Feb 8 (Reuters) - Yum Brands:
* YUM! BRANDS REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER GAAP OPERATING PROFIT GROWTH OF 134%; FOURTH-QUARTER CORE OPERATING PROFIT DECLINE OF (6)%; ON TRACK WITH STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION TO ACCELERATE GROWTH
* QTRLY WORLDWIDE SYSTEM SALES GREW 4%, WITH KFC AT 6%, TACO BELL AT 3% AND PIZZA HUT AT 1%, EXCLUDING 53RD WEEK
* DURING Q4, RECORDED ONE-TIME CHARGE OF $434 MILLION RELATED TO THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: