Tattooed Chef Needs to Profit Before Its Shares Can Move

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TTCF stock holders may be waiting a while before shares see a meaningful shift upward. Tattooed Chef, Inc is still well off its highs from earlier this year. I thought it might be overvalued inmy ...

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Syin23
2021-08-31
Syin23
Yes, everything back to how they growth the company, hope they can execute what they promise and show us surprise results. Be patience!
- Chinleong:
  Yes
- DDDKKK:
  just buy amc and clov
- T20211126001:
  Yes
Paulie13
2021-08-31
Paulie13
Moveeee

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I thought it might be overvalued inmy last article on Feb. 26, and so far this year nothing has changed my mind. The problem is that TTCF stock is not likely to move higher until the plant-based food company can show that it has a profitable operation.\nThe company’s latest results make it clear that it is not concerned about profits right now. They are going for scale, despite having very low profitability. For example, the company just closed on the acquisition of Foods of New Mexico andincluded it in their recent results for Q2. This helped improve its top line but did not do much for its underlying profits.\nAs a result, don’t expect TTCF stock to rise very much anytime soon, or at least until the company decides to make profits a priority.\nWhere This Leaves Tattooed Chef\nSales have been growing at a good pace, but not fast enough to get the company profitable. 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