Last week, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, as most of these big tech companies strongly outperformed against the broader market during the COVID-19 pandemic. With large cash balance and solid cash flows, these Tech Giants are poised to seize opportunities in this unsettled market. [more]
Last week, Canada started rolling out Phase 3 of the re-opening guidelines for businesses with indoor retail operations to start offering more services. However, several months of prolonged lockdowns already forced small businesses to close and larger corporations to pull operations out of Canada. [more]
Gross sales reported by A&W restaurants in the royalty pool dropped 28% year-over-year. At its peak, 230 of 971 A&W restaurants in the royalty pool were temporarily closed due to the coronavirus; currently only 21 restaurants remain closed. [more]
Earlier this month, California-based Perfect Day, a food technology company focused on plant-based dairy products, announced an expansion to its Series C funding round through a US$160 million investment led by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, increasing total proceeds to US$300 million. [more]
Quarterly revenue reached $86.6M, up 74% year-over-year. For the first time, the meal-kit provider & online grocer reported positive Net Income and positive EBITDA. Buoyed by the financial results, Goodfood announced a C$35 million bought deal financing at a price of C$6.05 per share. [more]
Rocket Companies’ flagship business, Rocket Mortgage, an online mortgage origination platform and app, reported over US$1 trillion in home loans to date, growing in market share to 9.2% in Q1/2020 from 1.3% in 2009, at a CAGR of 19%. [more]
Cannabis stock prices continue to be under pressure as the overall market struggles to find footing amid the coronavirus crisis with numerous companies announcing impairments, write-downs, deal adjustments, and financings. However, some companies continue to execute partnerships and launch new retail stores. [more]
Last week, Tesla, the global leader in the EV industry, surpassed Toyota as the world’s largest car manufacturer by market capitalization, reaching a value of over US$250 billion after reporting impressive deliveries for Q2/2020. In the past week, Tesla’s stock price continued to surge by over 20% to US$1,372 per share. [more]
Revenue increased to $8M with EBITDA of $1.2M. Organic Garage’s online sales almost doubled month-over-month in April to 6.6% of total sales. The Company’s 5th store, located in the Leaside neighborhood of Toronto, is set to open in Q2/2021. [more]
Recent low stock prices enabled activist investors to quietly buy up shares, leaving many companies vulnerable to becoming the target of shareholder activism in the future. Hugo Boss, easyJet, Tesla and Uber have all been under pressure from shareholders this year. [more]
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