By Mark Kalinowski
Published on April 2, 2020 at 12:00 AM
We lower our U.S. (and Americas, of which the U.S. makes up the vast majority) samestore sales estimates for Starbucks (SBUX; Buy) as follows:
Fiscal Q1A 2020: already reported at +6%
Fiscal Q2E 2020: down by -10 percentage points to -5%
Fiscal Q3E 2020: down by -32 percentage points to -30%
Fiscal Q4E 2020: down by -12 percentage points to -10%
Fiscal full-year 2020E: down by -14 percentage points to -10%
Fiscal full-year 2021E: up by +7 percentage points to +10%
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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on July 18, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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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By Mark Kalinowski
Published on April 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Earlier today, Luckin Coffee filed for an IPO, seeking to trade on the Nasdaq with the ticker symbol “LK.” Given the data provided in the filing with the SEC, we take a closer look at Luckin Coffee’s unit economics in this report. Incidentally, that SEC filing is available at:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1767582/000104746919002450/ a2238391zf-1.htm
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