Early possibilities often work best. Imagine investing in Amazon or Nvidia in 1999 and seeing how much it would be worth today. If you'd invested $1,000 in each stock 25 years ago, you'd have $52,000 from Amazon and over $1 million from Nvidia.
They may be wonderful investments today, but they represent the next generation of young stocks with tremendous potential. After debt repayment and emergency savings, consider Toast (NYSE: TOST) and On Holding (NYSE: ONON) stock with $1,000 to invest.
1. Toast: Easy restaurant tech Technology is transforming restaurants like every other sector. Customers can now click on a tablet to send their orders to the kitchen instead of using pencil and paper. It continues. Toast handles menus, bookkeeping, and payments for restaurants. All on one platform makes manual processes automatic. Toast has levels for different-sized establishments and chains and many tailored solutions for cafés and bakeries.
These services are sweeping the restaurant sector because they boost efficiency and save time and money. Toast has seen strong growth. Revenue rose 42% in 2023, and it expanded 27,000 sites to 106,000. Profitability measures are improving, but GAAP profitability is still low. Annual gross profit rose 63% in 2023, exceeding revenue. After a $115 million loss in 2022, adjusted EBITDA was $61 million in 2023.
Still high, net loss was $246 million, but better than $275 million last year. Overall free cash flow was $93 million following a $189 million loss in 2022. Toast stock is up 29% this year due to investors' enthusiasm for its results and potential. It can be caught as it climbs.
2. On: The latest premium sporting apparel brand On is also dominating athleisure. Athletic and recreational runners love the company's CloudTec-powered sneakers. These high-priced sneakers target rich and resilient customers, and On has grown rapidly.
In 2023, sales rose 47%, or 55% currency neutral. On has a strong brand and loyal fans who pay top money for its items. In 2023, direct-to-consumer growth was 51% higher than overall growth, increasing loyalty. On also markets its products wholesale.
On is hardly known. That's why the chance seems huge. In Switzerland, On has 47% "brand penetration"—less than half the population knows about it. In wealthy markets like New York (7%), and Miami (15%), that is a low fraction.
The corporation earned $89 million throughout the year but lost $30 million in the fourth quarter. Currency exchange is hurting On's profits temporarily. On converts sales into cash and earnings efficiently due to strong operations. It has an industry-leading 60.4% gross margin, up from 2022.
On is poised to become a global athletic clothing powerhouse when currency headwinds subside. On stock is up 29% this year, and investors should investigate this amazing, rising shoe brand.
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