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    Mike Baker

    Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at DA Davidson

    Mike Baker is a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at D.A. Davidson, specializing in U.S. retail, broadlines, and hardlines companies. His research covers major retailers including Walmart, Costco, Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, and Dollar General, where he provides actionable stock picks and sector outlooks informed by detailed industry analysis. Baker has been recognized for his rigorous retail coverage, maintaining strong success rates and high rankings on platforms like TipRanks, where he routinely outperforms industry benchmarks in both accuracy and average return. With a career spanning over two decades, he began as an analyst at SG Cowen and Deutsche Bank before joining D.A. Davidson, and holds key professional credentials including FINRA Series 7, 63, 86, and 87 licenses.

    Mike Baker's questions to HireQuest (HQI) leadership

    Mike Baker's questions to HireQuest (HQI) leadership • Q2 2025

    Question

    Inquired about the status of the potential TrueBlue acquisition, the broader M&A pipeline, market share trends, and the reasons behind MRI franchisees not renewing their agreements.

    Answer

    The company remains interested in the TrueBlue transaction but has no new updates and is exploring other M&A opportunities. Market share is difficult to gauge due to lost MRI franchisees, but individual performance is in line with the market. The MRI non-renewals are part of a long-term trend for that network, which has a looser affiliation model compared to other company brands.

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    Mike Baker's questions to RMBL leadership

    Mike Baker's questions to RMBL leadership • Q3 2024

    Question

    Inquired about the path to the 75% SG&A-to-gross-profit target, the scale of future cost savings, and the current progress towards the $50 million new inventory reduction goal.

    Answer

    The SG&A target will be reached through a combination of gross profit improvement and further cost optimization. Additional cost savings are expected but won't be as large as the initial $30 million. The company is confident in hitting the $50 million inventory reduction goal by year-end but declined to provide a specific progress figure at this time.

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