Contest Winners Announcements, Stock Price Movements, Sales Reports, Dividends Declaration, and Earnings Releases - Analyst Notes on McDonald's, Bed Bath & Beyond, L Brands, Yum! and Louisiana-Pacific

NEW YORK, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY), L Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LB), Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2380-100free.

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McDonald's Corporation Analyst Notes
On May 2, 2014, McDonald's Corporation (McDonald's) announced that Lucy Ospitia won the "Voice of McDonald's" global singing competition. The Company informed that Lucy Ospitia is a McDonald's crew member from Bucaramanga, Colombia, and an employee of developmental licensee Arcos Dorados. According to McDonald's, the Voice of McDonald's is an international competition that acknowledges the most talented singers amongst nearly 1.8 million McDonald's corporate-owned and independently owned and operated restaurants employees. The Company stated that Voice of McDonald's grand prize winner, Lucy Ospitia received $25,000, second prize winner Rocky Rosabal received $17,500, third prize winner Ashlaé Nelms received $12,500, fourth prize winner Patrick Reis received $7,500, and all other contestants won $3,000. The full analyst notes on McDonald's are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2380-MCD-13May2014.pdf

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 8, 2014, stock of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Bed Bath & Beyond) closed at $60.89, down 0.18%. On the other hand, the broader index, NASDAQ Composite closed at $4,051.50, down by 0.40%. The Company's stock opened at $60.86 and traded between the range $60.55 and $61.33, during the session. The volume of shares traded during the session were 3.75 million, which was more than the previous trading volume of 2.72 million shares. The full analyst notes on Bed Bath & Beyond are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2380-BBBY-13May2014.pdf

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L Brands, Inc. Analyst Notes
OnOn May 8, 2014, L Brands, Inc. (L Brands) released its sales report for the month of April 2014 and Q1 FY 2014 (period ended May 3, 2014). The Company reported net sales of $717.6 million, up 8.6% YoY and comparable stores sales increase of 8% for April 2014. L Brands reported net sales of $2.4 billion for Q1 2014, up 5.4% YoY and comparable stores sales increase of 2%. The Company raised its guidance for Q1 FY 2014 EPS to $0.50 to $0.52, from its previous estimate of $0.44 to $0.49. The Company is expected to update its FY 2014 earnings guidance on May 21, 2014. On May 8, 2014, stock of L Brands closed at $55.93, up 4.76%. The full analyst notes on L Brands are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2380-LB-13May2014.pdf

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Yum! Brands, Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 1, 2014, Yum! Brands, Inc. (Yum!) announced a dividend of $0.37 per share of common stock. According to the Company, the quarterly dividend will be distributed on August 1, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 11, 2014. Yum!, owner of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, informed that since initiating a dividend in 2004, it has augmented its dividend at a double-digit percentage rate each of the past nine years. The full analyst notes on Yum! are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2380-YUM-13May2014.pdf

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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Analyst Notes
On May 8, 2014, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported financial results for Q1 2014. The Company reported Q1 2014 net sales of $444.7 million, down by 16.3% YoY. LP reported loss from continuing operations of $14.2 million as compared to income from continuing operations of $65.0 million in Q1 2013. The Company announced non-GAAP adjusted diluted loss per share of $0.05, which was better than Thomson Reuters' estimates of $0.07 loss per share. Analysts expected the Company to generate revenues of $464.78 million during the quarter. Curt Stevens, CEO of LP, said, "The severe weather across much of North America in the first quarter took a toll on building activity and logistics. The rail transportation systems in both the U.S. and Canada were in disarray in Q1, which caused unplanned downtime at our operations, increased inventory and late shipments and negatively affected our reported results." On May 9, 2014, LP's stock closed at $15.43, down 3.02%. The full analyst notes on Louisiana-Pacific are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2380-LPX-13May2014.pdf

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