Added to YB: 2025-08-27
Pitch date: 2025-08-22
TR [bearish]
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
+5.79%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells confectionery products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally.
Market Cap
$2.7B
Pitch Price
$39.83
Price Target
13.00 (-65%)
Dividend
0.92%
EV/EBITDA
18.40
P/E
30.60
EV/Sales
3.60
Sector
Food Products
Category
N/A
A Forensic Look at Tootsie Roll
TR: Family-controlled confectionery trading at 3x intrinsic value ($39 vs $13 EPV). Flat revenues, EPS growth from buybacks not fundamentals. Red flags: aggressive depreciation vs peers, opaque inventory accounting, hidden pension liability, exec compensation misaligned with performance. 67% downside risk.
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