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Crocs: Ugly shoes; pretty profits

Dave0012023-03-14T12:19:17+02:00

Use the podcast player below to listen to our discussion on Crocs and its Q3'22 result, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 15 December 2022) You might not like Crocs, but the group sold over 30 million shoes this quarter. It was a record quarter for revenue and full year guidance has been raised. Clearly, there are enough people out there who like the shoes to make this a potent business. Sitting at the centre of trends like casualisation and direct-to-consumer, the immense share price performance over 5 years is far less polarising than the shoes. Can the [...]

Crocs: Ugly shoes; pretty profitsDave0012023-03-14T12:19:17+02:00

Nike: Just Don’t Do It?

Magic Markets2023-01-04T20:16:23+02:00

Use the podcast player below to listen to our discussion on Nike and its Q2'23 result, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 5 January 2023) The intersection of sport, music and fashion: Nike is definitely still that business, with all the sports endorsements and cultural influences you would hope for in an apparel brand. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily make it a good investment. Shareholders are looking for cash flows, not signed basketballs. Nike has been trying very hard to convince the market that it is a growth stock. If there’s one thing the last year has revealed, [...]

Nike: Just Don’t Do It?Magic Markets2023-01-04T20:16:23+02:00

Recap: Levi’s and Lululemon

Magic Markets2022-12-21T23:52:25+02:00

Use the podcast player below to listen to our recap on Levi's and Lululemon's recent results, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 22 December 2022) They both start with the letter L. They are both retailers. They both sell directly to consumers. There are other similarities too, as we will discover. In this recap show, we update our research on Lululemon and Levi’s, two iconic clothing brands that trade at vastly different valuation multiples. Facing a critical Christmas period with full shelves and consumers under pressure, it’s all to play for. We covered Lululemon back in April (read [...]

Recap: Levi’s and LululemonMagic Markets2022-12-21T23:52:25+02:00

Crocs: Ugly shoes; pretty profits

Magic Markets2022-12-15T01:19:51+02:00

Use the podcast player below to listen to our discussion on Crocs and its Q3'22 result, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 15 December 2022) You might not like Crocs, but the group sold over 30 million shoes this quarter. It was a record quarter for revenue and full year guidance has been raised. Clearly, there are enough people out there who like the shoes to make this a potent business. Sitting at the centre of trends like casualisation and direct-to-consumer, the immense share price performance over 5 years is far less polarising than the shoes. Can the [...]

Crocs: Ugly shoes; pretty profitsMagic Markets2022-12-15T01:19:51+02:00

Levi’s: Selling Jeans in a Gold Rush

Magic Markets2022-07-18T15:56:28+02:00

Use the podcast player below to listen to our discussion on Levi Strauss & Co and its Q2’22 result, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 13 July 2022) Levi Strauss was a Bavarian emigrant who arrived in San Francisco in 1850 during the gold rush. He sold the miners durable pants rather than shovels, bucking the trend of the old saying about selling shovels in a gold rush! The patent to add metal rivets to work pants was granted in 1873 and blue jeans were born. Levi’s traded publicly between 1971 and 1985 before being taken private in [...]

Levi’s: Selling Jeans in a Gold RushMagic Markets2022-07-18T15:56:28+02:00

Lululemon: sweating its assets

Magic Markets2022-06-21T19:22:18+02:00

Use the podcast player below to listen to our discussion on Lululemon and its Q4’21 result, which accompanies the detailed write-up below: (Date of report: 6 April 2022) Not many companies are credited with inventing a new product category. Lululemon is one of them, taking yoga pants from the studio to the coffee shop. Athleisure is now a highly competitive category in clothing, yet Lululemon continues growing at a revenue rate that would embarrass many software companies. With a community-based marketing strategy and a journey from $40 million revenue in 2004 to $6.3 billion in 2021, when life throws your portfolio [...]

Lululemon: sweating its assetsMagic Markets2022-06-21T19:22:18+02:00

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