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Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $25 price target and projections for a.k.a. Brands Holding after hosting company management at the Share Series investor event at the New York Stock Exchange.</li><li>We believe the 2024 turnaround story remains fully on track, with Princess Polly rolling out new stores, Culture Kings on track to shift to the "test and repeat" model and Petal & Pup driving trend-right dresses online and with their digital marketplace partners.</li><li>As such, we continue to view our projections, especially in 2H24, as conservative, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $25 price target for AKA.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $25 price target and projections for a.k.a. Brands Holding after hosting company management at the Share Series investor event at the New York Stock Exchange.We believe the 2024 turnaround story remains fully on track, with Princess Polly rolling out new stores, Culture Kings on track to shift to the "test and repeat" model and Petal & Pup driving trend-right dresses online and with their digital marketplace partners.As such, we continue to view our projections, especially in 2H24, as conservative, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $25 price target for AKA.

ANF US - AKA: SHARE Series Update: Turn on Track; Reiterate Buy Rating and $25 PT

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<ul><li>Abercrombie & Fitch had a successful start to the fiscal year 2024, as reported in their first quarter's earning call.</li><li>Producing record sales and operating income, the company reported net sales of $1 billion, a growth of 22% year-over-year.</li><li>The operating income reached $130 million, making the first quarter of 2024 an unprecedented quarter in the history of Abercrombie & Fitch.</li></ul>

Abercrombie & Fitch had a successful start to the fiscal year 2024, as reported in their first quarter's earning call.Producing record sales and operating income, the company reported net sales of $1 billion, a growth of 22% year-over-year.The operating income reached $130 million, making the first quarter of 2024 an unprecedented quarter in the history of Abercrombie & Fitch.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.: Continuing Customer Acquisition

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, raising our pice target to $25 (from $14), and upping our projections for a.k.a. Brands after the company registered better-than-expected revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for 1Q24 and raised 2024 guidance, driven by strong domestic results, as all the company's concepts continue to gain market share in the United States via new stores, expanding digital marketplace relationships and the "test and repeat" method driving newness and fashion excitement.</li><li>Further, we believe the Australian operations, especially Culture Kings, are setting up for a 2H24 turn, with leaner inventories and better product mix.</li><li>As such, even after raising our projections, we believe upside remains in 2H24 and 2025 and are confident raising our price target to $25 and reiterating our Buy rating on AKA.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, raising our pice target to $25 (from $14), and upping our projections for a.k.a. Brands after the company registered better-than-expected revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for 1Q24 and raised 2024 guidance, driven by strong domestic results, as all the company's concepts continue to gain market share in the United States via new stores, expanding digital marketplace relationships and the "test and repeat" method driving newness and fashion excitement.Further, we believe the Australian operations, especially Culture Kings, are setting up for a 2H24 turn, with leaner inventories and better product mix.As such, even after raising our projections, we believe upside remains in 2H24 and 2025 and are confident raising our price target to $25 and reiterating our Buy rating on AKA.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Beginning of a Powerful Turn; Raising PT to $25, Reiterate Buy

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close on Wednesday.</li><li>We believe 1Q will be another period of rebuilding momentum and credibility, with the cleanup continuing at Culture Kings, Princess Polly adding new retail stores to the mix and rolling out new categories to become even more of a lifestyle brand and Petal & Pup leveraging new digital marketplace relationships and continued dress-driven expansion.</li><li>Further, we believe management remains laser focused on reducing both inventory exposure and net debt.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close on Wednesday.We believe 1Q will be another period of rebuilding momentum and credibility, with the cleanup continuing at Culture Kings, Princess Polly adding new retail stores to the mix and rolling out new categories to become even more of a lifestyle brand and Petal & Pup leveraging new digital marketplace relationships and continued dress-driven expansion.Further, we believe management remains laser focused on reducing both inventory exposure and net debt.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Preview: Building for the Future; Reiterate Buy, Price Target

<ul><li>We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.</li><li>("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based brands focused on Generation Z and Millennial consumers, with a Buy rating and $14.00 price target, or 10.9X our 2025 EBITDA projection of $20.2 million.</li><li>The company's brands include: 1) Princess Polly, focusing on 15 to 25 year-old women; 2) Petal & Pup, which offers feminine styles for 25 to 34 year-old women; 3) Culture Kings, a street wear destination; and 4) mnml, a high-quality street wear designer focused on bottoms.</li></ul>

We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based brands focused on Generation Z and Millennial consumers, with a Buy rating and $14.00 price target, or 10.9X our 2025 EBITDA projection of $20.2 million.The company's brands include: 1) Princess Polly, focusing on 15 to 25 year-old women; 2) Petal & Pup, which offers feminine styles for 25 to 34 year-old women; 3) Culture Kings, a street wear destination; and 4) mnml, a high-quality street wear designer focused on bottoms.

AKA: Initiating Coverage of a.k.a. Brands with Buy and $14 PT: Upside Ahead

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co.  a specialty retailer that operates stores and direct-to-consumer operations. Through these channels, the Company sells: casual sportswear apparel, including knit and woven shirts, graphic t-shirts, fleece, jeans and woven pants, shorts, sweaters, and outerwear; personal care products; and accessories for men, women and kids.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co.: Continuing Customer Acquisition

Abercrombie & Fitch had a successful start to the fiscal year 2024, as reported in their first quarter's earning call. Producing record sales...

Baptista Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Beginning of a Powerful Turn; Raising PT to $25, Reiterate Buy

We are reiterating our Buy rating, raising our pice target to $25 (from $14), and upping our projections for a.k.a. Brands after the company...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Preview: Building for the Future; Reiterate Buy, Price Target

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close...

Small Cap Consumer Research

AKA: Initiating Coverage of a.k.a. Brands with Buy and $14 PT: Upside Ahead

We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. ("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based...

Small Cap Consumer Research

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ANF US - AKA: SHARE Series Update: Turn on Track; Reiterate Buy Rating and $25 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $25 price target and projections for a.k.a. Brands Holding after hosting company management at the Share Series...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.: Continuing Customer Acquisition

Abercrombie & Fitch had a successful start to the fiscal year 2024, as reported in their first quarter's earning call. Producing record sales...

Baptista Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Beginning of a Powerful Turn; Raising PT to $25, Reiterate Buy

We are reiterating our Buy rating, raising our pice target to $25 (from $14), and upping our projections for a.k.a. Brands after the company...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Cl A - AKA: 1Q Preview: Building for the Future; Reiterate Buy, Price Target

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and price target for a.k.a. Brands with the company announcing 1Q24 (March) results after the close...

Small Cap Consumer Research

AKA: Initiating Coverage of a.k.a. Brands with Buy and $14 PT: Upside Ahead

We are initiating coverage of a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. ("a.k.a. Brands" or the "company"), a leading owner of primarily online apparel-based...

Small Cap Consumer Research