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RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $101 is a buy for aggressive investors. The fast-food operator (Toronto symbol QSR, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 450.0 million; Market cap: $45.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.7; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) has 31,113 outlets in over 100 countries, comprised of Burger King, Tim Hortons (coffee and donuts), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (fried chicken) and Firehouse Subs. Restaurant Brands’ overall sales in the quarter ended March 31, 2024, rose 9.4%, to $1.74 billion from $1.59 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). Same-store sales rose 6.9% at Tim Hortons, 3.8% at Burger King, 5.7% at Popeyes, and 0.3% at Firehouse Subs. However, higher interest costs and taxes cut earnings before one-time items by 2.7%, to $0.73 a share from $0.75. For all of 2024, Restaurant Brands’ earnings will probably rise 5% to $3.40 a share, and the stock trades at a reasonable 21.6 times that forecast. The $2.32 dividend yields…