NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roth Capital Partners (Roth), www.roth.com, a full service investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors, today announced it will host its consumer virtual event December 9-11, 2020.
Roth continues to be dedicated to the welfare and safety of our clients and employees. With this in mind, this year’s event will consist of virtual thematic industry panels with select companies and 1-on-1 / small group meetings. The participating companies are available to present their investment thesis, strategies, achievements to date and upcoming milestones and catalysts.
This format will provide investors the opportunity to hear from and virtually meet with executive management from approximately 60 public and private companies. Meetings will consist of 40-minute management-investor video meetings to provide our clients with extensive interaction with executive management to gain in-depth insights into each company.
In addition to one-on-one/small group meetings with company senior executives, Roth Consumer Senior Research Analysts George Kelly, CFA, Matthew Koranda, Scott Fortune and David Bain will host the following thematic panels:
WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 9, 2020
10:00 AM (ET) / 7:00 AM (PT) Panel: Getting Our "Healthy" Fix - Trends in Coffee, Creamer and Hydration
Moderated by George Kelly, CFA
1:00 PM (ET) / 10:00 AM (PT) Fireside Chat: The Building Blocks of E-Commerce - Contract Manufacturing, Logistics, and Marketplaces
Moderated by Matthew Koranda
4:00 PM (ET) / 1:00 PM (PT) Panel: Cannabis Crystal Ball - Predictions for the Next 4 Years
Moderator: Scott Fortune
THURSDAY | DECEMBER 10, 2020
10:00 AM (ET) / 7:00 AM (PT) Panel: Healthy Beverage & Consumables - Optimizing Distribution
Moderated by David B. Bain
1:15 PM (ET) / 10:15 AM (PT) Panel: DTC Home Goods - Key Trends Before, During and After COVID-19
Moderated by Matthew Koranda
4:30 PM (ET) / 1:30 PM (PT) Panel: Understanding Fitness - COVID and Beyond!
Moderated by George Kelly, CFA
FRIDAY | DECEMBER 11, 2020
10:00 AM (ET) / 7:00 AM (PT) Panel: Outdoor Lifestyles - What to Expect for the Rest of the Pandemic and Beyond
Moderated by Matthew Koranda
1:15 PM (ET) / 10:15 AM (PT) Fireside Chat: Discussion on Plant-Based Food with Laird Superfood
Moderated by George Kelly, CFA
4:30 PM (ET) / 1:30 PM (PT) Fireside Chat: A Discussion with Playboy CEO Ben Kohn
Moderated by George Kelly, CFA
Separate registration required for each Panel. Click on the panel name for more information. All Panel & Meetings Times are listed in Eastern Time (ET).
“We are thrilled to host so many fast-growing consumer companies at this year’s Roth Consumer Event! Participating companies are poised to benefit, for years to come, from major behavioral shifts, such as the shift into healthy foods and beverages, active lifestyles, and internet-focused brands. We hope our clients benefit from the many 1x1 meeting opportunities with public and private company participants, as well as the many panels and fireside chats moderated by our research team. We look forward to this year’s virtual event and can’t wait to see you in 2021 in Deer Valley!” said George Kelly, CFA.
“The ongoing pandemic continues to shift consumer habits in profound ways while also accelerating certain trends that were already in place. In our DTC consumer products coverage universe, companies that reach consumers directly through the right digital channels are taking share in categories like furniture/home goods, small household appliances, and even outdoor products. We are hosting a series of fireside chats and panels that explore shifting consumer habits and how consumer goods companies are responding to these changes. As we approach another key inflection point the pandemic, we believe these thematic panels will be timely and useful for investors,” said Matt Koranda.
“Investors are giving acute focus to distribution strategies, particularly for small-to-mid size healthy consumable companies. Within our coverage universe, distribution platforms vary, though goals for increased market share and profitability measures are mostly uniform. Our panel of CEOs and experts will explore advantages and disadvantages of distinct distribution platforms, including direct sale delivery (“DSD”), direct selling and direct to retail models, amongst others. Our intent is to provide investors with an in-depth understanding of differing healthy product distribution features for appropriate deployment of investment capital into consumer companies,” commented David Bain.
“The next great American growth story is happening and still misunderstood by many investors. Cannabis was the overall winner in the November elections as five more U.S. states have legalized cannabis for its consumers and patients and with another potential six states approving legislatively in 2021. The people have voted overwhelmingly to legalize and consumer demand remains robust, despite slow progress from politicians moving federal cannabis policy reform forward. We believe the COVID pandemic essentially mainstreamed the cannabis industry, but burdensome challenges remain in a state-by-state regulatory structure. We have seen a bifurcation of winners and losers (haves and have nots), toward those operationally executing and efficiently allocating capital strategically to meet the demand in capitalizing on the large burgeoning cannabis market. Our 'Cannabis Crystal Ball – Predictions for the Next 4 Years' panel should prove timely given the rapidly changing regulatory conditions. Our panel of leading cannabis companies represent first-movers addressing complex regulations, limited access to capital, difficulties in building national scale and synergies to become emerging leaders positioned ahead of federal legalization. We believe the rapid growth rates of the panel companies, both organic and inorganic, attest to the early stages of development within and rapid evolution of the cannabis end markets,” said Scott Fortune.
Since 2010, Roth has been involved in over 130 transactions for its consumer clients with a total transaction value of over $9.1 billion, which includes 50 M&A and Advisory assignments. (Source - Roth Capital – 12/04/2020).
Event Sponsors:
Lowenstein Sandler
About Roth Capital Partners, LLC:
Roth Capital Partners, LLC (Roth), is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors. As a full-service investment bank, Roth provides capital raising, M&A advisory, analytical research, trading, market-making services and corporate access. Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, Roth is privately-held and employee owned, and maintains offices throughout the U.S. For more information on Roth, please visit www.roth.com.
