Mcdonalds Corp (MCD) Price: $88.04

Industry: Food/Drug-Retail/WholesaleChaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:30 EDT 2011

Mcdonalds Corp

MCD$88.04

Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Earnings Performance

Financial Metrics

Power Gauge Rating

MCD Mcdonalds Corp

News Sentiment :Positive

July 26, 2011

News Sentiment Rating

Bullish

Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM

for MCD is bullish. There is currently a significantpositive sentiment within news stories concerning MCD.

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential

MCD - Very Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM

for MCD is very bullish due to very positiveexpert opinions, strong earnings performance and bullish price/volume activity.

Expert opinions about MCD are very positive which is evidenced by analystsrevising earnings estimates upward and a very low short interest ratio.

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Financials & Earnings

Business Value

Price to Sales Ratio

Return on Equity

Price to Book Value

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating

Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns

Neutral

MCD's financial metrics are neutral. The company does not hold much long termdebt and is carrying too much long term debt.

Ratio TTM

Current Ratio 0.90

LT Debt/Equity 0.79

Ratio TTM

Price/Book 6.35

Price/Sales 3.79

Ratio TTM

Return on Invest 20.7%

Return on Equity 36.8%

Earnings Consistency

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Trend

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Growth

Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates

EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results

Bullish

MCD's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a stable 5 yearearnings trend and has a history of strong earnings growth.

The rank is based on consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10

Revenue(M) 21,586.40 22,786.60 23,522.40 22,744.70 24,074.60

Rev % Growth 5.50% 5.56% 3.23% -3.31% 5.85%

EPS $2.83 $1.98 $3.76 $4.11 $4.58

EPS % Growth 38.73% -30.04% 89.90% 9.31% 11.44%

Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change

Quarterly EPS $1.29 $1.43 +0.14

Yearly EPS $4.58 $5.13 +0.55

Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change

3-5 year EPS 3.37% 9.07% +5.70

Estimate Actual Difference % Difference

Latest Qtr $1.28 $1.35 $0.07 5.47

1 Qtr Ago $1.14 $1.15 $0.01 0.88

2 Qtr Ago $1.16 $1.15 $-0.01 -0.86

3 Qtr Ago $1.24 $1.29 $0.05 4.03

FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

12/09 $0.87 $0.98 $1.15 $1.11 $4.11

12/10 $1.00 $1.13 $1.29 $1.16 $4.58

12/11 $1.15 $1.35 - - -

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Volume Trend

Price Trend ROC

Price Trend

Chaikin Money Flow

Relative Strength vs Market

Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chart shows whether MCD is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity

Bullish

Price and volume activity for MCD is bullish. MCD has a rising price trend andhas outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.

The rank for MCD is based on its price strength versus the market, a positiveChaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasingvolume trend.

Factor Value

52 Week High 88.56

52 Week Low 69.38

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 7.88%

Factor Value

% Change Price - 4 Weeks 7.55%

% Change Price - 24 Weeks 18.87%

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 2.42%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 16.98%

Factor Value

Average Volume 20 Days 5,746,209

Average Volume 90 Days 5,482,633

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 54%

Relative Strength vs Industry

Analyst Opinions

Insider Activity

Short Interest

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert Opinions Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Very Bullish

Expert opinions about MCD are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPSestimates for MCD and shorting of MCD is low.

The rank for MCD is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a lowshort interest ratio, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stockversus the Food/Drug-Retail/Wholesale industry group.

Current 7 Days Ago % Change

Current Qtr 1.45 1.42 +2.11%

Next Qtr 1.28 1.27 +0.79%

Current 30 Days Ago % Change

Current FY 5.21 5.11 0.10

Factor Value

Mean this Week Buy

Mean Last Week Buy

Change 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy

Last Week Last 4 Weeks

Up Down Up Down

Curr Qtr 18 2 18 2

Curr Yr 22 0 23 0

Next Qtr 11 2 12 2

Next Yr 20 0 21 0

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The Company & Its Competitors

MCD's Competitors in Food/Drug-Retail/Wholesale

Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth

MCD 3.37% 9.07% 20.56% 1.89 17.82 24,075

YUM 4.05% 11.10% 10.38% 1.69 20.28 11,343

DRI 5.85% 12.23% 6.35% 1.12 15.49 7,500

WEN 41.74% 17.40% -0.07% 2.27 41.62 3,416

SBUX 11.43% 15.63% 9.79% 1.72 27.71 10,707

EAT -8.19% 13.50% 5.84% 1.07 16.97 -

THI 11.64% 13.50% 24.17% 1.49 23.31 2,573

CBRL -1.17% 10.75% 3.91% 1.13 11.82 2,404

News Headlines for MCD

Rising costs overshadow McDonald's earnings;price hikes on horizon - Apr 22, 2011

Fewer people sought unemployment aid lastweek - Apr 21, 2011

European growth sends McDonald's net up 11percent - Apr 21, 2011

Restaurant Technologies resold - Apr 21, 2011

Feds file sexual harassment lawsuit againstowner of 42 Wisconsin McDonald restaurants -Apr 14, 2011

Company Details Company Profile

MCDONALDS CORPONE MCDONALD`S PLZ DEPT332OAK BROOK, IL 60523USAPhone: 6306233154Fax: 630-623-5211Website:http://http://www.mcdonalds.comFull Time Employees: 400,000Sector: Retail/Wholesale

McDonald's Corporation develops, operates, franchises and services a worldwide systemof restaurants that prepare, assemble, package and sell a limited menu of value-pricedfoods. The company operates primarily in the quick-service hamburger restaurantbusiness. All restaurants are operated by the company or, under the terms of franchisearrangements, by franchisees who are independent third parties, or by affiliates operatingunder joint-venture agreements between the company and local business people.

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