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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).

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<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands with the company reporting 1Q24 (March) results after the close on Wednesday.</li><li>We believe 1Q saw continued progress on multiple levels, with Whipshots rolling out new flavors and now in almost all 50 states, Soylent expanding their protein offerings, Art of Sport beginning its soft launch on Amazon and Skylar expanding new product categories and fragrances.</li><li>As such, and with management remaining focused on driving cost savings and leveraging their relationship and knowledge of the aerosol-driven manufacturing segment, we remain focused on both top line and margin opportunities at STCB. We reiterate our Buy rating and $0.25 price target.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands with the company reporting 1Q24 (March) results after the close on Wednesday.We believe 1Q saw continued progress on multiple levels, with Whipshots rolling out new flavors and now in almost all 50 states, Soylent expanding their protein offerings, Art of Sport beginning its soft launch on Amazon and Skylar expanding new product categories and fragrances.As such, and with management remaining focused on driving cost savings and leveraging their relationship and knowledge of the aerosol-driven manufacturing segment, we remain focused on both top line and margin opportunities at STCB. We reiterate our Buy rating and $0.25 price target.

elf Beauty Inc - STCB: 1Q Preview: Adding Value, Driving Upside; Reiterate Buy, $0.25 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands, leaving our 2024 projections basically unchanged and rolling out another year of double-digit top and EBITDA growth after the company reported inline 4Q23 results and left 2024 guidance unchanged.</li><li>We believe, with multiple potential expansion opportunities in category adjacencies and new relationships, continued innovation and vertical integration and the potential for further accretive acquisitions (which are not in our projections), Starco is aligned to register further material progress on numerous fronts in 2024 and beyond.</li><li>As such, we are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for STCB</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands, leaving our 2024 projections basically unchanged and rolling out another year of double-digit top and EBITDA growth after the company reported inline 4Q23 results and left 2024 guidance unchanged.We believe, with multiple potential expansion opportunities in category adjacencies and new relationships, continued innovation and vertical integration and the potential for further accretive acquisitions (which are not in our projections), Starco is aligned to register further material progress on numerous fronts in 2024 and beyond.As such, we are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for STCB

elf Beauty Inc - STCB: 4Q Review: Setting Up the Next Steps; Reiterate Buy, PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands with the company announcing 4Q23 (December) results after the close on Monday.</li><li>We believe 2024, with a full compliment of unique, value-added brands which leverage Starco's aerosol and marketing infrastructure in hand, and a laser focus on adding key categories and new relationships, is shaping up as another year of material progress for Starco.</li><li>We believe there are also continued margin expansion opportunities from both economies of scale and the company's manufacturing expertise.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands with the company announcing 4Q23 (December) results after the close on Monday.We believe 2024, with a full compliment of unique, value-added brands which leverage Starco's aerosol and marketing infrastructure in hand, and a laser focus on adding key categories and new relationships, is shaping up as another year of material progress for Starco.We believe there are also continued margin expansion opportunities from both economies of scale and the company's manufacturing expertise.

elf Beauty Inc - STCB: 4Q Preview; Shooting Higher in 2024; Reiterate Buy, $0.25 PT

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<ul><li>This is our first report on cosmetics player, e.l.f Beauty.</li><li>The company's third quarter 2022 earnings call ended with the company experiencing significant growth across the board.</li><li>CEO, Tarang Amin highlighted that net sales increased by 85%, gross margin by nearly 350 basis points and adjusted EBITDA by 61%, compared to the previous year.</li></ul>

This is our first report on cosmetics player, e.l.f Beauty.The company's third quarter 2022 earnings call ended with the company experiencing significant growth across the board.CEO, Tarang Amin highlighted that net sales increased by 85%, gross margin by nearly 350 basis points and adjusted EBITDA by 61%, compared to the previous year.

e.l.f. Beauty Inc.: Initiation Of Coverage - The 4 Fundamental Aspects Fueling Its Growth Uncovered! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands after the company announced basically inline preliminary 2023 results and provided initial 2024 guidance for Adjusted EBITDA which bracketed our projection; as such, we are tweaking higher both our 2023 and 2034 Adjusted EBITDA projections.</li><li>We believe Starco is ideally positioned to register material top and bottom line growth in 2024 (and beyond) and believe management has remained conservative on multiple levels in their guidance.</li><li>We continue to view Starco as ideally positioned to lever their unique characteristics in the packaged goods space to drive consistent top and bottom line growth, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for STCB.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands after the company announced basically inline preliminary 2023 results and provided initial 2024 guidance for Adjusted EBITDA which bracketed our projection; as such, we are tweaking higher both our 2023 and 2034 Adjusted EBITDA projections.We believe Starco is ideally positioned to register material top and bottom line growth in 2024 (and beyond) and believe management has remained conservative on multiple levels in their guidance.We continue to view Starco as ideally positioned to lever their unique characteristics in the packaged goods space to drive consistent top and bottom line growth, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for STCB.

STCB: Setting Up for Further 2024 Growth; Reiterate Buy Rating and $0.25 PT

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e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. operates as a cosmetic company. The Company offers beauty products for eyes, lips, and face. e.l.f. Beauty provides eyeliners, lipsticks, lip care and brushes, powder, and skin care products.

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elf Beauty Inc (ELF US)

elf Beauty Inc - STCB: 1Q Preview: Adding Value, Driving Upside; Reiterate Buy, $0.25 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands with the company reporting 1Q24 (March) results after the...

Small Cap Consumer Research

elf Beauty Inc - STCB: 4Q Review: Setting Up the Next Steps; Reiterate Buy, PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands, leaving our 2024 projections basically unchanged and rolling out...

Small Cap Consumer Research

elf Beauty Inc - STCB: 4Q Preview; Shooting Higher in 2024; Reiterate Buy, $0.25 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands with the company announcing 4Q23 (December) results after the close on...

Small Cap Consumer Research

e.l.f. Beauty Inc.: Initiation Of Coverage - The 4 Fundamental Aspects Fueling Its Growth Uncovered! - Major Drivers

This is our first report on cosmetics player, e.l.f Beauty. The company's third quarter 2022 earnings call ended with the company experiencing...

Baptista Research

STCB: Setting Up for Further 2024 Growth; Reiterate Buy Rating and $0.25 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $0.25 price target for Starco Brands after the company announced basically inline preliminary 2023 results...

Small Cap Consumer Research

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