John Hjorth Posted September 27 Posted September 27 (edited) I personally think this is the right time to start such topic here in the 'General Discussion', because we - I mean those of us here on CoBF interested in the sector - constantly have things to bring up, that may belong to several different topics in the 'Investment Ideas' forum, that goes by 'one only' company ticker and name. I also sense, that the traction may now be sufficient here on CoBF for such a topic. An industry, that is just so friggin' counterintuitive in its concepts and core to a frugal and rational, old fashion value investor! So let the show begin! - - - o 0 o - - - I think it was a couple of days ago @UK posted about his idea of LVMH being a possible vehicle of riding on the recent China stimulus. Bloomberg - Economics [September 27th 2024] : China Cuts Key Rate, Frees Up Cash for Banks to Spur Growth, Bloomberg - Markets [September 27th 2024] : European Stocks Hit Record High on Rate-Cut Bets, China Stimulus. Bloomberg - Markets [September 27th 2024] : Luxury Stocks Set for Best Week in Years as China Fuels Revival. Edited September 27 by John Hjorth
UK Posted September 28 Posted September 28 11 hours ago, John Hjorth said: start such topic Great idea!
John Hjorth Posted October 20 Author Posted October 20 The Economist, October 19th 2024, p. 14, section 'Letters' : Don't look so glum "Fashion photography jolts the viewer out of the grim and the quotidian", you say ("Very in vogue", October 5th.) Yet most fashion models themselves look grim. On the catwalk and on the page they hide any evidence of enjoyment in the clothes they wear. They be- coming unsmiling, agressive posing machines daring the viewer to look them in the eye. They become coat hangers, their humanity lost to art. ROBIN LAURANCE Oxford - - - o 0 o - - - 'Coat hangers' <- ? , Robin! - - - o 0 o - - - https://www.dior.com/en_dk/fashion/womens-fashion/haute-couture-shows/autumn-winter-2024-2025-haute-couture-show
John Hjorth Posted October 25 Author Posted October 25 Bloomberg - Markets [October 25th 2024] : Luxury Fortunes Lose $58 Billion as Pandemic Era Splurge Ends. Pesonally, I speculate, we by now not are near the point of maximum pessimistic sentiment for this sector yet. We'll see. - - - o 0 o - - - I did not know that Salma Hayek is the trophy wife of Francois-Henri Pinault.
jfan Posted October 26 Posted October 26 https://www.ft.com/content/894aba60-de05-46b7-a8a8-9fd405c16889 Hermes vs Kering
John Hjorth Posted October 26 Author Posted October 26 It's a fascinating phenomen to observe, how different the big luxury companies have evolved with regard to performance in last quarter, especially Hermes overshadowing or overshining everyone else and shooting out the lights, and Kering not doing well at all.
bennycx Posted October 26 Posted October 26 Yea the Kering brands are not good at all. It’s absolutely importantly to be the top brand
UK Posted November 4 Posted November 4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-03/luxury-crash-deepens-for-europe-s-lvmh-kering-as-chinese-shoppers-stay-away?srnd=homepage-europe
John Hjorth Posted November 4 Author Posted November 4 That wall, it has hit,[<- ], is just awesome !
nsx5200 Posted November 8 Posted November 8 https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/luxury-designer-increasing-costs-quality-34263746: "Has Luxury Lost Its Shine?" "For the last two decades, they have increased sales by “democratizing” access to luxury. By pushing into cheaper categories such as cosmetics, sunglasses and small handbags, they have intentionally drawn in millions of new middle-class consumers" "The ultrarich, on the other hand, don’t tend to shout about their wealth as much. [...] One study found that for every $5,000 increase in the price of luxury goods, the brand’s logo shrinks by a centimeter" "But social media is making it harder for luxury brands to maintain exclusivity." Classic trade-off. Short-term gain at the cost of exclusivity. It seems like to do well long-term in this space, you have to be the most exclusive like Ferrari and be okay with growing slowly.
John Hjorth Posted November 11 Author Posted November 11 1 hour ago, Dalal.Holdings said: So when does this sector hit bottom ? The answer to that question is the same as the answer for any other sector., when the question is asked.
Spekulatius Posted November 11 Posted November 11 6 hours ago, Dalal.Holdings said: So when does this sector hit bottom ? When the body hits concrete.
lnofeisone Posted November 11 Posted November 11 I'm waiting for some sort of turbulent event, like a BK or the winding down of an ETF.
