“He who ruled scent ruled the hearts of men!”, wrote Patrick Süskind in his famous novel: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.
That certainly worked out well for Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, Süskind’s main character, but it looks like it worked just as well for Jean Madar and Philippe Benacin, the two fathers of Inter Parfums (NASDAQ:IPAR). Since its IPO, this $2 billion French/American perfume seller has simply crushed not only the S&P 500, but virtually all its publicly-listed competitors.
Chances are it could turn out well for the savvy long-term investors who will