FILE PHOTO - A sign for the U.S. fast food restaurant chain McDonald's is seen outside one of their restaurants in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, near Brussels, Belgium February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD.N expects earnings per share this year to be pressured by higher labor and restaurant remodeling costs and the impact of a stronger dollar, the fast-food chain said on Wednesday.

Shares in the fast-food chain trimmed gains after the warning by McDonald’s executives during a conference call with analysts, and were last higher by 0.5 percent.

The company reported better-than expected profit and comparable sales for the fourth quarter earlier on Wednesday. [nL3N1ZU4Q6]