MCRS reported a quarter that was as uneventful as it was uninspiring. Ultimately there were operating metrics that improved somewhat and those that could be construed as confirmation of our short thesis. Below we discuss the key positives and negatives from the quarter.
READ MORE >Over the past month, PAA Research conducted a survey of approximately 80-85 restaurant operators a significant percentage of which are clients of OPEN and MCRS. The general purpose of the survey was to gain...
READ MORE >Yesterday we had the opportunity to tour the floor at the National Retail Federation’s “Big Show 2013”. We wanted to pass along some key observations from our time in the exhibit hall. As you might imagine given our outstanding short call on...
READ MORE >It’s been nearly four months since we first introduced MCRS as a short idea. Since that time the stock has declined (-13%) compared to a 1% gain for the S&P 500 over the same period. As so often is...
READ MORE >With one simple statement, the management of Urban Outfitters changed the entire perception surrounding the sustainability of incumbent providers of PC based POS software solutions to restaurants and retailers. On September 27th at the Urban Outfitters investor day, the...
READ MORE >“I just charge additional license fees for these iPad implementations, so it actually drives business”Peter Rodgers, EVP Investor Relations and Business Development MICROS Systems, Inc.That’s it, nothing to see here....
READ MORE >With OPEN shares down 24% in the past month and now trading at what some might think is an attractive 18.7x consensus EPS for 2013 we shouldn’t be completely surprised by the strength in the stock...
READ MORE >Approximately 2-weeks ago, we introduced OPEN as a short idea. You can read our original 40-page report by clicking here. The principal elements of our short thesis are as follows: 1. OPEN’s...
READ MORE >Approximately two months ago we introduced a pair trade idea to go long CSGP against a short position in LOOP. You can read our original report here. Thus far the trade has not delivered the type of return we...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 2/11/10.A few years ago, Warren Buffet stated to Fortune magazine:“The key to investing is not assessing how much an industry is going to affect society, or how much it will grow, but rather...
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SELL
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SELL/SHORT
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SHORT
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SELL/SHORT
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LONG
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SELL/SHORT
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SELL/SHORT
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LONG
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SHORT
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SHORT
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LONG
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LONG
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PAIR TRADE
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PAIR TRADE
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SHORT
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SELL/SHORT
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SHORT
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SHORT
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SHORT
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SHORT
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PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
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SHORT
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SHORT
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SHORT
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PAIR - LONG KNL/SHORT MLHR
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LONG
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LONG
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SHORT
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PAIR - LONG CSGP/SHORT LOOP
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LONG
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SHORT
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SHORT
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