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加拿大皇家银行表示,麦当劳第一季度业绩预计基本符合预期。

-- 加拿大皇家银行资本市场(RBC Capital Markets)周三在一份电子邮件报告中指出,麦当劳(MCD)第一季度业绩可能基本符合华尔街预期,但考虑到该公司对受战争影响而能源价格上涨的美国低收入消费者的依赖程度,业绩仍有下行空间。 RBC分析师洛根·赖希(Logan Reich)在致客户的报告中表示,这家快餐巨头在即将于5月7日公布最新季度业绩之际,面临着“略微不利”的局面。预计更高的燃油价格将影响美国低收入消费者的支出,而麦当劳在这一重要群体中的业务占比很高。 赖希写道:“鉴于麦当劳对美国低收入消费者的相对依赖程度较高,而这些消费者似乎正面临日益加剧的宏观经济逆风,因此,在业绩公布之前,目前的形势略微不利。我们关注有关中东冲突影响的任何评论,这可能只会对(第一季度)和(第二季度)业绩产生轻微的负面影响。” 自2月底美以与伊朗爆发战争以来,能源价格飙升,导致经由至关重要的霍尔木兹海峡的运输受阻。周二,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布延长近期与伊朗达成的停火协议。 加拿大皇家银行(RBC)预计麦当劳第一季度每股收益为2.76美元,营收为64.3亿美元。根据该行报告,华尔街此前预期每股收益为27.5美元,营收为64.8亿美元。该行预计麦当劳第一季度同店销售额将增长4.1%,高于华尔街预期的3.9%。在美国,RBC预计同店销售额将增长4.5%,高于华尔街预期的4.2%。 本月早些时候,密歇根大学的一项调查显示,4月份消费者信心指数跌至历史最低点,反映出消费者对物价上涨以及中东冲突带来的整体经济影响的担忧加剧。 据加拿大皇家银行(RBC)称,麦当劳正逐步调整其超值产品,旨在提升客流量并改善消费者认知。然而,雷希表示,新增的超值产品可能会“蚕食”其核心菜单,抵消任何新增的客流量。 今年4月初,该公司宣布将于4月21日起在美国部分餐厅推出3美元以下菜单和4美元早餐套餐。

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