For the quarter ended June 15, the company had income of $281 million, equal to 62c per share on the common stock, which compared with income of $331 million, or 71c per share, during the same quarter of the previous year. Sales for the quarter were $2,474 million, down 10 percent from $2,762 million.
“Second-quarter eps declined 16 percent, which was generally in line with our expectations,” said David Novak, chairman and chief executive officer. “KFC sales and profits in China were significantly impacted by intense media surrounding avian flu as well as the residual effect of the December poultry supply incident. The good news is that China sales are recovering as expected. The extensive media surrounding Avian flu in China has subsided and same-store sales at KFC are clearly improving.
“I’m pleased with the very strong performance at Pizza Hut casual dining, which delivered solid same-store sales growth as we continue to open new units at a record pace,” he added. “For the total China Division, we remain on track to open at least 700 new units this year. This means we will have opened about 1,600 units over a two-year period. As KFC sales continue to recover, we expect to have solid momentum in China heading into 2014.”
The China Division had an operating profit of $68 million in the quarter, down 63 percent from $182 million during the same quarter of the previous year. Sales were $1,429 million, down 7 percent from $1,535 million.
The US division posted operating profit of $173 million, up 4 percent from $166 million during the same quarter of the previous year. The division had sales of $510 million, down 19 percent from $630 million.
For the six months ended June 15, the company as a whole had income of $618 million, down 22 percent from $789 million during the same period of the previous year. Sales for the six months were $4,573 million, down 10 percent from $5,106 million.
