Executive Summary: Steven Madden Ltd designs, sources, and markets a wide range of fashion-forward footwear, accessories, and apparel. Starting with chunky platform shoes sold from the trunk of a car, the company’s brands now include Steve Madden, Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, and Blondo, among others, and it also licenses brands like Anne Klein. Steven Madden…
Executive Summary: Oddity Tech Ltd. is a consumer tech company, that focuses on transforming the beauty and wellness industries. They build and scale digital-first brands by leveraging artificial intelligence, molecular discovery, computer vision, and their data science platform. Their AI-driven online platform analyzes consumer data to identify needs and develop beauty, wellness, and technology products…
Executive Summary: Kenvue Inc. is a global consumer health company spun off from Johnson & Johnson. Kenvue manages a diverse portfolio of self-care, skin health, beauty, and essential health categories, including names like Tylenol, Neutrogena, Listerine, and Band-Aid. Kenvue focuses on providing science-backed everyday care solutions and aims to drive innovation within the consumer health…
Executive Summary: Spirit AeroSystems is a major global manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets. The company specializes in complex assemblies made from both aluminum and advanced composite materials. Their primary products include fuselages, wings, pylons, and nacelles, serving key customers like Boeing and Airbus. Spirit AeroSystems reported Earnings Per Share…
Executive Summary: FormFactor, Inc. is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies for the semiconductor industry, enabling chipmakers to develop and produce high-performance integrated circuits. The company designs, manufactures, and supports a range of products, including probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, metrology systems, and cryogenic solutions used across the full semiconductor product…
Executive Summary: Starbucks Corporation began as a retailer of whole bean coffee, tea, and spices. Inspired by Italian coffee culture, Howard Schultz transformed Starbucks into a coffeehouse serving espresso-based drinks, driving its significant expansion. Today, it stands as the world’s largest coffeehouse chain with over 40,000 stores across 87 countries, offering a variety of hot…
Executive Summary: Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI), a prominent player in the racing and gaming industry for nearly 150 years, is most famously as the home of the Kentucky Derby. CDI has strategically evolved into a multi-state publicly traded company with a diverse portfolio. Their operations now encompass live and historical racing entertainment venues, online horse…
Executive Summary: Kyndryl Holdings Inc. is a multinational information technology infrastructure services provider that spun off from IBM in 2021. It assists enterprise clients with designing, building, managing, and modernizing their complex, mission-critical information systems. The company offers a broad range of services across cloud, core enterprise, data and AI, digital workplace, and network and…
Executive Summary: Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) is a leading beverage company, and it was established through the merger of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. The company boasts over 125 owned, licensed, and partner brands, including iconic names like Keurig, Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Snapple, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. The company…
Executive Summary: Darden Restaurants Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator. It evolved from General Mills Restaurants and has grown to become one of the world’s largest full-service restaurant companies, boasting over 2,100 locations. Darden’s diverse portfolio includes well-known casual dining chains like Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, alongside fine dining establishments such as The…