Target price £4.44 BUY8 Jul 2020 11:57
By Katharine Gemmell
(Bloomberg) -- Boohoo shares fall as much as 10%, taking
this week’s decline to 39%, after Reuters reported that
Amazon.com is removing products made by the company and Shore
Capital cut the stock to sell.
* Reuters reported that Amazon.com is pulling Boohoo products
while it conducts its own investigation into allegations of poor
working conditions at its supplier’s factory, citing an
unidentified representative at the U.S. company
* Boohoo said on Wednesday it will start an independent review
of its U.K. supply chain
* Shore (sell) downgrades co. rating to sell from hold
** Boohoo’s independent review looks sensible but the “genie is
already out of the bottle” and co. will need more transparency
on sustainability and sourcing issues, writes analyst Greg
Lawless in a note
** Says fund will be “less appetizing” for many investors and
may be totally off limits for ESG funds now
* Peel Hunt (buy) expects “swift action” once the review is
concluded and says it believes co. can “get to grips” with
compliance and drive change in its Leicester factories while
maintaining financial model -- even if it means higher prices
** Accepting ESG as a “work in progress” is a clear buying
opportunity, writes analyst John Stevenson in a note
* Jefferies (buy) says the review is a clear move to address
claims about U.K. supply base
** Notes that wholesale had contributed just 1.4% of revenue in
FY21 and does not see any impact on forecasts, writes analyst
Andrew Wade in a note
* NOTE: Share has 14 buy recommendations, 7 holds, 2 sells;
average PT 444p: Data compiled by Bloomberg