Sales rebound as stores re-open

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RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $77 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol QSR, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 449.1 million; Market cap: $34.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.5; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator after McDonald’s (No. 1) and Yum Brands (No. 2). The company’s overall sales in the quarter ended June 30, 2022, rose 14.0%, to $1.64 billion from $1.44 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). Same-store sales rose 12.2% at Tim Hortons, 10.0% at Burger King and 1.4% at Popeyes. That offset 1.4% decline at Firehouse Subs. Excluding one-time items, the company earned $0.82 a share in the quarter, up 6.5% from $0.77. For all of 2022, Restaurant Brands will probably earn $2.93 a share. The stock trades at a reasonable 20.6 times that estimate. The $2.16 dividend yields a solid 3.6%. Restaurant Brands is a buy. buy…