shake shack worth over $1,000,000,000

clacy · Jan 31, 2015

TooOldForThis said:
I ate at MCD the other day to see what was going on. It was expensive and it seemed to have a lot more employees than their competition. I get the impression that the public wants more highly spiced foods nowadays. Taco Times seems busier, at least in this small town.

McDonald's needs a lot of employees because people expect their food fast. Their menu has become too big, so they have operational difficulties which requires more labor than would be necessary with a simplified menu.

satchel · Jan 31, 2015

63 stores. Snort.

d08 · Jan 31, 2015

TooOldForThis said:
I ate at MCD the other day to see what was going on. It was expensive and it seemed to have a lot more employees than their competition. I get the impression that the public wants more highly spiced foods nowadays. Taco Times seems busier, at least in this small town.

McDonalds quality has gone down, the taste just isn't there anymore (not that it was great before). It's reflecting in their sales as well.

clacy · Jan 31, 2015

d08 said:
McDonalds quality has gone down, the taste just isn't there anymore (not that it was great before). It's reflecting in their sales as well.

I see almost no product difference. Same burger, cheese, fried, ice cream etc that they've been using for ages. I think if anything their product looks relatively worse be because many chains have raised the bar such as five guys etc

d08 · Feb 1, 2015

clacy said:
I see almost no product difference. Same burger, cheese, fried, ice cream etc that they've been using for ages. I think if anything their product looks relatively worse be because many chains have raised the bar such as five guys etc

It does look exactly the same but that doesn't mean the ingredients are of the same quality, probably fault of the suppliers but as a consumer, I don't care.

TooOldForThis · Feb 2, 2015

I've noticed differences when in different parts of the country and especially outside the US. What I personally would like to see at MCD would be slightly more upscale stuff. And I don't see how they can do that without increasing the number of items. A cheap quick fast food place where I like a few of their burgers is Dairy Queen. The particular item DQ has that cannot be beaten is their onion rings; at least in the PNW, they use Walla Walla sweet onions and are amazing.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/651670

S2007S · Feb 3, 2015

Surprised its not in the 30's yet...
Down another 3% to $42.50. Wish my short at $48 went through last week.

S2007S · Feb 4, 2015

Down another 8%%%%%%

Under $42

MoreLeverage · Feb 5, 2015

S2007S said:
Tried to short at $48....no go...not shortable because its a new listing....would have been a nice trade though.

Shares started to be available to short midday Wednesday. I'm currently up about 100 ShackBurgers

Nine_Ender · Feb 5, 2015

S2007S said:
With barely making profits they now have a market cap of $1 Billion.

This is what happens when BUBBLE ben bernanke pours trillions worth of dollars into a worthless economy....this is what happens when you have interest rates at 0%......it puts ludicrous values on companies....the only reason this company is trading with a billion dollar market cap is because of BUBBLE ben bernanke ...this company sells burgers...a billion dollar market cap ha..

What was McDonalds market cap when they pretty much just sold burgers and fries for decades ? Does Ben Bernanke or QE predate McDonalds ? Only in your crazy fantasies where you can scream hysteria from the hills seeking attention.

Ok, they are at 91B right now. I can't be bothered researching when they first reached 1B, but I doubt there was any "bubble" when they did. And with many such years having real inflation, a billion went a lot farther back then.

Only a fool claims the US has a "worthless economy". What is worthless is your posts, the ramblings of a mad man who forgot to educate themselves about finance, but insists on claiming they know something.