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Blockbuster, Inc. (BBI)

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The Company is a global provider of in-home rental and retail movie and game entertainment, with over 8,000 stores in the United States, its territories and 22 other countries.

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Micro Cap (4824), Music and/or Video Stores (4), Spin-off - 2006 (23)
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Blockbuster, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $3.15
Last Trade Time: 5/16/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $3.23
Previous Close: $3.05
Daily Range: $3.12 - $3.26
52-Week Range: $2.52 - $5.80
Volume: 14,317,734
Market Cap: $369.62M
P/E Ratio: 61.00
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Avatar HollywoodDan (87.40) Submitted: 11/23/07 1:21 PM

It's simply time to stop hating this company. Keyes is a visionary, and I feel certain that he will give people a reason to come to the stores. He also has shown through 7/11 that he can develop flexible business models that work in each region. So, if electronic products sell in the West, but ...More

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Avatar Tastylunch (86.20) Submitted: 4/15/08 2:59 AM

LOL thanks Blockbuster you made my day,
your plan isn't actually all that crazy in one sense as actually having merchandise to sell would give your remaining customers an actual reason to go to your stores.

The ONLY problem is that you don't have nearly enough money/equity to buy C...More

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Avatar 2XHelix (87.74) Submitted: 5/16/08 12:40 PM : Outperform Start Price: $3.22 BBI Score: -2.60

Today, Citigroup’s Tony Wible raised the price target of BBI to $8.50, citing new business plan is starting to bear frut. BBI is not in their top 5 picks. Let's give it a try.

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Avatar braves66boy2007 (86.22) Submitted: 5/15/08 11:43 PM : Underperform Start Price: $3.23 BBI Score: 2.39

it has no real leadership in an industry that is tough to make in due to all the competition.

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Avatar WrongFool (31.53) Submitted: 5/15/08 6:53 PM : Outperform Start Price: $3.23 BBI Score: -2.39

Where else can you rent movies at? Netflix? Great, I have to wait for my dvds to come, than watch them, than wait for them. That whole novel thing wore off once they got rid of late fee's at Blockbuster.

On demand is never current with the films that are just out. I'd rather pay the dollar and get whats NEW before I buy it, thanks.

The Circuit City deal doesn't make a lot of sense at this point and time. However, if Blockbuster managed to merge with Circuit City and have the financing to rebuild or remodel Circuit City's stores, and close the ones that were under performing, you might have something here. Circuit City has been in business since 1949, there has to be a reason for this.

My guess, if they manage to merge with Circuit City, they have a large foot print into the united states. Could really be interesting, and also give Best Buy something to think about. Blockbuster would indeed be different than any other electronics retailer out there.

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Avatar imobillc (69.51) Submitted: 5/15/08 12:07 PM : Outperform Start Price: $3.05 BBI Score: 2.84

THEY HAVE TO DROP THE BID FOR CIRCUIT CITY!
STOCK WILL DOUBLE IN PRICE EASILY!
IT A BUY!

Blockbuster Inc. (Blockbuster) is a global provider of rental and retail movie and game entertainment, with over 7,800 stores in the United States, its territories and 21 other countries as of January 6, 2008. As of January 6, 2008, the Company had 2,975 stores in 21 markets outside of the United States operating under the BLOCKBUSTER brand and other brand names it owns. In the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, it operates under the XTRA-VISION brand name. In Canada, Italy, Mexico and Denmark, it also operates freestanding and store-in-store game locations under the GAME RUSH brand. At January 6, 2008, it operated 2,068 stores outside of the United States, including game store-in-store concepts operating under the name GAME RUSH in Canada and Denmark and six specialty game stand-alone stores operating under the name GAME RUSH in Italy and Mexico. At January 6, 2008, 195 domestic franchisee entities operated 850 stores in the United States and 279 international franchisee entities operated 907 stores outside of the United States.

In January 2007, it completed the sale of RHINO VIDEO GAMES. In May 2007, it sold Games Station Limited, its 217-store games retailer in the United Kingdom to The Game Group Plc. In August 2007, Blockbuster acquired Movielink, a movie download service provider. During the year ended December 31, 2007, it sold its freestanding game locations, which operated under the brand name GAMESTATION.

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As of January 6, 2008, the Company had 4,855 stores operating under the BLOCKBUSTER brand in the United States and its territories. Of these stores, 850 stores were operated through its franchisees. Its stores offer movie and game rental and new and traded movie and game product to its customers, including the addition of Blu-Ray digital versatile discs (DVDs) to its product offerings during the fiscal year ended January 06, 2008 (fiscal 2008). In addition, approximately 400 of these locations include a game store-in-store concept operating under the GAME RUSH brand.

In January 2007, it completed the sale of RHINO VIDEO GAMES. In May 2007, it sold Games Station Limited, its 217-store games retailer in the United Kingdom to The Game Group Plc. In August 2007, Blockbuster acquired Movielink, a movie download service provider. The Company offers an Internet-based subscription service that allows customers to rent DVDs by mail and offers substantially more titles than its individual stores, including an array of both new release and catalog DVDs. This service gives some customers the option of exchanging their DVDs through the mail or returning them to a nearby participating BLOCKBUSTER store in exchange for free in-store movie rentals through a program called BLOCKBUSTER Total Access.

Digital Delivery

Movielink, LLC (Movielink) is an online movie downloading business. The Company is integrating Movielink's offering into the Blockbuster.com Website. In addition to the Company traditional stores, it also offers consumers access to home video entertainment via mail and digital downloading. Its BLOCKBUSTER by-mail program allows subscribers to select DVDs online, which are then shipped to them free of charge by United States mail.

The Company competes with Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, Movie Gallery, GameStop, Netflix and Redbox Kiosk.
Company website: http://www.blockbuster.com

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Avatar hueybug (57.68) Submitted: 5/13/08 5:23 PM : Underperform Start Price: $3.07 BBI Score: -1.43

Undeerperform until bankrupt.

Buying Circuit City...better lving through chemistry, dude!

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