Pershing Square Activist Presentation Deck
II. Pershing's View of McDonald's
Maintenance
Capital
Requirements:
Risk
Profile
Typical
EBITDA
Margin:
Typical average
cost of capital:(2)
Minimal
Landlord
Characteristics of Cash Flow Streams
Real Estate and Franchise Business
Triple net leases
Very Stable / Minimal Risk
Generates the greater of a
minimum rent or a % of sales
(current average ~ 9%)
70%-90% Margins
Some real estate
development expenses
Minimal: 5.75%-6.5%
Real estate holding companies
typical asset beta: ~.40
►Hard asset collateral
Low
Add
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Franchisor
Stable / Low Risk
McDonald's
Limited remodel subsidies as
well as corporate capex
Low operating leverage
Diverse and global customer
base
30%-50% Margins
Low: 6.5%-7.5%
►Choice Hotels, Coke and Pepsi
- typical asset beta: ~.50-.60
Highly leveragable
High
McOpCo
Restaurants
Significant maintenance capex
Medium Risk
High operating leverage
Sensitivity to food costs
7%-10% Margins (¹)
High food, paper and labor costs
Rent
Franchise fee
Medium: 8%-9%
►Mature QSR typical asset
beta: ~.80-.90
(1) Typical margins are illustrative restaurant EBITDA margins and assume the payment of a market rent and franchisee fee, similar to a franchisee.
(2) Typical betas are Pershing approximations based on selected companies' Barra predictive betas. Average cost of capital estimates are illustrative estimates based on average asset betas.
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