Dalal.Holdings Posted November 11 Posted November 11 I think it all depends on China. I have no clue as to how China goes
Spekulatius Posted November 11 Posted November 11 1 hour ago, lnofeisone said: I'm waiting for some sort of turbulent event, like a BK or the winding down of an ETF. Trump tariffs everything (including luxury goods), China targets luxury goods from Europe in retaliation for EV tariffs. US luxury and consumer goods targeted by China with tariffs and social shaming.
Milu Posted November 12 Posted November 12 I took the plunge and finally bought some LVMH at €585 per share. Price is at the upper end of the range I am comfortable with so intend to average down should things drop to the 500 or 400 level.
lnofeisone Posted November 12 Posted November 12 15 hours ago, Spekulatius said: Trump tariffs everything (including luxury goods), China targets luxury goods from Europe in retaliation for EV tariffs. US luxury and consumer goods targeted by China with tariffs and social shaming. This is definitely a pathway this can play out and it'll start hurting bottom lines. I think that will be the time to enter or maybe a bit closer to 2029.
Spekulatius Posted November 20 Posted November 20 Maybe the wrong thread, but Porsche (the operating business, not the Holdco) trades now at 12x earnings. Balance sheet is clean with very little net debt. Maybe Arnault will take a look as this VW/ PAH /P911 construct gets ever more ludicrously valued.
John Hjorth Posted November 20 Author Posted November 20 I woulden't rule out anything a priori when it's about Bernard Arnault. LVMH in the 'Others' compartment of the group chart owns a ... - shipyard! Royal Van Lent Shipyard. The year the build of his personal yacht was completed at the shipyard, a subsidiary of the shipyard, contaning 'something' naturally, was transferred internally upwards in the total group structure, from the shipyard, to the non-listed superstructure. The mere mortals of us perhaps have had dreams of a nice company car. No sweat.
John Hjorth Posted November 22 Author Posted November 22 (edited) This is old stuff, but, - so for starters here -, and background information : The Art Newspaper [September 26th 2019] : It's official: French tycoons finalise €300m donations for fire-ravaged Notre Dame. - - - o 0 o - - - These guys did not sponsor this bragging and marketing - 'one bid only per bidder, please' - bidding war [dick size contest?], their contributions, themselves personally, - their listed holding companies - and thereby also their co-shareholders, did! So, for those of us who may own LVMH, CDI or Kering, here is a sneak peak view to the bang for your buck! : <Link to TVL video deleted here [waste of space], John> Edited December 1 by John Hjorth
Spekulatius Posted November 22 Posted November 22 Arnault deserves to have a spot in one of those painted glass windows. I think in the past, the artist often snug in their sponsors into the art work somewhere. Do i you ask yourself - whomps the guy standing next to king X and Saint Y, what his significance? Well he may just be the guy who paid for the whole thing.
John Hjorth Posted November 22 Author Posted November 22 Aaannd *poooff* the X post with the video from Notre Dame by TVL suddenly disappeared! I don't know why ... Well, let it go ..., it was quite awesome, however.
John Hjorth Posted November 22 Author Posted November 22 6 hours ago, Spekulatius said: Arnault deserves to have a spot in one of those painted glass windows. I think in the past, the artist often snug in their sponsors into the art work somewhere. Do i you ask yourself - whomps the guy standing next to king X and Saint Y, what his significance? Well he may just be the guy who paid for the whole thing. It's actually an interesting phenomen to study, @Spekulatius , Rich mens libido and attractions towards to creating a reputation and a 'legacy' that will live on even after ones death, seems to me to be striking, because in the end, and eventually, we'll all be dead. What has also been striking to me is, that over the years, my observations have been, that such phenomen has never been about rich women. I can't really come with any such counter example, to disprove such thesis. I may be wrong, or even totally wrong here. I would apprecate then to be disproved by anyone here on CoBF.
SharperDingaan Posted November 22 Posted November 22 (edited) I'm informed .... that the legacy's are daughters, family, and land; quiet, mostly unobtrusive... and nobody can do anything without them. Additionally, the odd masterpiece for the walk-in closet, and surprisingly ... coloured man made diamonds at 5-10 carats+ per stone before faceting. Hard-ass grandma has some of her ashes turned into pink diamonds, cut and set into favourite heirlooms, that will in-turn show up at many of life's on-going big occasions ..... Gotta hand it to her .... there's a certain amount of appeal to this , and it's a lot prettier than a gravestone! SD Edited November 23 by SharperDingaan
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