/16/2016	Q216	$0.47	$0.47	$63.40 million	$61.70 million	View	N/A
5/25/2016	Q116	$0.64	$0.58	$85.37 million	$82.20 million	View	N/A
2/23/2016	Q415	$0.41	$0.42	$61.00 million	$59.00 million	View	Listen
11/11/2015	Q315	$0.45	$0.47	$61.97 million	$61.10 million	View	Listen
8/19/2015	Q215	$0.44	$0.44	$62.86 million	$59.40 million	View	Listen
5/27/2015	Q115	$0.54	$0.58	$81.38 million	$79.50 million	View	Listen
2/25/2015	Q414	$0.36	$0.38	$56.22 million		View	N/A
11/12/2014	Q314	$0.41	$0.42	$55.50 million	$54.90 million	View	N/A
8/20/2014	Q214	$0.39	$0.39		$53.70 million	View	N/A
5/28/2014	Q114	$0.45	$0.46	$69.52 million	$70.10 million	View	N/A
2/26/2014	Q1	$0.31	$0.30	$49.98 million	$48.40 million	View	N/A
11/13/2013	Q313	$0.32	$0.38	$46.45 million	$49.30 million	View	N/A
8/21/2013	Q2 2013	$0.31	$0.35	$45.35 million	$47.90 million	View	N/A
5/29/2013	Q1 2013	$0.40	$0.40	$59.30 million	$60.40 million	View	N/A
2/27/2013	Q4 2012	$0.33	$0.34	$45.30 million	$47.50 million	View	N/A
11/7/2012	Q312	$0.27	$0.29	$40.10 million	$38.90 million	View	N/A
8/15/2012		$0.26	$0.27			View	N/A
5/23/2012		$0.31	$0.35			View	N/A
3/7/2012		$0.24	$0.24			View	N/A
11/9/2011		$0.23	$0.25			View	N/A
8/17/2011		$0.23	$0.23			View	N/A
5/25/2011		$0.26	$0.27			View	N/A
3/9/2011		$0.18	$0.18			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ:PLKI)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.11 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.47 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	5	$0.63	$0.67	$0.64
Q2 2016	5	$0.46	$0.51	$0.47
Q3 2016	4	$0.52	$0.55	$0.53
Q4 2016	4	$0.50	$0.53	$0.52
Q1 2017	3	$0.67	$0.73	$0.69
Q2 2017	3	$0.55	$0.58	$0.56
Q3 2017	3	$0.60	$0.62	$0.61
Q4 2017	3	$0.56	$0.63	$0.60

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ:PLKI)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ:PLKI)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.20%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 97.48%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/16/2016	Carolyn H Byrd	Director	Sell	1,500	$54.66	$81,990.00
4/14/2016	Richard Lynch	Insider	Sell	8,300	$52.78	$438,074.00
12/21/2015	Cheryl A. Bachelder	CEO	Sell	25,639	$56.67	$1,452,962.13
12/17/2015	Cheryl A. Bachelder	CEO	Sell	24,456	$57.18	$1,398,394.08
12/15/2015	Cheryl A. Bachelder	CEO	Sell	34,429	$57.47	$1,978,634.63
12/11/2015	Cheryl A. Bachelder	CEO	Sell	16,297	$57.84	$942,618.48
6/26/2015	Andrew G Skehan	COO	Sell	10,078	$59.91	$603,772.98
6/8/2015	Harold M Cohen	General Counsel	Sell	4,473	$57.01	$255,005.73
3/19/2015	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	65,900	$60.03	$3,955,977.00
3/5/2015	Harold M Cohen	General Counsel	Sell	2,833	$60.99	$172,784.67
3/4/2015	Carolyn H Byrd	Director	Sell	4,000	$61.08	$244,320.00
11/24/2014	Joel K Manby	Director	Buy	1,900	$53.18	$101,042.00
11/17/2014	Andrew G Skehan	COO	Sell	5,000	$51.86	$259,300.00
11/17/2014	Harold M Cohen	General Counsel	Sell	6,000	$51.84	$311,040.00
10/23/2014	Richard Lynch	Insider	Sell	39,900	$44.06	$1,757,994.00
9/8/2014	R William Ide III	Director	Sell	5,000	$40.02	$200,100.00
6/20/2014	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	22,111	$45.61	$1,008,482.71
6/19/2014	Carolyn H Byrd	Director	Sell	1,758	$44.76	$78,688.08
6/19/2014	Harold M Cohen	General Counsel	Sell	8,758	$44.83	$392,621.14
1/27/2014	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	9,352	$41.01	$383,525.52
1/27/2014	Ralph W Bower	Insider	Sell	12,000	$41.09	$493,080.00
1/21/2014	Ralph W Bower	Insider	Sell	12,000	$41.00	$492,000.00
1/16/2014	Ralph Bower	Insider	Sell	12,000	$41.13	$493,560.00
1/6/2014	Cheryl Bachelder	CEO	Sell	9,352	$36.96	$345,649.92
11/25/2013	Cheryl Bachelder	CEO	Sell	9,352	$43.35	$405,409.20
11/19/2013	Martyn Redgrave	Director	Buy	5,000	$43.11	$215,550.00
10/18/2013	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	18,428	$43.76	$806,409.28
10/16/2013	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	21,185	$43.52	$921,971.20
10/14/2013	Cheryl Bachelder	CEO	Sell	11,824	$43.92	$519,310.08
10/7/2013	H Melville Hope III	CFO	Sell	23,108	$42.81	$989,253.48
9/23/2013	Cheryl Bachelder	CEO	Sell	9,352	$42.44	$396,898.88
9/5/2013	Harold M Cohen	General Counsel	Sell	3,000	$41.53	$124,590.00
9/3/2013	Cheryl Bachelder	CEO	Sell	43,313	$41.32	$1,789,693.16
8/26/2013	Cheryl Bachelder	CEO	Sell	3,733	$41.86	$156,263.38
7/22/2013	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	10,338	$36.69	$379,301.22
7/1/2013	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	10,333	$36.46	$376,741.18
6/10/2013	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	10,333	$35.22	$363,928.26
6/3/2013	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	6,600	$36.06	$237,996.00
12/6/2012	John M Cranor III	Director	Buy	1,000	$25.57	$25,570.00
12/4/2012	Cheryl A Bachelder	CEO	Sell	33,993	$26.12	$887,897.16

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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Date	Headline
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen : Announces 2016 Analyst Day and Webcast (NASDAQ:PLKI) www.4-traders.com - September 26 at 11:37 AM
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