Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO)

good prices

Just look at the chart.

ROE is better than any of the listed competitors on Google finance, and the only one of its kind to pay a div, whose track record is really well.

1-yr return is 15+%, and 5-yr return is 99%, plus the divs.

If FDO does poorly, then hopefully that means the rest of the economy is rising, so kinda a win/win.

-Lee

great company but is over priced.

This company continues to outperfom in all the areas I look at, I backed off a touch when it looked like the worst might be over, but since I think the economy will continue to languish I love this discount chain stuff...

A crash will produce more POOR people shop at these discount stores.

hourglass... shriking middle class

CAP price entered at $50.29. This gives them a PE ratio of 16.65. A cash flow yield of 3.6% and a dividend yield of 1.43%
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As the markets fall, FDO should stabilize faster than other retailers as more shoppers look for bargains in convenient locations. The last recession was very good for FDO and the fear that we may slide into another should help their stock price. Dividend yield is 1.43% which isn't bad.

March 30, 2011 2Q:2011 earnings’ highlights:
** Revenues were $2.263 billion up 8.3% from $2.09 billion
** TTM revenues were $8.02 billion or $65.34 per share
** Earnings were $0.98 up from $0.81
** TTM earnings were $2.88
** Diluted share count 125.701 million
** annual dividend $0.72
** Cash $581 million: Debt $549 million
** Cash flow for six months $85.9 million down from $234 million
** Cash flow for the quarter was $164.9 million down from $274.1 million
** TTM cash flow was $232.3 million or $1.85 per share
** Capital expenditures for the six months was $139 million up from $82.9 million
** Capital expenditures for the quarter was $99.86 million up from $43.76 million
** Same stores sales were up 5.1%
** Trading range between March 30 2011 and July 29, 2011 was $51.12 to $56.92: PE ratio range was 17.75 to 19.76: Cash flow yield range was 3.3% to 3.6%: Dividend yield range was 1.3% to 1.4%

July 29, 2011 3Q:2011 earnings’ highlights:
** Revenues were $2.153 billion up from $1.997 billion last year
** TTM revenues were $8.176 billion or $66.66 per share
** Earnings per share $0.91 up from $0.77
** TTM earnings were $3.02
** Diluted share count 122.656 million
** Annual dividends were $0.72
** Cash and investments $465.2 million: Debt Debt $548.5 million
** Cash flow for the nine months $77.2 million down from $238 million
** Cash flow for the quarter was negative ($8.7 million) down from cash flow of $4 million last year
** TTM cash flow was $219.6 million or $1.79 per share
** Trading range between July 29, 2011 and the present September 9, 2011 was $44.42 to $54.38: PE ratio range was 14.71 to 18: PS ratio range was .67 to .82: Cash flow yield range was 3.3% to 4%: Dividend ratio range was 1.3% to 1.6%

HIGH DIVIDENDS AS BONDS PLUMMET

Nice play on continued weakness in economy, strong cash flow, nice returns on capital, solid balance sheet, reasonable price. What's not to like?

Holiday advances

Covestor Model Manager Atlas Capital bought FDO in his MergerArb Covestor Model ( http://covestor.com/Atlas-Capital )

offer to buy out is being challenged by several.... law firms xs 3 are preparing suit and investigating

under the radar, poised for a buyout

the new ,frighten consumer will try to save at WMT and FDO

Just finished the first qtr with highest earnings in 12 years; should continue along this same path!

continued slow growth in the overall economy should continue help increasing revenue and sales at discount stores

poor people buy here. 1 in 7 americans are poor.

This company will continue to outperform. Strong business plan and economy shrinking makes for good performance.

YTD return: 55%. EPS growth rate 14%. Nice reliable dividend (yield 2%) and they're on track to have a more profitable year than the last two prior in only 3 quarters.