Press Release Summary: SADIF-Investment Analytics SA has applied its StockMarks(tm) stock-rating system to Starbucks Corporation and produced a research report, rating the company's attractiveness to long-term investors.
Press Release Body: Mira, Portugal - October 13, 2008 - SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Starbucks Corporation (SBUX). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks(tm) stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Starbucks Corporation investor.
Report Summary: US coffee shop chain Starbucks has suffered a decline in its share price of more than seventy percent since mid-November 2007. Apart from closing more than 600 stores, investors fear that a general tightening of consumer budgets will negatively impact earnings growth over the coming years. The company's struggling US operations have had a significant negative effect on earnings. During the quarter ended June 29, revenue from US operations rose six percent, while operating income fell to a loss of USD 21.6M compared to operating income of USD 245.2M in the same period a year earlier. US stores account for seventy-six percent of the company's consolidated revenues. However, with the exception of Canada, the UK and Australia Starbucks's international operations continue to grow rapidly. Total net revenue from international stores grew by twenty-four percent compared to the same period a year earlier, while operating income rose by more than nine percent. An important question to ask is whether Starbucks's underlying long-term fundamentals justify the steep decline in the company's share price. We can examine this issue through the use of the StockMarks framework. Starbucks currently has an overall long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 75, placing Starbucks above the average of US-listed companies. This rating ranks Starbucks second when compared to nine of its closest peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business and market positioning factors such as size.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components - Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Starbucks Corporation for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks(tm) ratings for Starbucks Corporation is available here: http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=SBUX&cod_country=125
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_article=155&cod_country=125
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