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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.
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<ul><li>Instacart recorded a robust fourth quarter in 2023 and an encouraging outlook for 2024.</li><li>The company attributes their success to the top-notch product experience they provide with a leading selection, quality, and speed.</li><li>New and expanded partnerships, such as those with Kroger and Costco, boost Instacart's selection advantage with some of the most significant grocers in North America.</li></ul>

Instacart recorded a robust fourth quarter in 2023 and an encouraging outlook for 2024.The company attributes their success to the top-notch product experience they provide with a leading selection, quality, and speed.New and expanded partnerships, such as those with Kroger and Costco, boost Instacart's selection advantage with some of the most significant grocers in North America.

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<ul><li>Instacart, following its recent IPO, stands as a significant player in the online grocery landscape with a balanced approach towards small and large basket segments.</li><li>The company holds a dominant market share, with over 60% in large baskets and 50% in small baskets.</li><li>This capability is critical in the highly competitive grocery delivery market, where new entrants primarily focus on small baskets.</li></ul>

Instacart, following its recent IPO, stands as a significant player in the online grocery landscape with a balanced approach towards small and large basket segments.The company holds a dominant market share, with over 60% in large baskets and 50% in small baskets.This capability is critical in the highly competitive grocery delivery market, where new entrants primarily focus on small baskets.

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Douglas Kim

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<li>Our base case valuation of Instacart is target price of $33.7 per share, which represents a 20% upside from the high end of the IPO price range ($28 per share).</li>
<li>We estimate the company's operating margin to improve from 2.4% in 2022 to 13.2% in 2023 and 14.6% in 2024.</li>
<li>Although overall sales growth rate from 2020 to 2024 is lower for Instacart as compared to Uber and DoorDash, Instacart is having stronger growth in operating margins than its peers. </li>
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Our base case valuation of Instacart is target price of $33.7 per share, which represents a 20% upside from the high end of the IPO price range ($28 per share).
We estimate the company's operating margin to improve from 2.4% in 2022 to 13.2% in 2023 and 14.6% in 2024.
Although overall sales growth rate from 2020 to 2024 is lower for Instacart as compared to Uber and DoorDash, Instacart is having stronger growth in operating margins than its peers. 


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<li>Instacart is targeting a valuation between US$8.6 billion to US$9.3 billion in its IPO. Instacart's valuation has declined nearly 77% from its peak levels US$39 billion a few years ago.</li>
<li>Established in 2012, Instacart is a leading players in North America of delivering online grocery goods to consumers' homes.</li>
<li>Instacart generated sales of US$2.6 billion (up 39.1% YoY), gross profit of US$1.8 billion (up 49.3% YoY), and operating profit of US$62 million (turned black YoY) in 2022.</li>
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Instacart is targeting a valuation between US$8.6 billion to US$9.3 billion in its IPO. Instacart's valuation has declined nearly 77% from its peak levels US$39 billion a few years ago.
Established in 2012, Instacart is a leading players in North America of delivering online grocery goods to consumers' homes.
Instacart generated sales of US$2.6 billion (up 39.1% YoY), gross profit of US$1.8 billion (up 49.3% YoY), and operating profit of US$62 million (turned black YoY) in 2022.


United States

Instacart Inc. provides online grocery shopping services. The Company allows customers to select groceries through an online application platform from various retailers and have them delivered by personal shoppers. Instacart serves customers in the United States.

Instacart (CART US)

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