Insight ReportEconomic Analysis: CONSUMER SPENDING BUOYED BY RISING WAGES AND LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT Coresight Research November 18, 2016 Executive Summary The US unemployment rate in October edged down to 4.9%, which was in line with the consensus estimate and lower than the September reading of 5.0%. In the US, real PCE in September increased by 0.3% month over month, reflecting an increase in spending on durable goods. The core PCE deflator, which excludes food and energy prices, increased by 1.7% year over year for the month; the rate was still slightly below the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%. The gas price has been range-bound between US$2.15 and US$2.26 from October to the middle of November, and closed at US$2.187 on November 10, 2016. In the US, advance estimates of October retail sales were US$465.9 billion, up by 0.8% month over month and 4.3% year over year. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Analyst CornerWeekly Insights Nov 18, 2016 Coresight Research November 18, 2016 Executive Summary This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” recaps the recent Singles’ Day shopping holiday and considers how Alibaba differentiates the shopping festival from conventional retail events. Total US retail sales rose by 0.8% in October, suggesting a healthy profile for the US retail industry ahead of the holiday shopping season. Retailers are racing to promote their holiday sales after delaying their marketing efforts due to the presidential election. French department store Printemps is introducing mobile payment service Alipay to draw more Chinese customers into its stores. The retailer expects to roll out Alipay to 18 stores by the end of the year. Argentinian President Mauricio Macri has introduced policies that have unleashed a retail sales boom—not in Argentina, but in neighboring Chile. Since Macri removed exchange controls in December, Argentinians have begun crossing the border in masses to seek bargains in Chile, where three years of sluggish economic growth have weighed on retail sales. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for
Insight ReportJD.com (JD) 3Q16 RESULTS: REVENUE BEATS CONSENSUS ON STRONG GMV GROWTH; LOOKS AT JD FINANCE SPIN-OFF Coresight Research November 17, 2016 Executive Summary JD.com reported 3Q16 revenues of ¥60.7 billion, which was slightly ahead of consensus estimates and a year-over-year increase of 38%. Net loss per ADS of ¥0.64 was ahead of consensus estimates for a net loss of ¥0.86. Total GMV reached ¥158.8 billion (US$23.8 billion) in 3Q16, an increase of 43% year over year. General merchandise contributed over half of total GMV, up from 46% in the year-ago period. The Board has approved a reorganization of JD Finance, including a possible spin-off, which would allow the online finance unit to expand its financial service operations in China. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Deep DiveKorean Innovation in Beauty Coresight Research November 16, 2016 Executive SummaryKorean beauty brands have seen strong growth in sales volume, with exports reaching US$2.45 billion in 2015. Korean brands have had a growing influence on the global beauty market in recent years, leading to a K-Beauty trend. In this report, we examine the factors that underpin the successful ascent of Korean beauty, with a focus on the product, process and technology innovations they have brought to the market. Here are our key takeaways. Korean beauty brands have adopted a “fast fashion” product development cycle and gained recognition for innovative formulas, ingredients, manufacturing processes and packaging. However, the sophisticated and demanding customers in the local Korean market have also been one of the major drivers. Korean beauty brands have embraced the digital transformation age and have taken advantage of the cultural influence of the Korean wave to come up with innovative marketing strategies that have driven growth. Korean beauty brands were also fast to adopt in-store technologies, some of which are on par with other technology developed by international beauty brands, while others are ahead of the international market. A number of Korean beauty startups have emerged that have brought Korean beauty products overseas with e-commerce, or created innovative beauty products with the latest technologies. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight ReportThe TJX Companies Inc (TJX) 3Q17 Results: Another Strong Quarter Coresight Research November 16, 2016 Executive Summary The TJX Companies reported adjusted 3Q17 EPS of $0.91 versus the consensus estimate of $0.87. Total revenues were $8.29 billion versus expectations of $8.22 billion. Comps increased by 5%, beating expectations of 3.5%, driven by customer traffic. Momentum in both sales and traffic continued in the period. Comps were up 5% at Marmaxx, 6% at HomeGoods and 8% at TJX Canada, and were flat at TJX Europe. Full-year guidance now calls for EPS of $3.46–$3.48, up from $3.39–$3.43 previously and versus consensus of $3.48. The guidance range includes a negative impact of 3% related to wage increases and 3% related to foreign exchange. Comps are expected to increase by 4% versus 3%–4% previously. