Birkenstock opening is even uglier than the shoes...
Birkenstock stock opens 11% below $46 IPO price in trading debut flop. The German sandal maker’s debut is the worst opening for a listing of $1bn or more in New York in over 2yrs, Bloomberg reports. Out of more than 300 US IPOs of that size in the past century, only 9 have fared worse, the last being AppLovin, which opened 12.5% below its IPO price in April 2021, BBG data show. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
How Companies Raise Capital
Watch these four balance sheet categories: by Brian Feroldi
Emerging market stocks have fallen to their lowest valuation relative to the S&P 500 in AT LEAST 36 years
Source: Barchart, Bloomberg
German inflation in September fell to its lowest rate since outbreak of war in Ukraine, confirming prior estimates
CPI slowed to 4.5% in September YoY from 6.1% in August. Headline CPI is now lower than Core CPI BUT food prices are already on the rise again. Compared to previous month, food has become 0.4% more expensive. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
Visualizing China’s Dominance in Battery Manufacturing (2022-2027P)
by Elements / Visual Capitalist
Almost half of US listed firms have negative profit margins
They have been able to survive in artificially low interest rates and ample liquidity environment. Things have changed though. Source: GS, Michel A.Arouet
US 10-year Yield pullback from last week peak
US 10-year Yield pullback sharply from last week peak. After the Non-Farm Payrolls report on Friday, the US 10-year Govt Yield came close to hitting 4.9%. As of today, that Yield is down below 4.6%.
European gas price jumped to 6mth high as security threats to region’s infrastructure added to rising tensions in Middle East
Q3 Revenue +9% Y/Y to €20.0B (in cc). 🍷 Wines & Spirits -14% to €1.5B. 👜 Fashion & Leather goods +9% to €9.8B. 💅 Perfumes & Cosmetics +9% to €2.0B. 💍 Watches & Jewelry +3% to €2.5B. 🛍️ Selective retailers +26% to €4.1B. Source: Quartr, App Economy Insights
