Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): Should You Buy the Coffee King?

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What Would Make Me a Buyer?

On paper, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) looks like a solid value based on valuation, earnings growth, and their strong balance sheet. However, for me to become a buyer of Starbucks at this stage of the game, I would need to see an increased rate of international expansion. At this stage, Starbucks has less than 1% of the global coffee market as compared to 33% in the U.S. I would particularly like to see expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, as the company has said it expects to double its footprint in that area of the world in the next five years.

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