1. Kayley Boylan Accounting-4
McDonald’s
Kayley Boylan
Accounting-4

2. History Timeline
1940: Dick and Mac McDonald open McDonald’s Bar-B-Que restaurant on Fourteenth and E streets in San Bernardino, California
1948: McDonald brothers shut down restaurant for 3 months for alterations. Reopens as a self-service drive-in restaurant. Menu is reduced to 9 items: hamburger, cheeseburger, soft drinks, milk, coffee, potato chips, and a slice of pie
1949: French fries replace chips and the triple thick milkshakes are debuted

3. 1954: Ray Kroc shows interest in McDonald’s
1955: Kroc opens his first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 15
1958: 100 Million hamburger is sold
1959: 100th restaurant is opened in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
1962: McDonald’s in Denver, Colorado becomes the first restaurant with inside seating
1963: 500th restaurant opens in Toledo, Ohio
1965: McDonald’s celebrates its 10th anniversary with the first public stock offering at $22.50 per share

4. 1966: First television commercial is aired
1967: McDonald’s goes international
1968: Big Mac is introduced
1978: 5,000th restaurant is opened in Kanagawa, Japan
1980: 25th anniversary
1981: The first McDonald’s restaurant in Spain, Denmark, and the Philippines opens
1990: Moscow location opens
1992: Warsaw, Poland location opens breaking records of opening day sales
2005: 50th anniversary
2009: McCafe goes international

5. Fun Facts There are more than 33,000 restaurants worldwide
McDonald’s has 1.7 million employees
McDonald’s are in 119 countries
80% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised
McDonald’s headquarters is in Oak Brook, Illinois

6. Service Information McDonald’s source of income is food sales
McDonald’s is in the business of fast food service
Products include various food, desert, and beverage items

7. Overall Stock Information
MCD
As of April 2, 2012 the closing price was $98.36
All time low stock price: $76.01
All time high stock price: $101.74

8. Dividends

9. Dividend cont…

10. Dividend cont………..
MCD is a dividend powerhouse. They have increased their dividend every year since paying their first one in 1976, and I believe this will continue into the future. The current quarterly rate of $0.61 a share equals an annual dividend of $2.44, and the stock currently yields 3.3%.

11. 3 Strengths
McDonalds has strong products, it has grown income throughout the recession
There are McDonalds all around the world so it is exposed to different type of people and different currencies
McDonald's has dividend yields that top the 10-year Treasury. The annual dividend payment has gone from 55 cents per share in 2005 to $2.20 this year.

12. 3 Weaknesses
There are so many McDonalds around the United States, expansion will have to happen worldwide
The annual dividend is slowing and will eventually level off

13. 3 Opportunities
There are opportunities for new restaurants outside the United States such as China and Asia
New menu products can be created
“Low interest rates provide cheap capital for growth. In addition to dollar-denominated debt, McDonald's recently became the first foreign company to issue yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong.”

14. 3 Threats
Governments are trying to come up with regulations on fast food
New products are competing with other fast food restaurants and coffee shops
Prices may need to go up and some customers cannot afford to pay

15. Should I buy stock?
I would recommend buying stock in McDonalds because there are always people who are going to eat fast food. Yes, there is a health kick going on in our country right now but people will still be buying things from McDonalds.

16. Works Cited
McDonalds.com