Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector, Small Cap Consumer Research

Small Cap Consumer Research

Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector

Small Cap Consumer Research, LLC is a leading company-sponsored equity research provider focusing on the consumer sector (apparel, brand licensing and specialty retailing segments).

Equity Bottom-Up

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close on Wednesday.</li><li>We believe 1Q will be another period of rebuilding momentum and credibility, with the cleanup continuing at Culture Kings, Princess Polly adding new retail stores to the mix and rolling out new categories to become even more of a lifestyle brand and Petal & Pup leveraging new digital marketplace relationships and continued dress-driven expansion.</li><li>Further, we believe management remains laser focused on reducing both inventory exposure and net debt.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close on Wednesday.We believe 1Q will be another period of rebuilding momentum and credibility, with the cleanup continuing at Culture Kings, Princess Polly adding new retail stores to the mix and rolling out new categories to become even more of a lifestyle brand and Petal & Pup leveraging new digital marketplace relationships and continued dress-driven expansion.Further, we believe management remains laser focused on reducing both inventory exposure and net debt.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Preview: Building for the Future; Reiterate Buy, Price Target

<ul><li>We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.</li><li>("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based brands focused on Generation Z and Millennial consumers, with a Buy rating and $14.00 price target, or 10.9X our 2025 EBITDA projection of $20.2 million.</li><li>The company's brands include: 1) Princess Polly, focusing on 15 to 25 year-old women; 2) Petal & Pup, which offers feminine styles for 25 to 34 year-old women; 3) Culture Kings, a street wear destination; and 4) mnml, a high-quality street wear designer focused on bottoms.</li></ul>

We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based brands focused on Generation Z and Millennial consumers, with a Buy rating and $14.00 price target, or 10.9X our 2025 EBITDA projection of $20.2 million.The company's brands include: 1) Princess Polly, focusing on 15 to 25 year-old women; 2) Petal & Pup, which offers feminine styles for 25 to 34 year-old women; 3) Culture Kings, a street wear destination; and 4) mnml, a high-quality street wear designer focused on bottoms.

AKA: Initiating Coverage of a.k.a. Brands with Buy and $14 PT: Upside Ahead

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Abercrombie & Fitch Co.</li><li>emerged from 2023 with significant achievements, marking it as a defining year for the company.</li><li>The brand witnessed a 15.8% increase in sales, reaching $4.28 billion, which not only represents its second highest annual sales level in history but also a testament to its robust growth strategy.</li></ul>

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.emerged from 2023 with significant achievements, marking it as a defining year for the company.The brand witnessed a 15.8% increase in sales, reaching $4.28 billion, which not only represents its second highest annual sales level in history but also a testament to its robust growth strategy.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co:  Initiation of Coverage - Its Enhanced Product Differentiation & Expansion Responsible For The Recent Growth? - Major Drivers

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>Large-Cap indexes (S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100, and DJI) remain bullish, all hitting new all-time highs last week while continuing to find short-term support at their respective 20-day MAs.</li>
<li>Mid-Caps (S&amp;P 400, Russell Mid-Cap) starting another leg higher following breakouts from 2-month consolidations. Small-caps (S&amp;P 600, Russell 2000) are likely to follow in the footsteps of large- and mid-caps.</li>
<li>Small-Cap indexes have been consolidating for 2.5 months following the historic rally from late-October to late-December 2023, a healthy sign. We expect they are gearing-up for another similar move higher.</li>
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Large-Cap indexes (S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100, and DJI) remain bullish, all hitting new all-time highs last week while continuing to find short-term support at their respective 20-day MAs.
Mid-Caps (S&amp;P 400, Russell Mid-Cap) starting another leg higher following breakouts from 2-month consolidations. Small-caps (S&amp;P 600, Russell 2000) are likely to follow in the footsteps of large- and mid-caps.
Small-Cap indexes have been consolidating for 2.5 months following the historic rally from late-October to late-December 2023, a healthy sign. We expect they are gearing-up for another similar move higher.


U.S. Dollar Rolling Over; Small-Caps to Follow Mid- And Large-Caps to New Highs; Buys in Cons. Disc.

Forensics and Corporate Governance Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Forensics and Corporate Governance Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Industria De Diseno Textil SA / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Bangladesh's garment industry grapples with a 14% export dip, prompting worker unrest over wage discrepancies.</li>
<li>Efforts by a wage board fall short as workers advocate for a Tk25,000 minimum, seeking fair compensation.</li>
<li>Economic turbulence looms as 3,500 factories, constituting 85% of exports, confront closure amid widespread unrest.</li>
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Bangladesh's garment industry grapples with a 14% export dip, prompting worker unrest over wage discrepancies.
Efforts by a wage board fall short as workers advocate for a Tk25,000 minimum, seeking fair compensation.
Economic turbulence looms as 3,500 factories, constituting 85% of exports, confront closure amid widespread unrest.


Beyond Fashion: Unraveling Bangladesh's Garment Industry Challenges

United States

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.  a specialty retailer that operates stores and direct-to-consumer operations. Through these channels, the Company sells: casual sportswear apparel, including knit and woven shirts, graphic t-shirts, fleece, jeans and woven pants, shorts, sweaters, and outerwear; personal care products; and accessories for men, women and kids.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A (ANF US)

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Preview: Building for the Future; Reiterate Buy, Price Target

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close...

Small Cap Consumer Research

AKA: Initiating Coverage of a.k.a. Brands with Buy and $14 PT: Upside Ahead

We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. ("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co: Initiation of Coverage - Its Enhanced Product Differentiation & Expansion Responsible For The Recent Growth? - Major Drivers

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. emerged from 2023 with significant achievements, marking it as a defining year for the company. The brand witnessed a...

Baptista Research

U.S. Dollar Rolling Over; Small-Caps to Follow Mid- And Large-Caps to New Highs; Buys in Cons. Disc.

U.S. Dollar $DXY Rolling Over; 10- and 30-Yr Treasury Yields Hit Major Resistance; Small-Caps to Follow Mid- and Large-Caps to New Highs $IWM $RTY...

Vermilion Research

Beyond Fashion: Unraveling Bangladesh's Garment Industry Challenges

Bangladesh's garment industry faces export decline and worker unrest over wage disparities, risking economic turbulence with potential factory...

Nimish Maheshwari

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Preview: Building for the Future; Reiterate Buy, Price Target

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close...

Small Cap Consumer Research

AKA: Initiating Coverage of a.k.a. Brands with Buy and $14 PT: Upside Ahead

We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. ("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co: Initiation of Coverage - Its Enhanced Product Differentiation & Expansion Responsible For The Recent Growth? - Major Drivers

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. emerged from 2023 with significant achievements, marking it as a defining year for the company. The brand witnessed a...

Baptista Research

U.S. Dollar Rolling Over; Small-Caps to Follow Mid- And Large-Caps to New Highs; Buys in Cons. Disc.

U.S. Dollar $DXY Rolling Over; 10- and 30-Yr Treasury Yields Hit Major Resistance; Small-Caps to Follow Mid- and Large-Caps to New Highs $IWM $RTY...

Vermilion Research

Beyond Fashion: Unraveling Bangladesh's Garment Industry Challenges

​Bangladesh's garment industry faces export decline and worker unrest over wage disparities, risking economic turbulence with potential factory...

Nimish Maheshwari

Bangladesh's garment industry faces export decline and worker unrest over wage disparities, risking economic turbulence with potential factory...