The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT)

55% insider ownership and the most recent insider transaction was a purchase of 25000 shares by a vice-chairman.

Hired a new CEO today in Brendan Hoffman and jumped up almost 20%. Financials still look the same however, and I still do not believe they will turn a profit in 2012 or possibly even 2013. They're not completely dead with their debt, but I believe they are blatantly overvalued after today's jump.

Re-entering short on Bon Ton around $3 for a trade

Absolutely horrible debt/equity ratio. Casual business retail model for clothes,apparel and home appliance. This company hasn't exactly bright future.
I earned some CAPS points earlier on this too. Let's repeat it.

94,7 screens

Yeah, right!

no

1000% up on a company with negative EPS - how do you find these before they pop?

HT UL

They are going bankrupt - count on it!!

Good Mdse, I just like the stock

This is a bad company. Do I want to own a part of this business at any price? Certainly not. You're buying debt and a terrible business model. A recession will not be kind to this company.

A pitch stolen from a friend:

The Bon-Ton carves out and maintains a niche in smaller secondary markets by

offering a higher proportion of better to moderate merchandise in an upscale

environment with superior customer service. Moderate-price competitors in these

markets generally offer a more limited selection of quality brands or do not

carry the same better brands as The Bon-Ton.

Two things are wrong here:

-secondary markets

-premium pricing

This company sounds ripe for a credit crunch hammer. If people get poorer, they are going to get poorer in the secondary markets first

which means the upscale stuff in those secondary markets will be what eats it first.

Also look at their website here http://www.bonton.com. Seeing 30%-50% off is a sign of desperation. That's something I see in retail stores right before they get boarded up.

And if you wanted a comfort blanket:

The department store operator reported a loss of $19.4 million, or $1.17 per share, compared with a loss of $10.9 million, or 66 cents per share, a year ago.

They have 1.27 b in debt. There is no such thing as a cheap company that is losing your money.

Barron's bullish pick. PEG of .84 and forward PE of 9.42

Irene said this was no good, shows what she knows

A relatively safe and undervalued stock that will show future profits growing each year.

short term trading sell - based soley on price

Strong earnings growth. Same store sales for Jan. '07 are up year over year. PEG ratio .29 High insider ownership. This stock has trounced the S