Michael Hakes - BNN - TOP PICK Aritzia (ATZ TSX)
We met with CFO recently. While the stock is off its lows in the low $20, its well off its pre COVID-19 highs of $60. With 68 stores in Canada and 54 in the U.S., there is still a lot of room for growth. It has a long term store target of 150 in the U.S.
The current store growth plan is to open about eight to 10 stores per year in the U.S. There is a chance that it might increase this opening plan over the next year or so. The new stores in the U.S are doing very well with a payback period for new stores coming in better than plan.
With top line on the 10-15 per cent range and margin expansion, EPS could grow 20-25 per cent. EPS could reach over $3 in the next two years. And the stock could reach it old highs, $60.
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