PSCD News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Pf From 08/18/22

To date, 151 of the 204 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their earnings results for Q2 2022, representing 74% of the index. The blended revenue growth estimate for the 204 companies in this index is 9.0% for Q2 2022. July’s monthly retail sales came in...

Total nominal retail sales and food-services spending were unchanged in July, following an 0.8 percent increase in June. Real core retail sales posted a solid 0.4 percent rise in July, after declining less than 0.1 percent in June. Overall, nominal total and core retail sales rema...

Fossil Group sales dropped by 10%+ in Q2, and full year guidance gets shaved. Green shoots look to be finally appearing on the technical chart. We look to the Fossil Group balance sheet to see if the financials are there to withstand this current downcycle. Intro ...

At the onset of 2022, we believe various consumer businesses were emerging from the pandemic with some degree of “over-earning”. Consumer weakness and trade-downs to less expensive goods are increasingly apparent (especially at lower incomes levels), while managements ha...

Signet has seen a very strong rally post the pandemic, including a strong operating performance. This is now in (partial) reversal amidst a tougher macro world. With the balance sheet being in pristine shape, valuations here are quite appealing, as I am happy to nibble here. ...

The Refinitiv/Ipsos Consumer Confidence Index has declined this year in the wake of continued inflationary pressure, rising interest rates, and global uncertainty. The Refinitiv U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q2 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within th...

Persistently elevated rates of price increases and an intensifying Fed tightening cycle are impacting economic activity. Real final sales to private domestic purchasers have shown greater resilience. Initial claims remain at a very low level by historical comparison, but a clear u...

Ahead of its separation, Vista has announced its next deal. The company has been going on an M&A streak in recent times. While current earnings multiple is quite low, leverage could be an issue if current peak profitability will eventually reverse. Despite low multiples, I...

Global equity markets went into a protective crouch last quarter, and factor performance followed suit. The collapse in Consumer Discretionary and/or Technology stocks was a dominant driver of global factor performance in Q2. The Quality premium versus Value has returned to its lo...

The inflation surge has dominated the narrative for equity investors in 2022. Computer chip shortages, COVID shutdowns, and the war in Ukraine have combined to create broad supply chain bottlenecks that limited automotive production globally. In this environment, investors in US e...