SBUX: I Trot Out An Old Valuation On Starbucks and Like It Better This Time
In a perennially popular posts I wrote almost exactly one year ago, I compared the growth plans for Starbucks (SBUX) to the actual accomplishments of McDonald’s (MCD - Annual Report). I wrote then: To...
View ArticleSBUX: Starbucks Serves Up Nothing Surprising
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 1, 2007. Consolidated net revenues of $2.4 billion increased 20 percent and were in line with...
View ArticleDiscretionary Spending Hanging On Under Pressure
With the consumer high on everyone’s mind, I thought it a good time to take a look at some companies exposed to discretionary spending to see what they are saying. Estee Lauder’s (EL) three percent...
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SBUX: Starbucks No Longer Decaf When it Comes to Debt
A glance at the most recent balance sheet for Starbucks (SBUX) reveals a company with virtually no debt offsetting its $5 billion in assets and $21 billion market valuation. That, however, is now old...
View ArticleSBUX: Consider Your Options When Considering a Starbucks Investment
This article was originally published at RealMoney on October 2, 2007. So, after 50 years of selling hot mud, McDonald’s (MCD - Annual Report) continues to awaken to the notion that its customers might...
View ArticleSBUX: Schultz Returns as Starbucks CEO
Schultz Returns as Starbucks CEO – News & Analysis – Food and Beverage – MCD – SBUX Howard Schultz will move from his current position as chairman to become chief executive of the java giant,...
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SBUX: More Ways to Play Starbucks Than Starbucks Has Lattes
The following is a reprint of my January 3, 2008 RealMoney column. Back in October, I said Starbucks (SBUX) was not what I would call cheap, but that I would consider the stock cheap if it went down...
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DF: If Management at Dean Foods Can’t Figure Out Their Industry, No Way am I...
photo credit: Zesmerelda This article is a reprint of my February 25, 2008 RealMoney column What is wrong with Dean Foods (DF)? After all with everyone from Starbucks (SBUX) to Hershey’s (HSY) getting...
View ArticleSBUX: New Chocolate Line Probably Means More to Hershey than Starbucks
Starbucks launches chocolate line: Starbucks Coffee Co. (SBUX) has launched a line of chocolates laced with the flavors of its coffees and teas, such as Milk Chocolate Caramel Macchiato Truffles, and...
View ArticleWho’s Hiring? More Stock Tips from the US Government
My latest column is up at RealMoney. I dissect the jobs report to see which industries are showing the best/worst growth in new hiring, on the thesis that companies in these industries may present...
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