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight Report10 Emerging Startups in Natural Language Processing (NLP) Coresight Research November 16, 2016 Executive Summary In this report, we have profiled 10 NLP startups working in the areas of natural language search, conversational commerce, automated speech recognition and content analysis, which have the potential to disrupt the retail industry. NLP is a branch of Artificial Intelligence, and it forms the backbone of chatbots, as well as the core element supporting machine translation, information extraction and summarization. The global NLP market was valued at $277.2 million in 2015, and is expected to reach $2.1 billion by 2024. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight ReportH&M [STO: HM-B] MONTHLY SALES UPDATE: SALES GROWTH ACCELERATES TO 10% IN OCTOBER Coresight Research November 16, 2016 Executive Summary H&M reported total sales rose by 10% year over year in local currencies in October 2016. This compares to growth in September, which was only 1%. The total number of stores grew by 12.1% year over year, to 4,269, as of October 31. Sales growth lagged store growth by 214 basis points in October, a narrowing from the 1,162bps difference in September. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight ReportSalvatore Ferragamo (BIT: SFER) 9M16 Results: Top Line in Line Despite Wholesale Weakness Coresight Research November 15, 2016 Executive Summary Milan-listed luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo reported a 0.7% slide in revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Revenues were virtually in line with the consensus estimate. Operating costs grew by 2.2%, leading to a 2.1% fall in operating profit, which came in marginally behind analysts’ expectations. Wholesale revenues were the weak spot, with a major sequential weakening in 3Q16. US wholesale revenues slumped 26% in 3Q16. This performance in wholesale mirrors that reported by some other luxury firms recently. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight ReportJCPenney (JCP) 3Q16 Results: Unseasonable Weather Weighs on Apparel Sales Coresight Research November 14, 2016 Executive Summary JCPenney reported 3Q16 adjusted EPS of $(0.21), in line with the consensus estimate. Total revenues were $2.86 billion, below expectations of $2.95 billion. Comparable-store sales were down 0.8% versus expectations of a 2.2% increase. Comps were positive in October, driven by a comp benefit of more than 20 basis points from the company’s 500 new appliance showrooms. That said, apparel sales were soft. All apparel categories, including men’s, kids’ and women’s, performed below the total company comp, with men’s apparel posting the best performance. In women’s apparel, sales were soft in the contemporary, juniors and misses categories, but were strong in moderate dresses and junior bottoms. Management lowered its guidance for the full year. Comps are now expected to increase by 1%–2%, down from 3%–4% previously, versus consensus of 2.2%. EPS is still expected to be positive, consistent with prior guidance. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight ReportWeekly Retail Promo Update Nov 13, 2016 Coresight Research November 13, 2016 Executive Summary Bloomingdale’s is offering a similar number of promotions this week as it did during the same week last year. This week, the retailer is offering one online-exclusive home sale, but it did not offer any online-exclusive sales during the same week last year. In both years, Bloomingdale’s promoted its beauty treats online and in stores. This week, the retailer is also promoting new perks for customers who are Bloomingdale’s American Express cardholders. Last year, it promoted the online release of its outlet store. The retailer used text message marketing during this week last year, but is not using it this week. JCPenney is also promoting a similar number of offers this week compared with last year. The retailer is offering two online-only promotions this week, while it did not promote any last year during the same week. This week, JCPenney began its Black Friday promotions, which it had not yet begun during the same week last year. Kohl’s is running slightly fewer sales this year than it did during the same week last year. Last year, the company began its Black Friday deals during this week, including a one-day online-exclusive sale, but it has not offered any Black Friday deals so far this week. Kohl’s is currently offering a Kohl’s Cash promotion similar to the one it ran last week; last year at this time, it promoted both Kohl’s Charge and Kohl’s Cash. Macy’s is offering fewer promotions this week than it did last year during the same week. In both years, Macy’s featured a pop-up sale and a one-day shopping event. The company offered an in-store-only promotion with free items and promoted its Macy’s Star Rewards program last year, but is not offering similar promotions this week. