Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF)

CAPScall from fool.com blog post

http://bit.ly/znGIqW

downward pressures
going to be testing new 52wk lows

#10 Intrinsic value, Pitroski

Activity of players rated >99 within past 2 months:

New picks:
5 picked outperform: tenmiles, miteycasey, database2, bradford86, Euro247.
1 picked underperform: traviskang.

Closed picks:
1 closed underperform: debtdisaster (+1.46)
0 closed outperform

tenmiles is right. outperform on this one.

wayyyy to oversold watch this bad boy bounce back to sixty in no time

I wrote this before the stock's latest drubbing following its recent earnings report and weak gross margins, but I still stand by the "just say no" mentality on this stock:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/11/04/abercrombies-fashion-fail-is-no-shocker.aspx

Worth ~$60+, on my very quick glance. Low debt, so risk is somewhat small unless Euro contagion really spreads from here. Tenmiles.

Buyer under $47 off the earning's miss - technically oversold near term; likely long term value after today's 15% haircut.

A douche company run by a douche CEO

Although I expect that a massive QE3 may help the markets, including specialty retailers, the trickle down to consumers is not likely to help the retail buyers that much since may staple items such as food and energy will also rise and erase any wealth effect that the markets may provide.

Because it is ranked #14 of the top company pages on Facebook.

Nobodies into this stuff anymore, come on.

With a whole bunch of alternatives and changing tastes in clothing, plus increased materials costs, I find it hard to believe they'll continue to outperform.

anf sells amazing stuff and its a big trend in us

peaked

ANF still gets it and now their expanding abroad. They know how to market, keep costs down, and grow their appeal worldwide. People want what they sell so now's the time to buy ANF.

popular

As many others have stated, the P/E on this is ridiculous. Growth potential resulting from Hollister locations has already been milked to the limit. A&F's balance sheet will improve from 2008-2009, but not at the same pace as competitors. Even if retail/consumer discretionary blossoms on rising consumer confidence (which I believe it will), this company will be outpaced by more reasonably priced competitors.

ANF trades at a PE of over 40.

The Gap (GPS) trades at a PE of 11.

If ANF had a valuation the same as the the Gap, it would actually have a higher market cap. Does that seem right?

It's all based on extremely unlikely view of earnings growth:
http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF/EarningsGrowthRates.aspx?source=icasittab0000008

If (when) they miss their earnings #'s, it's going down in flames.