Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF)

Upthumb. Great balance sheet, cash flow and low debt ratio. International growth strong.

holiday season will be weak due to slowdown in consumer spending.

Bought 20% for my longterm portfolio at 20.xx - best P/E and longterm stock I have seen for a while. Sure the apparel gets hits by the drowning economy, but look around the schools. Even if the parents have to cut on spendings, the kids still wear brand clothes....

Stock will double within next 18 months!

So, September sales are down, more than the street thought. This is still a solid company with a good balance sheet and has now become a dividend player in this market.....for now. Strong balance sheet, international segments, combined with a brand name that is known by all whether they like the line or do not. They will continue to pay dividends due to their cash balance and will weather this storm in the long term as during times of growth, people spend money on consumer goods, especially fashion. Truthfully, this probably has a way to go before the bottom is hit, due to the recent sales decline and overall less spending by consumers in this 4th quarter, but for myself, I have to jump in with a -65% drop as even horrible times can't justify this. This is still the best equity to hold in the clothing retail market in the long run, that I can tell you.

The brand is pathetic.
The payout ratio is 138% and the p/e is about 60 making it unreasonable.

This is a fashionable stock. It has suffered a bit but a birdie tells me that its the end of the fashion has not yet come about.

All momentum right now. Buy now sell around Christmas.

Growth Rates
Management Effectiveness
Brand Loyalty

Past results important as spending tightens.

Beaten down for economy concerns.

If we come back, this brand will fly high again.

Go to any high school and you will see an ocean of Abercrombie and Fitch shirts - the kids Love them!

In addition, the have very sound financials and increasing sales.

The only negative that I see is that inventory appears to be piling up in the 3rd quarter. But, this is just in time for the holiday rush which I suspect they capitalize heavily on. So, thumbs up from me!

ANF is showing some serious value-traits.

should outperform analyst expectations, based on better market penetration and strong fundamentals.

S2007 . . .

Nice of this leading retailer to drop right before the school shopping and Christmas seasons.

High ROI

Uhh....I lets hope this one will do well. It is popular, I guess.

It has very nice clothes.

I love shopping therre..all of my clothes are from Abercrombie and it is just SO awesome.

Undervalued by 15%

High profit margin. Holiday season is here.