Slowing sales at Burger King 押し進める parent's 株 負かす／撃墜する
By Anet Josline Pinto
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Restaurant Brands International Inc , owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, 報告（する）／憶測d a second straight ４半期/4分の1 of 拒絶する／低下する in 類似の sales at Burger King in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs and Canada.
The company's U.S.-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d 株, which had risen about 26 パーセント this year up to Friday's の近くに, fell as much as 3 パーセント にもかかわらず a better-than-推定する／予想するd third-４半期/4分の1 利益（をあげる）.
Total 類似の sales at Burger King rose 1.7 パーセント in the ４半期/4分の1 ended Sept. 30, far いっそう少なく than the 6.2 パーセント rise a year earlier. 類似の sales in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs and Canada fell 0.5 パーセント.
McDonald's Corp raised 期待s across the 急速な／放蕩な-food 産業 last week after 地位，任命するing a better-than-推定する／予想するd 1.3 パーセント rise in U.S. restaurant sales.
"In light of McDonald's more 強健な numbers, it is disappointing that Burger King did not 押し進める into 肯定的な 領土," Neil Saunders, CEO of 小売 研究 会社／堅い Conlumino, wrote in a 公式文書，認める.
U.S. burger chains, 含むing McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's Co, are 戦う／戦いing 激しい 競争 from upstart chains and meal-道具 販売人s.
The 部門 is also under 圧力 from a 減少（する） in grocery prices, a 傾向 that is encouraging more people to eat at home.
Burger King introduced new menu items such as Whopperrito, a burger-burrito mash-up, and Cheetos Chicken Fries , but the 開始する，打ち上げるs failed to attract more 顧客s.
"Burger King has more work to do to 増加する its 控訴，上告 - 含むing 焦点（を合わせる）ing on 核心 lines and the 全体にわたる restaurant experience," Saunders wrote.
Total 類似の sales at Tim Hortons, which operates おもに in Canada, rose 2 パーセント in the third ４半期/4分の1, compared with a growth of 5.3 パーセント last year, when new lunchtime 申し込む／申し出s 上げるd growth.
Restaurant Brands' 逮捕する 利益（をあげる） attributable to 株主s rose to $86.3 million, or 36 cents per 株, from $49.6 million, or 24 cents per 株, a year earlier.
Total costs and expenses fell 3 パーセント to $655.2 million.
除外するing items, the company earned 43 cents per 株, （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the 分析家s' 普通の／平均（する） 見積（る） of 40 cents, によれば Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Stephens 分析家 Will Slabaugh said the ４半期/4分の1's 業績／成果 was "十分な."
"QSR remains one of the few restaurants where 投資家s can easily draw a multi-year path to 利ざや 改良 and 収入s upside."
Oakville, Ontario-based Restaurant Brands' 歳入 rose 5.5 パーセント to $1.08 billion, （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing 分析家s' 見積（る） of $1.06 billion.
The company raised its 年４回の （株主への）配当 to 17 cents per 株 from 16 cents.
U.S.-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d 株 of Restaurant Brands were 負かす／撃墜する 2.1 パーセント at $46.01 in 早期に 貿易（する）ing. The 在庫／株 was 負かす／撃墜する 1.96 パーセント at C$61.38 in Toronto. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Anet Josline Pinto in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)
