Wednesday September 4, 2019, 00:00:00
Earlier today at a competitor conference, Starbucks (SBUX; Buy) made comments regarding the outlook for its tax rate, share-repurchase activity, and its China-related growth that cause us to update our model.
Thursday July 25, 2019, 00:00:00
After Thursday’s market close, Starbucks (SBUX; Buy) reported adjusted fiscal Q3 EPS of $0.78, surpassing our $0.73 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $0.72. We attribute the earnings outperformance largely to better-than-expected same-store sales gains in the U.S. and in international markets.
Thursday July 18, 2019, 00:00:00
Ahead of Starbucks’ (SBUX) fiscal Q3 earnings release scheduled for after the market close on Thursday, July 25th, we upgrade SBUX to Buy (from Neutral). Some of the concerns we had 3-6 months ago have been alleviated to a meaningful degree, including (1) the possibility that a serious run for office by former CEO Howard Schultz could have an adverse effect on the business; Mr. Schultz has put his campaign on hold which significantly alleviates this risk, and (2) concerns about competition in China — public filings by Luckin Coffee (LK; Not Rated) — which had its IPO this past May — give us a greater comfort level that near-term competitive threats in this key growth market can be fought off.
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