Added to YB: 2024-03-27
Pitch date: 2024-03-26
SG [bearish]
Sweetgreen, Inc.
+70.56%
current return
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Company Info
Sweetgreen, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy food and beverages in the United States.
Market Cap
$2.4B
Pitch Price
$24.63
Price Target
11.78 (+62%)
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
86.09
P/E
-26.41
EV/Sales
3.79
Sector
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure
Category
N/A
Savant Investors' Idea Spotlight: Sweetgreen (short)
SG: Expect 54% downside by '25 due to 1) Suburbs & high costs limit margins 2) Robot kitchen solves nonexistent problem 3) Bloated SG&A keeps SG unprofitable, forcing financing in '25. AUV growth slows outside NYC. Labor/RE costs high vs peers. Infinite Kitchen has -2% IRR. SG&A highest in industry despite slow growth. Oblivious mgmt focused on fluff. Needs funding in '25, limiting growth. Base case $5.29 (-54%). Risks: Unit growth, AUV stability, buyout/activism, SG&A cuts, 15% short interest.
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