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Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector

Small Cap Consumer Research, LLC is a leading company-sponsored equity research provider focusing on the consumer sector (apparel, brand licensing and specialty retailing segments).

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<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $3 price target for Vince after visiting stores in Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.</li><li> We believe the company continues to roll out winning collections, with a focus on compelling hues (dark scarlet and blue waltz), new items (cargo pants, shrunken camisoles, silk hooded shirts and cardigan sweaters) and a deeper focus on key categories such as dresses.</li><li>Further, we are also seeing continued newness and expansion in men's, driven by jackets, button front shirts (in patterns and textures) and the beginnings of a colder weather focus on long sleeve items, including the return of the waffle shirt jacket.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $3 price target for Vince after visiting stores in Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. We believe the company continues to roll out winning collections, with a focus on compelling hues (dark scarlet and blue waltz), new items (cargo pants, shrunken camisoles, silk hooded shirts and cardigan sweaters) and a deeper focus on key categories such as dresses.Further, we are also seeing continued newness and expansion in men's, driven by jackets, button front shirts (in patterns and textures) and the beginnings of a colder weather focus on long sleeve items, including the return of the waffle shirt jacket.

Pvh Corp - VNCE: Snapping the Store: Pre-Fall Continues to Impress; Reiterate Buy, $3 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $3 price target and projections for Vince as we look forward to 2H24.</li><li>We believe, as the company finally enters a period of "apples to apples" comparisons, Vince will be able to fully demonstrate the material positives blooming in the business model, from strong fashion looks, lower discounting in the outlet and main line channels, gains from better sourcing and a continued emphasis on cost controls.</li><li>Further, as 2H rolls forward as a positive, we believe the company will be able to, on a much more credible basis, focus investors on the potential material gains from increasing the overall penetration in men's wear, adding more stores to the mix and expanding internationally, all of which should refocus investors on VNCE.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $3 price target and projections for Vince as we look forward to 2H24.We believe, as the company finally enters a period of "apples to apples" comparisons, Vince will be able to fully demonstrate the material positives blooming in the business model, from strong fashion looks, lower discounting in the outlet and main line channels, gains from better sourcing and a continued emphasis on cost controls.Further, as 2H rolls forward as a positive, we believe the company will be able to, on a much more credible basis, focus investors on the potential material gains from increasing the overall penetration in men's wear, adding more stores to the mix and expanding internationally, all of which should refocus investors on VNCE.

Pvh Corp - VNCE: 2H Signposts: Showing What Vince Can Do; Reiterate Buy, $3 PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating, $3 price target and projections for Vince after visiting the company's store in London and touring key wholesale partners.</li><li>While not a highly material focus for FY24, we believe, with a compelling store in a prime contemporary fashion focused location and strong representation in key London department stores, Vince is poised, longer-term, to expand on international opportunities.</li><li>With the company now on track in terms of capital and set to anniversary key operating shifts in 2HFY24, we believe the brand is poised to reappear on investors' radar screens in the near future, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $3 price target for VNCE.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $3 price target and projections for Vince after visiting the company's store in London and touring key wholesale partners.While not a highly material focus for FY24, we believe, with a compelling store in a prime contemporary fashion focused location and strong representation in key London department stores, Vince is poised, longer-term, to expand on international opportunities.With the company now on track in terms of capital and set to anniversary key operating shifts in 2HFY24, we believe the brand is poised to reappear on investors' radar screens in the near future, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $3 price target for VNCE.

Pvh Corp - VNCE: Snapping the Store - London; Setting Up for Success, Reiterate Buy & PT

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Buy rating and $3 price target for Vince Holding Corp. after the company reported slightly better-than expected 1QFY24 (April) results and reiterated FY24 guidance.</li><li>We believe, as the Vince operating model continues to normalize in FY24, it will become increasingly clear to investors the material positives at Vince, from a focus on full price selling, strong wholesale order book, continuing emphasis on higher overall returns and a strengthening balance sheet, which we believe will drive a higher valuation for VNCE, especially with momentum ramping even higher from a "normalized" 2HFY24.</li><li>As such, we reiterate our Buy rating and $3 price target for VNCE.</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $3 price target for Vince Holding Corp. after the company reported slightly better-than expected 1QFY24 (April) results and reiterated FY24 guidance.We believe, as the Vince operating model continues to normalize in FY24, it will become increasingly clear to investors the material positives at Vince, from a focus on full price selling, strong wholesale order book, continuing emphasis on higher overall returns and a strengthening balance sheet, which we believe will drive a higher valuation for VNCE, especially with momentum ramping even higher from a "normalized" 2HFY24.As such, we reiterate our Buy rating and $3 price target for VNCE.

Pvh Corp - VNCE: 1Q Review: Multiple Positives Coming to the Fore; Reiterate Buy, $3 PT

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<ul><li>PVH Corp. delivered mixed results in the first quarter of 2024, exhibiting robust performance in some sectors while facing challenges in others due to the volatile macroeconomic environment.</li><li>The company continued its strategic shift toward focusing on its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, emphasizing high-margin direct-to consumer (DTC) sales and reducing exposure to lower-margin wholesale channels.</li><li>This pivot is part of PVH Corp.'s long-term vision to transform into a leading brand lifestyle powerhouse.</li></ul>

PVH Corp. delivered mixed results in the first quarter of 2024, exhibiting robust performance in some sectors while facing challenges in others due to the volatile macroeconomic environment.The company continued its strategic shift toward focusing on its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, emphasizing high-margin direct-to consumer (DTC) sales and reducing exposure to lower-margin wholesale channels.This pivot is part of PVH Corp.'s long-term vision to transform into a leading brand lifestyle powerhouse.

PVH Corp.: Optimization of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Channels & Other Major Drivers

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PVH Corp. designs, sources, manufactures, and markets men's, women's, and children's apparel and footwear.  The Company markets its products at a wholesale level through department store chains and directly to consumers through retail stores. PVH Corp offers attire that includes dress shirts, sportswear, neckwear, and footwear.

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Pvh Corp - VNCE: Snapping the Store: Pre-Fall Continues to Impress; Reiterate Buy, $3 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $3 price target for Vince after visiting stores in Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. We...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Pvh Corp - VNCE: 2H Signposts: Showing What Vince Can Do; Reiterate Buy, $3 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $3 price target and projections for Vince as we look forward to 2H24. We believe, as the company finally enters...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Pvh Corp - VNCE: Snapping the Store - London; Setting Up for Success, Reiterate Buy & PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating, $3 price target and projections for Vince after visiting the company's store in London and touring key...

Small Cap Consumer Research

Pvh Corp - VNCE: 1Q Review: Multiple Positives Coming to the Fore; Reiterate Buy, $3 PT

We are reiterating our Buy rating and $3 price target for Vince Holding Corp. after the company reported slightly better-than expected 1QFY24...

Small Cap Consumer Research

PVH Corp.: Optimization of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Channels & Other Major Drivers

PVH Corp. delivered mixed results in the first quarter of 2024, exhibiting robust performance in some sectors while facing challenges in others...

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