@Jim LEO:mid-March, Sats' shares have been rebounding. It closed Monday (Apr 3) at $2.78, representing a 16.8 per cent gain from its Mar 14 close SATS has had a turbulent six months. After announcing it was in talks to buy the world&rsquo s largest air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the company&rsquo s shares fell from S$4.09 to a low of S$2.38. Since mid-March, however, the stock has been rebounding. It closed Monday (Apr 3) at S$2.78, representing a 16.8 per cent gain from its Mar 14 close. Sats&rsquo rights shares, issued to raise money for the acquisition, commenced trading on Mar 29. And the company announced on Apr 3 that it had completed the acquisition. With the overhang of the rights issue
@dimzy:Beyond 2024, I think SBUX will continue to see more room for growth, both in terms of the greater number of revenue channels it can expand on (branded products sold in stores, financial services on its gift cards and mobile apps, etc.), and in unsaturated foreign markets. According to MCD's 2020 annual report, page 50, over 60% of MCD's revenues, and over 50% of operating profits, from 2018-2020 already came from outside the US. By contrast, if we look at SBUX's 2021 annual report, page 79, we see that less than 33% of SBUX's revenues so far come from outside the United States, and almost 90% of that 33% comes from just four countries: China, Japan, Canada, and the UK.Although there is of course risk to that future growth, I see SBUX as the more profitable company with more growth ahead of