What does the company do?
Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries (Starbucks) is the roaster and retailer of specialty coffee. It purchases and roasts whole bean coffees and sells them, along with fresh, rich-brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, a range of food items, a selection of premium teas, and beverage-related accessories and equipment, through Company-operated retail stores. Starbucks also sells coffee and tea products and licenses its trademark through other channels such as licensed retail stores and, through certain of its licensees and equity investees, Starbucks produces and sells a range of ready-to-drink beverages. The Company operates in three business segments: United States (US), International and Global Consumer Products Group (CPG).
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Starbucks one-year sales: 9.77 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Special Eateries group: 35.53% - Starbucks one-year income: 390.80 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Special Eateries group: 18.22%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 9.77 Bil | 7.21 Bil | | Income | 390.80 Mil | 330.57 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Starbucks one-year sales growth: -5.90%.
Difference from the average for the Special Eateries group: -4.50 pct. pts. - Starbucks one-year income growth: 23.90%.
Difference from the average for the Special Eateries group: 5.80 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -5.90% | -1.40% | | Income Growth | 23.90% | 18.10% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Starbucks one-year net profit margin: 4.0%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -1.6 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Special Eateries group: -1.9 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 4.0% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 5.6% | | Industry | 5.9% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Starbucks debt/equity ratio: 0.18.
Difference from the average for the Special Eateries group: -10.00%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.18 | 0.20 |
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