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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
Emerging market stocks have fallen to their lowest valuation relative to the S&P 500 in AT LEAST 36 years
Source: Barchart, Bloomberg
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
LVMH Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy. Q3 results in one image
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
The KBW Bank Index is underperforming the S&P 500 by 37% year-to-date, on pace for the widest annual gap on record
(note: data via Dow Jones going back to 1993). Source: Charlie Bilello
Another week, another IPO
$BIRK Birkenstock could reach a $10B valuation in its US IPO. Here's a look at how they make money. Source: App Economy Insight
A big short squeeze in the making?
GS data shows US CTA are now SHORT -$40B of SPX, the largest short in Goldman models history.
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