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight ReportKohl’s (KSS) 3Q16 Results: Beats on EPS, No Changes to Guidance Coresight Research November 11, 2016 Executive Summary Kohl’s reported adjusted 3Q16 EPS of $0.80, up 7.0% year over year and beating the consensus estimate by $0.10. Revenues were $4.3 billion, down 2.3% year over year and in line with the consensus estimate. Comparable-store sales declined by 1.7%, in line with estimates, based on a modest improvement in year-to-date comp sales trends, including a strong back-to-school selling season, followed by a weak September selling period. The company reaffirmed its guidance for fiscal 2016 GAAP EPS of $3.12–$3.22 and adjusted EPS of $3.80–$4.00. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Deep DiveDEEP DIVE: Emerging Technology in Healthcare and Medicine Coresight Research November 11, 2016 Executive SummaryIn this report, we examine some of the latest technology in healthcare, such as gene editing and gene therapy, personal genomics, nanomedicine, organs-on-chips, regenerative medicine and other trends, such as wearable technology and robotics. These are some key findings: The global digital healthcare market was worth US$60.8 billion in 2013, and is estimated to grow to US$135.9 billion in 2017 and reach nearly US$233.3 billion in 2020. There are some 4,000 diseases linked to genetic dysfunction. Conventional drugs do not work for about 75% of cancer (a genetic disease) patients, on average. The global nanomedicine market was worth US$248 billion in 2014, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 16.3% to reach US$528 billion in 2019. The market for organs-on-chips was worth some US$31.5 million in 2015, and growth is expected to surge at a CAGR of 70% by 2020. New developments in healthcare must solve the problems that patients and healthcare professionals face regularly, in order to become economically viable and successful. They also need to get through the long stages of clinical trials and gain regulatory approvals faster, in order to be available to the mass market. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Company Earnings UpdateNordstrom (JWN) 3Q16 Results: Results Exceed Expectations in 3Q Coresight Research November 11, 2016 Executive Summary Nordstrom reported adjusted 3Q16 EPS of $0.84, ahead of the $0.52 consensus estimate, but down 52.5% year over year. Revenues were $3.54 billion, up 7.2% year over year and above the consensus estimate. Off-price apparel was the strongest category in the quarter, with net sales from Nordstrom Rack stores and Nordstromrack.com/HauteLook.com increasing by 10.1%. Comparable sales in the category increased by 3.9%. For fiscal year 2016, the company updated its sales guidance to 3.5% and its guidance for adjusted earnings per diluted share to $2.85–$2.95 to incorporate the upside from the third quarter. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for
Insight ReportNetEase (NTES.US) 3Q16 RESULTS: REVENUE MISSES ON SLIGHTLY WEAKER MOBILE GAME REVENUE, EPS BEATS Coresight Research November 11, 2016 Executive Summary NetEase, a leading online game service provider in China, reported 3Q16 revenues of ¥9.21 billion (US$1.38 billion), up 38% year over year and 5% below the consensus estimate. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was ¥22.82 (US$3.42), ahead of the US$3.20 consensus estimate and up 7% year over year. Online game service revenues totaled ¥6.57 billion (US$0.99 billion) for 3Q16, an increase of 0% year over year. Advertising services and email, e-commerce and others revenue grew 23.8% and 107.2% to US$0.56 billion and US$2.08 billion, respectively. Margins were squeezed year over year in both the online game services and advertising services segments. The margin for the e-mail, e-commerce and other business jumped year over year, as the e-commerce business was in a development phase last year. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
Insight ReportZalando [XTRA: ZAL] 3Q16 TRADING RESULTS: STRONG REVENUE AND PROFITABILITY GROWTH Coresight Research November 11, 2016 Executive Summary Zalando reported 3Q16 revenue growth of 17.1% year over year to €834.8 million, slightly below the consensus estimate of €844.3 million. Revenues in the Germany, Austria and Switzerland division increased 9.7% to €407.1 million and the Rest of Europe region posted year-over-year sales growth of 24.3% to 374.0 million. The gross margin expanded 80 basis points (bps) year over year to 41.4% and SG&A margin declined 480bps to 39.1%. The company reported 3Q16 adjusted EBIT of €19.5 million, corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 2.3%. This marks a clear year-over-year improvement, as Zalando reported an adjusted EBIT decline of €23.5 million and EBIT margin of (3.3)% in 3Q15. Diluted EPS increased to €0.02 in 3Q16 from €(0.12) in 3Q15. Management reiterated that the company expects to deliver FY16 revenue growth at the upper end of its forecast 20.0-25.0% revenue growth range. Zalando expects adjusted FY16 EBIT margin to come in at 5.0-6.0%, a clear improvement from the 3.6% EBIT margin in FY15. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for
