There are right ways to do acquisitions, and there are wrong ways. For an example of the first, look to CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), which reported this week that third-quarter profits were up 10%, thanks largely to last November's deal for health insurer Aetna. And what's coming next may be more interesting. For an example of the latter, it's possible one could look to Capri Holdings (NYSE: CPRI), the luxury-brands giant behind Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, and Versace. It delivered an uninspiring quarterly report this week, and those famous names it purchased aren't making its bottom line look fabulous.
But let's pivot to paying the piper, which pizza purveyor Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA) has tried hard to do. Based on its latest same-store-sales results, customers may be starting to accept that it's not the same company it was under founder John Schnatter -- and it's about to become even less that company, with big C-suite changes coming.
In this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool senior analyst Abi Malin discuss the positives and negatives of each of these companies, the growth paths available to them, whether investors ought to have the stocks on their short lists, and more.