Briefing on the Fundamentals of Starbucks

By Harris Dyer • Monday, August 19 15:09 • Permanent Link

Starbucks sank -2.4% this afternoon, compared to the S&P 500's day change of 1.0%. Today's losers may turn out to be tomorrow's winners, so be sure to check the stock's fundamentals before making an investment decision:

Starbucks has logged a -1.7% 52 week change, compared to 26.2% for the S&P 500
SBUX has an average analyst rating of buy and is -1.97% away from its mean target price of $94.37 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $3.57, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 25.9. The Consumer Discretionary sector's average P/E ratio is 22.15
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.97 and its forward P/E ratio is 23.3
The current ratio is currently 0.7, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
SBUX has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -6.1% and gross profit margins of 0.3%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $3.68 Billion and the average free cash flow growth rate is -11.1%
Starbucks's revenues have an average growth rate of 7.0% with operating expenses growing at 6.8%. The company's current operating margins stand at 16.3%

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