$40.44

0.80 (2.02%)

5/9/2008 4:01 PM

Guess?, Inc. (GES)

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The Company designs, markets, distributes and licenses lifestyle collections of contemporary apparel and accessories for men, women and children that reflect the American lifestyle and European fashion sensibilities.

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Ticker Tags

Mid Cap (670), Textile - Apparel Clothing (44), Apparel Stores (56), Fashion (9), Teen Clothing (10)
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Guess?, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$40.44
Last Trade Time:	5/9/2008 4:01 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$39.64
Daily Range:	$38.95 - $40.44
52-Week Range:	$30.00 - $57.20
Volume:	575,264
Market Cap:	$3.74B
P/E Ratio:	19.62
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Analyst note: Who will the tax rebate benefit the most?
4/22/2008 2:59:00 PM - AP
Guess Chairman Sells Company Shares
4/3/2008 11:34:00 AM - AP
Guess Chairman Sells Shares
4/1/2008 2:41:00 PM - AP
Guess CIO Relich Exercises Options
3/27/2008 1:21:00 PM - AP

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4 Guess?, Inc. (GES)

Avatar pbrman (< 20) Submitted: 8/27/07 4:42 PM

You can't beat growth to drive a stock price. Look at the numbers for earnings and sales for the last 8 quarters. Strong presence in Europe. Expanding in Asia. Same store sales up 13.6%. Income from licensing for 2008 Q1 is up 41.5% from a year ago. They are doing everthing right.

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Avatar abitarecatania (96.94) Submitted: 1/03/08 11:21 AM

Guess? Guess what? I Guess you are going to lose your aXX if you own Guess? stock!

1. The American consumer is saturated
2. BRIC countries buy fakes. Why pay more?
3. US consumer and housing based recession is going to crush Guess
4. Retail sector saturation
5. Hyper competition in retail space
6. ...More

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Recs 0 (GES) skat5 (99.32) Submitted: 4/17/08 7:20 PM : Start Price: $38.65 GES Score: -4.35 recession discretion Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (GES) colewm (44.79) Submitted: 3/03/08 2:55 PM : Start Price: $40.20 GES Score: 4.36 consumer spending in this recession will not help ges and the company has to much debt Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (GES) euphoria96 (99.76) Submitted: 2/21/08 7:29 PM : Start Price: $37.47 GES Score: -14.22 Recession coming. This stock is going to underperform. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (GES) msn005 (87.16) Submitted: 1/03/08 12:46 PM : Start Price: $35.98 GES Score: 16.71 I usually don't like companies that have more debt than cash reserves, but GES appears to be two good things: financing growth and using that growth to pay off the debt. GES is expanding in Europe, increasing the size of their stores (which is increasing the stores' profitability), developing brand concepts, and shifting to brands with higher profit marins. Not only is there room for growth and expansion, but that growth should only get more profitable over time, instead of hurting the profit margins. I wouldn't expect miracles over night, but over the next several years, GES should do well. And the fact that it's taken such a hit from it's 52 week high is an added bonus. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (GES) abitarecatania (96.94) Submitted: 1/03/08 11:21 AM : Start Price: $37.01 GES Score: -13.05 Guess? Guess what? I Guess you are going to lose your aXX if you own Guess? stock! 1. The American consumer is saturated 2. BRIC countries buy fakes. Why pay more? 3. US consumer and housing based recession is going to crush Guess 4. Retail sector saturation 5. Hyper competition in retail space 6. P/E = 22 vs Industry average of 13 7. Guess present clothing line suxs Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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