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McDonald's Corporation.


McDonald’s Corp is a publicly traded company having a good stock performances result. It is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 30,000 local restaurants serving nearly 50 million people in more than 119 countries each day. McDonald's Corp is a Fortune 500 stock listed company trading under the symbol MCD.
 
It is one of the worlds most famous and valuable brands and holds a leading share in the globally branded quick service restaurant segment of the informal eating out market in virtually every country in which they do business.
 
The Company expects the effective income tax rate for the full year 2006 to be approximately 31 to 33 percent, although some instability may be experienced between the quarters in the normal course of business.  The Company expects capital expenditures for 2006 to be around 1.8 billion dollars.
 
In 2006 and 2007 combined, the Company expects to return between 5 billion dollars and 6 billion dollars to shareholders through a combination of shares repurchased and dividends. The Company expects to complete share repurchases of about 1 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2006. 
 
For the past three years, the Company has returned a major amount of cash to shareholders through shares repurchased and dividends. In 2006 and 2007 combined, the company expects to return between 5 billion dollars and 6 billion dollars to shareholders through a combination of shares repurchased and dividends.
 
The Company expects to complete share repurchases of about 1 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2006. The Company repurchases shares of its common stock under a 5.0 billion dollars share repurchase program sanctioned in 2001. Through 2005, 100.7 million shares have been repurchased for 2.8 billion dollars under this program.
 
The Company has paid dividends on its common stock for 30 consecutive years and has increased the dividend amount every year. In 2005, the Company declared a 22 percent per share increase in the annual dividend to 0.67 per share or 842 million dollars, reflecting the Company’s confidence in the continuing power and consistency of its cash flow.
 
Their rich history began with their founder, Ray Kroc. The strong foundation that he built continues today with McDonald's dream and the obligation of their talented executives to keep the shine on McDonald's arches for years to come.
 

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