HelenJanet
2022-05-29

$Starbucks(SBUX)$

With so many companies listed on the stock markets, it can be exciting and challenging at the same time to determine which company to invest. Investors have to study a number of fundamentals of the stock before buying. Some example of fundamentals are ratios such as ‘return on net worth’, ‘earnings per share’, ‘return on invested capital’, or the ‘price-to-book ratio’ amongst others that can help determine the value of the company’s stock.

The PB ratio helps the investor compare the market value of a particular company’s shares/ market capitalization to its book value.

The price-to-book (P/B) ratio has been favored by value investors and is widely used by market analysts. Traditionally, any value under 1 is considered a good P/B value, indicating a potentially undervalued stock.

Starbucks has a very negative price to book ratio of -10.03.

However, Starbucks' balance sheet is less-than-ideal. The company has a negative debt-to-equity ratio means that a company has more liabilities than assets, which is often a risky sign from an investor's standpoint. I like to invest in companies with strong balance sheets because they offer companies more flexibility to navigate through any economic situation.

Even though Starbuck is trading at all time low valuation basing on the negative P/B ratio, I will not consider to buy the stock based on their balance sheet.

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Comments

  • setia100
    2022-05-30
    setia100
    It brews expensive coffees till it becomes blue chip. Can be considered when markets hit the ground 🤔
  • CY Tan
    2022-05-30
    CY Tan
    Starbucks is over its peak.
  • 潘小明
    2022-05-30
    潘小明
    I don't like their business model
  • bwjx
    2022-05-30
    bwjx
    Thanks for sharing. Most companies in F&B have negative price to book value e.g. $McDonald's(MCD)$ $Yum(YUM)$ but that doesn't mean that they are unprofitable or bad businesses.
    • HelenJanetReplySR050321: 
      Yeah. I happened to see P/B ratio of $Starbucks(SBUX)$ to be very negative which was my first time to see a negative number. Then I go check the balance sheet, also first time see so many red bars.
    • HelenJanetReplySR050321: 
      I love Mcdonald’s food too.[Grin]
    • HelenJanetReplySR050321: 
      Therefore I dare not buy the stock.
    • SR050321: 
      Why like that ? This is why i dare not invest in MD n starbucks but i wud but their products [Grin]
    • HelenJanet: 
      Thanks for sharing 👍[Smile]
  • Pottsy
    2022-05-31
    Pottsy
    A coffee is a nice to have rather than a must have. As belts tighten I can see some of this spending being reduced from households
    • HelenJanet: 
      I agree with you Starbuck coffee ☕️ is very expensive and the price of 1 coffee is equivalent to a normal hawker centre meal.
  • Woobenny
    2022-05-30
    Woobenny
    Agree with the balance sheet, but SB has always relied on customer’ loyalty and branding. So I think it will still thrive in this environment.
    • HelenJanet: 
      Thanks for your comments and support 👍😊
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