Daniel and Shawn explain how Ray Kroc took over McDonald’s and came up with the real estate plans with his business partner Sonneborn. They also cover how Bill Ackman’s 2005 refranchising plan was rejected by management, then carried out a decade later by Steve Easterbrook, the CEO who was later fired and handed back $105 million. They look at why franchisees are currently pushing back, and what the roughly $8.5 billion of rent relief and remodel support announced at the September investor day means for shareholders. They also ask whether GLP-1 drugs can be a terminal risk for McDonald’s. In the end, they walk through the valuation model and decide whether the world’s most famous landlord is worth its price, and whether McDonald’s earns a spot in The Intrinsic Value Portfolio.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:31) About McDonald’s journey to a global franchise
(00:09:41) Why and how McDonald’s turned into a real estate company
(00:19:46) How McDonald’s actually makes money
(00:24:14) How the franchising business works
(00:25:07) Why McDonald’s wants to sell more restaurants
(00:44:23) How GLP-1 drugs change the business
(01:14:13) Valuation discussion
(01:16:49) What MCD’s stock is worth
(01:20:03) Whether MCD will be added to The Intrinsic Value Portfolio
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