Joey Wat - Yum China President CEO, COO, Director

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Ms. Joey Wat is redesignated as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Director of the Company effective March 1, 2018. She has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Yum China since February 2017. She served as Chief Executive Officer, KFC from October 2016 to February 2017, a position she held at Yum Restaurants China from August 2015 to October 2016 since 2018.
Age 52
Tenure 6 years
Phone86 21 2407 7777
Webhttps://www.yumchina.com
Wat joined Yum! Restaurants China in September 2014 as President of KFC China and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer for KFC China in August 2015. Before joining YUM, Ms. Wat served in both management and strategy positions at AS Watson of Hutchison Group, an international health, beauty and lifestyle retailer, in the U.K. from 2004 to 2014. Her last position at Watson was Managing Director of Watson U.K., which operates Superdrug and Savers, two retail chains specializing in the sale of pharmacy and health and beauty products, from 2012 to 2014. She made the transition from Head of Strategy of Watson in Europe to Managing Director of Savers in 2007. Before joining Watson, Ms. Wat spent seven years in management consulting including with McKinsey & Company’s Hong Kong office from 2000 to 2003.

Joey Wat Latest Insider Activity

Tracking and analyzing the buying and selling activities of Joey Wat against Yum China stock is an integral part of due diligence when investing in Yum China. Joey Wat insider activity provides valuable insight into whether Yum China is net buyers or sellers over its current business cycle. Note, Yum China insiders must abide by specific rules, including filing SEC forms every time they buy or sell Yum China'sshares to prevent insider trading or benefiting illegally from material non-public information that their positions give them access to.

Yum China Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.033 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.033 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.0634 %, meaning that it generated $0.0634 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Yum China's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Yum China manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Yum China Holdings has accumulated 27 M in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.8, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Yum China Holdings has a current ratio of 1.71, which is within standard range for the sector. Debt can assist Yum China until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Yum China's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Yum China Holdings sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Yum to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Yum China's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in China. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the Peoples Republic of China. Yum China operates under Restaurants classification in Germany and is traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It employs 460000 people. Yum China Holdings (0YU) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 400,000 people.

Management Performance

Yum China Holdings Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Yum China's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Yum China inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Yum. The board's role is to monitor Yum China's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Yum China's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Yum China's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
W Chan, Chief Officer
Duoduo Huang, Chief Officer
Aiken Yuen, Chief Officer
Johnson Huang, General Manager - KFC
Sunny Sun, Chief Growth Officer
Leila Zhang, Chief Officer
Xueling Lu, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
Alice Wang, Senior Vice President - Public Affairs
Ka Yeung, Chief Officer
Joey Wat, President CEO, COO, Director

Yum Stock Performance Indicators

The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is Yum China a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.

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