THE WEEK THAT WAS, ENDING AUGUST 2nd – FOURTEEN COMPANIES REPORT - OPINIONS GALORE – with easily accessible relevant transcripts & presentations - 22 COMPANIES TO REPORT THIS WEEK

COMPANIES REPORTING DURING WEEK: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Denny’s, Wingstop, Gen Restaurants, Mister Car Wash, El Pollo Loco, Cheesecake Factory, Driven Brands, Shake Shack, Wendy’s, Good Times Restaurants, Exponential Fitness, FAT Brands

Lots of Opinions, All maintained, No Upgrades or Downgrades

Shake Shack – 5 firms Neutral, 3 firms Positive

Starbucks – 2 firms Neutral, 3 firms Positive

McDonald’s – 2 firms Neutral, 11 Positive

Wingstop -5 firms Neutral, 4 Positive

Denny’s 1 firm Neutral, 2 firms Positive

Gen Restaurants – 1 firm Buy

Mister Car Wash – 1 firm Sell, 1 firm Buy

Cheesecake Factory – 2 firm Sell, 3 Neutral, 2 Positive

Driven Brands – 1 firm Neutral, 3 firms Positive

El Pollo Loco – 2 firms are Neutral

Wendy’s – 6 firms Neutral, 3 Positive

Exponential Fitness – 2 firms Neutral, 1 firm Buy, 1 firm Strong Buy

Transcripts are below for all companies reporting in prior weeks with ratings changes (None), initiations (None), or companies reporting in THE WEEK THAT WAS: (McDonald’s, Starbucks, Denny’s, Wingstop, Gen Restaurants, Mister Car Wash, El Pollo Loco, Cheesecake Factory, Driven Brands, Shake Shack, Wendy’s, FAT Brands, Good Times Restaurants, Exponential Fitness).

TRANSCRIPTS & PRESENTATIONS

McDonald’s (MCD)

McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Starbucks (SBUX)

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Denny’s (DENN)

Denny’s Corporation (DENN) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Wingstop (WING)

Wingstop Inc. (WING) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

GEN Restaurants (GENK)

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Mister Car Wash (MCW)