April 16, 2019 Recently, a J.P. Morgan analysts, Christina Brathwaite, claimed that WTW's business was eroding, based on a 40% yoy drop in daily average users of the company's app. This assessment triggered a sell-off and worried investors. However, It is Marketdata's contention that this assessment was reckless and represented a woefully incomplete picture of…
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HIG Capital Buys Jenny Craig
April, 5, 2019 Private equity fund HIG Capital has purchased Jenny Craig from North Castle Partners, which had owned Jenny Craig since 2013. HIG managing director Jeff Zanarini said, “We believe Jenny Craig represents an ideal opportunity to invest in the premier provider of weight loss services, especially with the rising prevalence of overweight adults.…
Read moreMedifast Reports Q4 and 2018 Results, 2019 Forecasts
Feb. 26, 2019 -- As reported in a Medifast Press Release... "We are very pleased with our strong finish to 2018," commented Dan Chard, Medifast's Chief Executive Officer. "We reached a significant corporate milestone generating over $500 million in annual revenue and profitability exceeded our expectations. Importantly, we achieved these results while accelerating the level of…
Read moreWW Reports Grim Results
Feb. 26, 2019 - As reported in a company press release: "2018 was a significant year for WW. We launched WW FreestyleTM, built an expanded technology ecosystem, rebranded to WW and reinforced our mission to become the world’s partner in wellness,” said Mindy Grossman, President and CEO. “While we are proud of our accomplishments in…
Read moreMarketdata Publishes New Weight Loss Market Study – Market Tops $72 Billion
Marketdata LLC, Tampa, FL (www.marketdataenterprises.com) has just released its new 15th edition of "The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market", a 457-page detailed analysis / market research report. The report costs $1,895 at the Marketdata website (report #FS67). Also sold by single chapters--call for prices. $99 Executive Overview, 44 pp. This is the 30th…
Read moreNutriSystem Q4 2018 Results, Projects Flat 2019 2nd Year In A Row
Feb. 20, 2019 - NutiSystem reported its full-year 2018 and 4th Quarter result, along with new partner Tivity health. CEO Dawn Zier said: " To provide some color around the start of 2019, our early diet season trends indicate mixed results. On the program and product innovation front, our focus has been on personalized nutrition…
Read moreMystery J.P. Morgan Call on Weight Watchers – By J. LaRosa
Jan. 16, 2019 J.P. Morgan analyst Christina Brathwaite recently downgraded WTW stock due to "channel check" that indicated falling interest in WW. She claims that traffic to the WW website is down year over year, spelling trouble for enrollments, and that the app Noom is providing competition. Well, I have a problem with this assessment.…
Read moreWellness May Be A Tough Sell for Diet Companies – By J. LaRosa
Jan. 15, 2019 What do most consumers think about when they hear the term "wellness"? Some may think about being free of any disease, or being physically fit, or mentally fit. Do they also think about weight loss? Maybe. Maybe not. In any case, in America the term wellness has always been kind of vague…
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