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RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $72 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol QSR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 460.3 million; Market cap: $33.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.0; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator. That’s after McDonald’s (No. 1) and Yum Brands (No. 2). It has 27,667 fast-food outlets in over 100 countries: 18,923 Burger King, 5,137 Tim Hortons (coffee and donuts), and 3,607 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (fried chicken). Roughly 97% of the company’s outlets have re-opened following last year’s COVID-19 lockdowns. As a result, overall sales in the quarter ended September 30, 2021, rose 11.8%, to $1.50 billion from $1.34 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). Same-store sales gained 8.9% for Tim Hortons and 7.9% for Burger King. However, same-store sales at Popeyes declined 2.4%. Excluding one-time items, earnings improved 11.8%, to $0.76 a share from $0.68. Restaurant Brands is a buy. SAPUTO INC. $31 is still a..