Opinions Don Lato
Tapestry Inc.TPRDON'T BUYJun 06, 2014
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Premium contentPremium contentStockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly TPR is an international manufacturer of luxury items that include the Coach and Kate Spade brands. They have built cash reserves back above $2 billion during the pandemic, while paying down debt. They trade at 16x earnings, compared to peers like RL at 49x. They have re-instated the dividend at a good yield, while keeping the payout ratio under 50% of cash flow. We would buy this with a stop loss at $30, looking to achieve $53.50 -- upside potential over 29%. Yield 2.45%. (Analysts’ price target is $53.13)
Got an analyst upgrade today and the stock surged and lifted the entire retail clothing sector. He prefers tried-and-true Lululemon though.
Bruce MurrayBruce MurrayBruce MurrayBruce MurrayThis is gone through a respectable 1st round of recovery. They’ve renovated about 500 stores and are planning to renovate a couple of more. They’ve removed their products from about a quarter of the Department stores, and have reduced the number of promotions/sales which has helped their profit margins. These are entry-level luxury items, and people only buy 1 or 2 of them, unless they expand their offerings. They are not buying 4 or 5. Not sure where the growth is going to come from. Feels the easy money has already been made.
The whole fashion industry is a tough one. This was everybody’s darling for many, many years, but he thinks a little bit of the lustre has come off. He would be very hesitant to step in right now. Huge competition. They started to expand their market beyond bags, and have competition in that area. Valuation is still fairly rich even though the stock has come down.