Bristlemoon September 2026 Quarterly Letter
Bristlemoon Global Fund lost 8.4% in the September quarter and added shorts in Campbell’s, REA Group, MasterBrand and Polaris amid narrow…
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$5.9B Market cap · 2026-10-20
Bristlemoon Global Fund lost 8.4% in the September quarter and added shorts in Campbell’s, REA Group, MasterBrand and Polaris amid narrow…
Campbell’s $500 million savings program and Rao’s growth could lift EBIT despite weak FY2027 guidance, while volume declines and inflation…
$CPB is completely uninvestible for as long as Marc Lautenbach remains on the Board of Directors. Have been telling people this for over a year now... Just look at $PBI performance over his career and then from the moment he "left" the CEO position... https://t.co/Px6gacUNjZ
Another consumer staples dividend cut... $CPB reducing dividend by 36% (CAG cut theirs in half) https://t.co/VVVvo0Gh8k
*CPB: SNACK CONSUMPTION TRENDS NOT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE *CPB: 1Q FY27 GOING TO BE A VERY CHALLENGING QUARTER FOR SNACKS Ozempic is wild. $CPB down 10% on the day, and down over 60% since the 2023 high https://t.co/JR6WmAFjCt
Yeah, $CPB bulls trying to hold the line on the 2002 and 1995 lows. They have some solid brands for sure, but the management is moronic, the board even worse, they have no clue on capital management, and the balance sheet is a disaster. Everything but the last point is an argument for this business to be sold. However, that leverage.... I guess someone can come in and eliminate the dividend which frees up $450MM in FCF. From there you can probably delever this biz 2-3 turns in a few years. Tough sledding, but there's a lot of wasted advertising across this company, that's for sure.
Campbell's trades at 10-11x earnings and a 7% yield after shares fell over 50%, while 4x leverage, weaker volumes and margin pressure…
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