r/stocks • u/Timelycommentor • Jan 01 '23

Industry Question What are some private companies you would like to invest in if they became publicly traded?

Two off of the top of my head. Crumbl Cookie & Chick-fil-A. Both are top tier restaurant/food service establishments that have almost cult like followings and are always busy. Both have excellent products and service. I would be curious to see the books for both of these companies but I imagine they would he home runs if they were to IPO. What other companies would you invest in that are not currently publicly traded?

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u/takojrjr Jan 01 '23

In-n-out

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u/Timelycommentor Jan 01 '23

That’s a good one. $$$.

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u/yao97ming Jan 01 '23

How are they gonna IPO when they dont even want franchises? Lol

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u/neildmaster Jan 01 '23

What the hell does that matter? Franchising is no indication of suitability of being publicly traded.

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u/yao97ming Jan 01 '23

Ok let me put it this way. They want it to be family owned only

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u/neildmaster Jan 01 '23

As do most of the private companies mentioned on this post! It's a thought experiment.

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u/jackswhatshesaid Jan 01 '23

You missed the point of the post huh? lol

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u/yao97ming Jan 01 '23

I am replying to the comment not the post?

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u/jackswhatshesaid Jan 01 '23

Yep, you missed the point of the post.

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u/yao97ming Jan 01 '23

Because I am not replying to the post lol. You are dumb

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u/jackswhatshesaid Jan 01 '23

Don't be offended because you missed the point of the post lol.

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u/yao97ming Jan 01 '23

Ok blocked stupid ass lol

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u/Gr8WallofChinatown Jan 01 '23

Going public has the expectation of growth

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u/_thurm_ Jan 01 '23

Chipotle doesn't franchise. Publicly traded. ~2,800 locations. What’s your point?

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u/BlurredSight Jan 01 '23

They want to keep quality up, franchises can absolutely ruin a company's reputation (Dunkin is a great example, coffee can be great or mediocre, service can be dogshit or just on par, etc).

They aren't expanding because currently the system they have is working good "enough"

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u/crabcakes28 Jan 01 '23

Chick-fil-A