54th Parallel
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54th Parallel
@54thparallel.bsky.social
L/S tech, consumer
Since Nov 28, 1900, gold has underperformed the S&P 500 by 21,365% (1st chart).

Between Jan 21, 1980 and June 30, 2008, gold underperformed the S&P 500 by 1,033% (2nd chart).

I am cherry picking dates, but this is so you are aware that gold isn't the safe haven you think it is. Cash flows win.
November 27, 2024 at 1:47 PM
We will finally get a thinner iPhone next year

The rumored iPhone 17 "Air" will be 6.00mm thin. Not quite as thin as the new iPad Pro (5.1mm) or the last iPod Nano (5.4mm) but a welcome change after seeing the width increase to 8.0mm in the latest models

$AAPL
November 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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I just don't see the short thesis on GOOS at these levels.
 
Curious to hear any other takes and I hope you learned something!
 
NTM EBITDA 9.2x
CY23 EBITDA 9.9x
C24 EBITDA 8.2x
 
Will do a thread on brand surveys/buzz later (which are healthy)
August 2, 2023 at 2:46 AM
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Lastly, short interest has always been high for GOOS because people pair trade it with MONC. Seeing as how the SI is high for the US float but not the Canadian float, this is likely true. However, the squeeze risk is very high now per S3 data (SQ + CS >85 is no bueno)
August 2, 2023 at 2:45 AM
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Operating Profit expectations have been revised lower many times already. Maybe they get revised lower yet again (this is $GOOS afterall lol), but it does feel like we are reaching trough expectations. We also have winter season just around the corner.
August 2, 2023 at 2:44 AM
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China soft/weak-reopening should help this quarter too at the margin. The company has one of the largest company-owned store mixes in the luxury space.
August 2, 2023 at 2:44 AM
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$GOOS earnings are out on Thursday.
 
For all the worries about sales in the US wholesale channel weakening, credit and debit card data points to better than last year sales in DTC (from a small sample set, admittedly). See chart.
August 2, 2023 at 2:43 AM
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I also think that GOOS designers can be a bit boring when compared to other luxury brands.
Where are the collabs? Make this s**t sexy! A few quick prompts in Midjourney can yield great ideas. See example below of a Tiffany-Goose collab.
August 2, 2023 at 2:42 AM
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I think a lot of people see market share in the US, and assume that the same thing is happening in other countries.
 
But that’s not the case at all.
 
Here’s market share in every other country in which GOOS is big enough to show up in data.
 
All up and to the right ↗
August 2, 2023 at 2:40 AM
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However, sales in the US continue to grow year after year (about 10% annually). They are not skyrocketing, but they're pretty steady and growing. See trend in the chart. Not a sign of a dying brand.
August 2, 2023 at 2:40 AM
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I think that perhaps people are over-focused on the US market, which indeed has stalled over the last two years.
August 2, 2023 at 2:39 AM
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Canada Goose $GOOS

Lots of haters on FinTwit on the name but they bring a poor game. I just don't see it. Canada Goose is gaining market share globally and growing (see chart).
 
Would love to hear more bearish views please!
August 2, 2023 at 2:39 AM