Starbucks Goes Healthy, Opens First Juice Store - Will It Succeed?

By Paolo Gorgo: Jamba Juice's (JMBA) shares declined 13% after announcing Q2 2013 revenues that did not meet consensus. The company delivered a 1.9% Y/Y revenue increase, while income from operations increased 32.1% to $6.6 million and operating margin improved by 230 basis points to 9.9%. The stock is still drifting downwards as we write.

By Paolo Gorgo: After the fake Apple (AAPL) store was highlighted last month, journalists have started reporting about several other Chinese “copycat stores” that resemble western brands.

Jamba, Inc. (JMBA), an Emeryville, California-based company posted financial results for the third quarter (3QFY14; ending September 30 2014). The company posted revenue of $58.3 million, down 5.5% over last year, missing estimates of $59.5 million. The decline in revenue is attributed to the closure of company-owned stores as part of the re-franchising initiative in California with about 114 locations.

By Seeking Profits:After the bell on Thursday, Starbucks (SBUX) reported its fiscal second quarter results. As we have come to expect from CEO Howard Schultz and the rest of management, the numbers were quite strong, and shares were trading up about 2% after-hours.

By Paolo Gorgo: Highlights for the quarter and the year (click to enlarge) (click to enlarge) Quick summary of Jamba's turn around story Through some relatively easy to read charts, we'll quickly provide a short summary of Jamba's (JMBA) turnaround in the last few years, for those of you who may not be completely familiar with the story.

By Paolo Gorgo: Jamba Juice (JMBA) turn around story may probably be resumed in a relatively simple way: in 2009, the management team decided to reduce the number of company owned locations, and concentrate its growth efforts on franchise-operated stores and licensed consumer products – with both strategies potentially representing very high margin contributors to the company's bottom line.

By Tri Duong:Starbucks (SBUX) recently announced its plans to open 1,000 Teavana locations worldwide, starting with its New York location later this year.

By Paolo Gorgo: Jamba Juice (JMBA) has successfully performed the hardest part of its turnaround story, having recently reported its first fiscal year of net income since becoming a public company.The company is now expected to grow revenues and deliver increasing EPS, thus becoming an attractive proposition also for growth/value investors.