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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.

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<ul><li>Target delivered a mixed result to start the new fiscal year with revenues outperforming Wall Street expectations but earnings ending up being significantly below par.</li><li>Inflation has played spoilsport and unusually high costs hampered the company’s growth, resulting in profitability well below what the management expected and where it expects to operate in the future.</li><li>The partnership's results have exceeded the management's expectations, resulting in increased productivity and sales in both the beauty section and adjacent categories in the store where Ulta Beauty has been added.</li></ul>

Target delivered a mixed result to start the new fiscal year with revenues outperforming Wall Street expectations but earnings ending up being significantly below par.Inflation has played spoilsport and unusually high costs hampered the company’s growth, resulting in profitability well below what the management expected and where it expects to operate in the future.The partnership's results have exceeded the management's expectations, resulting in increased productivity and sales in both the beauty section and adjacent categories in the store where Ulta Beauty has been added.

Target Corporation: Expansion of Partnerships & Key Drivers

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<ul><li>In the past couple of weeks, big box retail stocks got hammered. The largest retailer Walmart missed EPS expectations by a large margin</li><li>The results certainly caught investors and analysts by surprise, and it seemed like their management was surprised too</li><li>Some item sales (grills, plants, and pool chemicals) were impacted by weather, and high inflation was causing consumers to buy cheaper goods</li></ul>

In the past couple of weeks, big box retail stocks got hammered. The largest retailer Walmart missed EPS expectations by a large marginThe results certainly caught investors and analysts by surprise, and it seemed like their management was surprised tooSome item sales (grills, plants, and pool chemicals) were impacted by weather, and high inflation was causing consumers to buy cheaper goods

Target Vs. Walmart: Which One Is Better Buy?

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These days, it seems to me that the business media and Twitter is all consumed with predicting when a U.S. economic recession will occur coupled with lots of predictions of whether each strong relief bounce we have in the market is “the bottom”.This past week, big box retailers like Target and Walmart saw big drawdowns after margins were impacted by rising shipping and labor costs while facing extremely difficult year-over-year comparatives.Given the current market drawdown, I also get the sense now that the emerging consensus and narrative of an imminent “crash” recession is what I call “one side of the boat” thinking which the market has a habit of doing the opposite.

These days, it seems to me that the business media and Twitter is all consumed with predicting when a U.S. economic recession will occur coupled with lots of predictions of whether each strong relief bounce we have in the market is “the bottom”.This past week, big box retailers like Target and Walmart saw big drawdowns after margins were impacted by rising shipping and labor costs while facing extremely difficult year-over-year comparatives.Given the current market drawdown, I also get the sense now that the emerging consensus and narrative of an imminent “crash” recession is what I call “one side of the boat” thinking which the market has a habit of doing the opposite.

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<ul><li>Powell’s remarks in the Wall Street Journal interview this week were quite interesting, and markets seem to have noticed: we have seen quite some wild moves, but again the most relevant price action is happening under the surface.</li><li>In such a choppy market environment, systematic risk management techniques and a data-driven investment approach are key to tell the forest from the trees and reduce drawdowns in your portfolio.</li><li>Powell played the hawkish horn again, and markets are reacting in quite some interesting ways.</li></ul>

Powell’s remarks in the Wall Street Journal interview this week were quite interesting, and markets seem to have noticed: we have seen quite some wild moves, but again the most relevant price action is happening under the surface.In such a choppy market environment, systematic risk management techniques and a data-driven investment approach are key to tell the forest from the trees and reduce drawdowns in your portfolio.Powell played the hawkish horn again, and markets are reacting in quite some interesting ways.

Credit

<ul><li>Target Corporation delivered a strong 2021 and the full-year comparable sales of the company were up a solud 12.7%.</li><li>The company has performed well over the past couple of years, meeting the fast-growing consumer demand from the Covid-19 pandemic.</li><li>With the addition of Ulta Beauty in the stores, the sales of every square food have become strong.</li></ul>

Target Corporation delivered a strong 2021 and the full-year comparable sales of the company were up a solud 12.7%.The company has performed well over the past couple of years, meeting the fast-growing consumer demand from the Covid-19 pandemic.With the addition of Ulta Beauty in the stores, the sales of every square food have become strong.

Target Corporation: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

United States

Target Corporation operates general merchandise discount stores. The Company focuses on merchandising operations which includes general merchandise and food discount stores and a fully integrated online business. Target also offers credit to qualified applicants through its branded proprietary credit cards.

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