McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) is a publicly traded restaurants business based in the US. It opened the day at $268.22 after a previous close of $267.87. During the day the price has varied from a low of $267.995 to a high of $271.465. The latest price was $269.69 (25 minute delay). McDonalds is listed on the NYSE and employs 100,000 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the McDonalds P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
McDonalds's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 32x. In other words, McDonalds shares trade at around 32x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, McDonalds's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the restaurants industry or those of similar companies.
McDonalds's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.336. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into McDonalds's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider McDonalds's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
McDonalds's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $12.2 billion (£9.9 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a McDonalds's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like McDonalds.
McDonalds's total ESG risk: 22.47
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and McDonalds's overall score of 22.47 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 35th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like McDonalds is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
To gain some more context, you can compare McDonalds's total ESG risk score against those of similar companies.
McDonalds's environmental score: 2.17/100
McDonalds's environmental score of 2.17 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that McDonalds is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
McDonalds's social score: 14.15/100
McDonalds's social score of 14.15 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that McDonalds is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
McDonalds's governance score: 5.15/100
McDonalds's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that McDonalds is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
McDonalds's controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, McDonalds scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that McDonalds hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Wondering how that compares? Below are the controversy scores of similar companies.
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