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<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $22.50 price target and projections after reviewing Betterware de Mexico's April catalog.</li><li>While the level of newness declined, perhaps due to the shifting Easter Holiday, the key positive trends remain, from higher YoY SKU levels, continued emphasis on full price selling, expansion into innovative adjacent categories and leveraging an improving supply chain to offer values in a still somewhat inflationary environment.</li><li>As such, we remain upbeat on the potential for another YoY up quarter for the Betterware division and believe the division remains poised to shift again into registering increases in the level of Associates, which would be the next key step forward in the turn.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $22.50 price target and projections after reviewing Betterware de Mexico's April catalog.While the level of newness declined, perhaps due to the shifting Easter Holiday, the key positive trends remain, from higher YoY SKU levels, continued emphasis on full price selling, expansion into innovative adjacent categories and leveraging an improving supply chain to offer values in a still somewhat inflationary environment.As such, we remain upbeat on the potential for another YoY up quarter for the Betterware division and believe the division remains poised to shift again into registering increases in the level of Associates, which would be the next key step forward in the turn.

BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: Remain On Trend in April; Reiterate Buy, $22.50 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $22.50 price target and projections for Betterware de Mexico after reviewing the March catalog.</li><li>March completed a 1Q with material YoY positives, from higher SKU counts, rising cadence of new and debuting products, a return of key favorites and continued reductions in overall discounting levels.</li><li>We believe Betterware management has been able to capitalize on the return to normalcy for their supply chain to roll out compelling new items, offer normalized pricing and drive higher levels of orders and, in 1Q, have begun to register increases in the overall levels of Associates and Distributors.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $22.50 price target and projections for Betterware de Mexico after reviewing the March catalog.March completed a 1Q with material YoY positives, from higher SKU counts, rising cadence of new and debuting products, a return of key favorites and continued reductions in overall discounting levels.We believe Betterware management has been able to capitalize on the return to normalcy for their supply chain to roll out compelling new items, offer normalized pricing and drive higher levels of orders and, in 1Q, have begun to register increases in the overall levels of Associates and Distributors.

BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: 1Q Registered Progress; Reiterate Buy, $22.50 PT

<ul><li>We are raising our price target for BWMX to $22.50 (from $17) increasing our 2024 top and bottom line projections and rolling out 2025 projections after Betterware de Mexico registered 4Q upside on virtually every level, with the Betterware division returning to YoY top line growth for the first time in eight quarters, and 9.6% YoY revenue growth for JAFRA Mexico with materially better than expected margins.</li><li>The company continued to reduce overall debt levels and raised the dividend rate by 25%, with initial 2024 guidance materially above Street expectations.</li><li>Management also confirmed the coming expansion of Betterware into the United States (in 2Q24) and first signs of a key turn at JAFRA USA. We believe Betterware is once again situated to drive material expansion, and we are increasing our 2023 revenue and EPS projections to Ps.</li></ul>

We are raising our price target for BWMX to $22.50 (from $17) increasing our 2024 top and bottom line projections and rolling out 2025 projections after Betterware de Mexico registered 4Q upside on virtually every level, with the Betterware division returning to YoY top line growth for the first time in eight quarters, and 9.6% YoY revenue growth for JAFRA Mexico with materially better than expected margins.The company continued to reduce overall debt levels and raised the dividend rate by 25%, with initial 2024 guidance materially above Street expectations.Management also confirmed the coming expansion of Betterware into the United States (in 2Q24) and first signs of a key turn at JAFRA USA. We believe Betterware is once again situated to drive material expansion, and we are increasing our 2023 revenue and EPS projections to Ps.

BWMX: Blowout 4Q, Dividend Raise Demonstrates Power of Model; Raising PT & EPS

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $17 price target and projections for Betterware de Mexico after reviewing the February catalog.</li><li>We believe February was a continuation of multiple positive trends which increasingly convince us the division is on a solid path to return to positive top line growth: 1) strong YoY expansion of SKUs; 2) further reductions in overall discounting; and 3) continued new product excitement, from pet's to kids and Spring cleaning, Betterware continues to offer innovative new items.</li><li>Further, as the company continues to streamline non-core categories and offerings, we believe Betterware is increasingly taking share of wallet.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $17 price target and projections for Betterware de Mexico after reviewing the February catalog.We believe February was a continuation of multiple positive trends which increasingly convince us the division is on a solid path to return to positive top line growth: 1) strong YoY expansion of SKUs; 2) further reductions in overall discounting; and 3) continued new product excitement, from pet's to kids and Spring cleaning, Betterware continues to offer innovative new items.Further, as the company continues to streamline non-core categories and offerings, we believe Betterware is increasingly taking share of wallet.

BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: Moving from Strength to Strength; Reiterate Buy, PT

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<li>Valuations for direct selling stocks remain at or near historical lows following a very difficult year for the group in 2023.</li>
<li>The 12-month prospective relative P/E ratio for our proprietary Direct Selling Index closed 2023 at a 43% discount to the market, having entered the year at a 35% discount to the market.</li>
<li>This relative multiple contraction was despite a slight improvement in the prospective absolute P/E ratio to 11.2x at the end of 2023, up from 10.9x at the beginning of the year, since the multiple expansion for the S&amp;P 500 was much greater, having expanded nearly 3 full multiple points on the year to close out at approximately 19.7x forward earnings.</li>
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Valuations for direct selling stocks remain at or near historical lows following a very difficult year for the group in 2023.
The 12-month prospective relative P/E ratio for our proprietary Direct Selling Index closed 2023 at a 43% discount to the market, having entered the year at a 35% discount to the market.
This relative multiple contraction was despite a slight improvement in the prospective absolute P/E ratio to 11.2x at the end of 2023, up from 10.9x at the beginning of the year, since the multiple expansion for the S&amp;P 500 was much greater, having expanded nearly 3 full multiple points on the year to close out at approximately 19.7x forward earnings.


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Betterware de Mexico SAB de CV sells household products. The Company offers furniture, sink, electronics, utensils, laundry equipment, cleaners, bath accessories, personal care, and other goods. Betterware de Mexico serves customers in Mexico.

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BWMX: Snapping the Catalog: Moving from Strength to Strength; Reiterate Buy, PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $17 price target and projections for Betterware de Mexico after reviewing the February catalog. We believe...

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Direct Sellers Valuation Update - Relative Valuations Remain at Generational Lows

The 12-month prospective relative P/E ratio for our proprietary Direct Selling Index closed 2023 at a 43% discount to the market, having entered...

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