Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We discuss how White Castle, which has one of the most loyal customer base for franchise burger chain in the United States, has been using robots to make French fries.</li>
<li>In February 2022, White Castle started to roll out Miso Robotics' Flippy 2 machine robots on about White Castle 100 restaurants in the United States.</li>
<li>In the next several years, there is a real chance for McDonald's, White Castle, and Burger King to replace human workers making French fries and burgers with robots.</li>
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We discuss how White Castle, which has one of the most loyal customer base for franchise burger chain in the United States, has been using robots to make French fries.
In February 2022, White Castle started to roll out Miso Robotics' Flippy 2 machine robots on about White Castle 100 restaurants in the United States.
In the next several years, there is a real chance for McDonald's, White Castle, and Burger King to replace human workers making French fries and burgers with robots.


White Castles' Kitchen Robots - Impact on McDonald's & Global Fast Food Franchises

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

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<ul><li>McDonald's has been witnessing a broad-based business momentum and saw its global comparable sales rising almost 10% with most of its key markets maintaining market share gains in the last quarter.</li><li>McDonalds benefited from its digital platforms and the team continued to increase QSR traffic share in their internationally operated markets.</li><li>There has been a particularly intensified digital momentum of the company’s rivals such as Restaurant Brands International and Yum!.</li></ul>

McDonald's has been witnessing a broad-based business momentum and saw its global comparable sales rising almost 10% with most of its key markets maintaining market share gains in the last quarter.McDonalds benefited from its digital platforms and the team continued to increase QSR traffic share in their internationally operated markets.There has been a particularly intensified digital momentum of the company’s rivals such as Restaurant Brands International and Yum!.

McDonald’s Corporation: Competitive Advantage

Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>McDonalds had a decent top-line result in this quarter representing a continuation of the broad-based business momentum of the brand all over the world.</li><li>France has benefitted from a strong menu, strength in delivery, and marketing promotions that focus on family.</li><li>The performance of the company in their biggest core market of the U.S. has been driven by robust average check growth, which reflects menu price increases and larger order sizes.</li></ul>

McDonalds had a decent top-line result in this quarter representing a continuation of the broad-based business momentum of the brand all over the world.France has benefitted from a strong menu, strength in delivery, and marketing promotions that focus on family.The performance of the company in their biggest core market of the U.S. has been driven by robust average check growth, which reflects menu price increases and larger order sizes.

McDonald’s Corporation.: Menu Innovation & Other Drivers

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

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Private Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sift-science-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35958:1" rel="noopener">Sift Science (0747031D US)</a> uses machine learning to help companies with detecting fraud, fake accounts and money laundering.  </li>
<li>The company’s business is claimed to have tripled since 2018.</li>
<li>The growth of internet crime and increasing account takeover fraud will act as drivers for the company.</li>
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Sift Science (0747031D US) uses machine learning to help companies with detecting fraud, fake accounts and money laundering.  
The company’s business is claimed to have tripled since 2018.
The growth of internet crime and increasing account takeover fraud will act as drivers for the company.


<ul><li>McDonald's has gone through its fair share of ups and downs especially after the recent impact of the Omicron variant on its business in many key geographies.</li><li>The company’s past result was below market expectations though its performance in 2021 as a whole has been fairly good when compared to the 2019 data.</li><li>Given the company’s current level of valuation we give it a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

McDonald's has gone through its fair share of ups and downs especially after the recent impact of the Omicron variant on its business in many key geographies.The company’s past result was below market expectations though its performance in 2021 as a whole has been fairly good when compared to the 2019 data.Given the company’s current level of valuation we give it a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.

United States

McDonald's Corporation franchises and operates fast-food restaurants in the global restaurant industry. The Company's restaurants serve a variety of value-priced menu products in countries around the world.

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White Castles' Kitchen Robots - Impact on McDonald's & Global Fast Food Franchises

In the next several years, there is a real chance for McDonald's, White Castle, and Burger King to replace human workers making French fries and...

Douglas Kim

McDonald’s Corporation: Competitive Advantage

McDonald's has been witnessing a broad-based business momentum and saw its global comparable sales rising almost 10% with most of its key markets...

Baptista Research

McDonald’s Corporation.: Menu Innovation & Other Drivers

McDonalds had a decent top-line result in this quarter representing a continuation of the broad-based business momentum of the brand all over the...

Baptista Research

Sift: Machine Learning to Prevent Fraud

Sift uses machine learning to help companies with detecting fraud, fake accounts and money laundering. Its large client base and a global data...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

McDonalds: Financial & Price Forecasts

McDonald's has gone through its fair share of ups and downs especially after the recent impact of the Omicron variant on its business in many key...

Baptista Research

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