Yum Brands swings to a loss in Q4; China sales fall 16%

Published Thu, Feb 5, 2015 · 09:50 PM

New York

Yum Brands Inc, owner of the Pizza Hut and KFC fast-food chains, posted fourth-quarter revenue that beat analysts' estimates. Sales in China slid less than expected.

Sales fell 4.4 per cent to about US$4 billion, the Louisville, Kentucky-based company said in a statement on Wednesday. The average of 15 analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg was US$3.94 billion.