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Beo88/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis My fundamental analysis indicates that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) has failed to effectively manage years of high profitability to extend the growth phase of its life cycle. The company is exhibiting a secular decline in profitability. Overall, the metrics are too low, which is a big red flag for me. While revenue growth over the past decade has been roughly in line with general inflation, trend analysis shows that costs are outpacing revenue growth. In my opinion, this means that the company's pricing power is weakening amid increased competition. Finally, my valuation analysis shows…

Launch Interactive Tool How to Think About Tax Competition Executive Summary The TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many ways to show how much is collected in taxes by state governments, the Index is designed to show how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement. The…

Responding to a request from the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors to speed up the liquidation, Bestow said it had prepared a “significant business plan” and argued creditors should give the insurtech company time to execute what they believe would be a “value-maximizing transaction.”Yesterday, we reported that Vesto's official creditors in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy have strongly opposed Vesto's futures trading plan, calling the effort a “futile pursuit” that will squander funds that could be returned to people harmed by massive letters of credit (LOCs) in a reinsurance fraud scheme. Vestor responded by stressing that under U.S. bankruptcy law, the…

The Composite Confidence Index, which tracks the underlying performance of its constituent stocks, rose 3.6 percentage points from the previous month to 92.8. Business Confidence rose 3.4 percentage points to 92.8, and Consumer Confidence rose 4.4 percentage points to 92.7. Entrepreneurial confidence increased significantly in October. Industrial Confidence in the economy declined in other sectors, specifically by 1.3 percentage points in selected services, 1.1 percentage points in trade, and 0.6 percentage points in construction. consumer Confidence in the economy has increased. The number of respondents who expect the economic situation in the Czech Republic to worsen…

A rising tide floats all boats, and in the B2B marketplace industry, that boat is Amazon Business. According to data and analysis contained in Digital Commerce 360's newly published 2023 B2B Marketplace 500 report, no single B2B marketplace dominates the B2B marketplace more than Amazon Business. Amazon Business already boasts 6 million customers and $35 billion in annual gross merchandise sales, but it's only been around for eight years, and market analysts say sales are far from plateauing. Colin Sebastian, an investment analyst at R.W. Baird & Co. who has accurately predicted Amazon Business' sales growth in recent years, predicts…

When starting your first business, your main goal is to establish your brand and start growing. Unfortunately, this won't happen overnight. Growth is a continuous process and requires hard work, patience, and dedication. There are no special steps or secret methods to surpass other businesses in your industry or achieve instant success.However, there are proven ways to reach growth milestones that can catapult your business to success. We asked small business leaders to share their tips for accelerating growth.How to grow your business quicklyThere are many things you can do to put your company on a growth trajectory. These 13…

West Pharmacy on Electric Road in Roanoke County has closed.“We basically just retired,” owner Mitch West said.The independent pharmacy in the Southwest Plaza Shopping Center had been open for 20 years, according to online license records. I received free online reviews interspersed with comments such as “Always putting the patient first.”A sign on the door directing customers to the Walgreens at Brambleton Avenue and Electric Road said their prescription records would be transferred there.Fuel prices within 1 yearThe average price of regular unleaded gasoline on Tuesday was $3.44 per gallon in the Blacksburg-Christianburg-Radford area and $3.35 in the Roanoke area,…

In 2015, Jeff Bezos predicted that delivery drones would eventually become as common as mail trucks. Although that hasn't happened yet, there are still plenty of companies investing in this futuristic delivery method. For example, Walmart announced in August 2023 that it would add two more supercenters to its network of drone delivery hubs, providing 30-minute delivery to an additional 60,000 homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Drone delivery uses flying drones as a means of delivering packages from retail stores to customers, similar to traditional mail trucks and courier services. Drones are small or medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles that…

At a time when traditional financial institutions are unable to meet the dynamic financial needs of business owners and real estate investors, Fast Commercial Capital leverages cutting-edge technology to support U.S. business owners and investors. We offer a variety of designed financial solutions.United States – October 24, 2023 — Fast Commercial Capital, an industry leader, continues to revolutionize the way business owners and real estate investors access capital by providing fast and secure financing options.“Traditional lending has not kept up with business and real estate development needs. What the market needs is fast business capital and fast real estate capital…

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes the state’s economy. The Lone Star State boasts a gross domestic product of $1.77 trillion – the second largest in the nation. The state is home to 3 million small businesses, which employ 4.9 million people, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. That’s more than 45.1% of Texas’ private sector workforce. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the state’s economy grew at a rate of 10.1%, outpacing the nation’s rate of 6.9%, as reported by the U.S Bureau of Economic Analysis.The unemployment rate in Texas has plummeted since 2010,…