Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN)

Downthumb. Good cash flow. But poor sales growth, high debt ratio and high valuations. High end retailer in a high unemployment environment.

I decided to create a portfolio with only products or services that I use without regard to price/value in order to compare with my own personal port

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Great customer service and a nice stock price. I personally think we are in a recession, so all of the talk about IF it will happen does not make sense. Typically by the time a recession is confirmed, the economy is already into the recovery

top tier retailer....steady lt growth, earnings...rising margins, roe, roa, incomes....

Once the hype is over from the midterms, this stock will tank. 2007 will be a bear and all of those people flipping houses and buying at Nordstrom will be working there soon enough. With a negative savings rate and a GDP that is 70% consumer spending we are doomed for deflation. China et al will stop buying our paper and rates will have to rise which will choke off the consumer once and for all.

This is way to cheap

This company is one of 62 listed on the BetterInvesting Growth Screen in January 2008. It met 4 criteria: it is projected by Value Line to double earnings in the next five years, has actually doubled earnings in the past 5 years, is selling at price-earnings multiples (P/E’s) that are 110 percent or less of Value Line’s projected earnings growth rate and has a safety rating of average or better. It was listed in the March 2008 BetterInvesting magazine.

Nordstrom is opening its first store in the Boston metro area in summer 2007, expanding its customer base to those not willing to drive to Rhode Island or Connecticut to shop. Controlled and strategic expansion over the past decade has turned Nordstrom into a national retailer, rather than the regional 800-pound gorilla I grew up with.

Great leadership, great profits

Nordstrom is doing terribly.

This is a $50.00 stock and pays decent dividends. Looks like a great buy to me at $31.00.

A little beaten down. Maybe time to get back in.

The rally late last week (May 14-15) was far too much, too early, and looks more like a bounce than a reversal. It's too soon in the recovery for a company in Nordstrom's market to really benefit. JWN still has some pain to work through before it's a buy.

If they sold an ETF for cocaine I'd buy it. Since they don't, I figure the way my mother and sister-in-law shop at Nordstrom rivals the behavior of a drug addict. I've been waiting for better prices, and I think they are here.

I anticipate a slow 4th quarter due to ineffective merchandising mix.

Healthy financials. 5 years continous improvement in ROE, reduction in leverage. No major issue.

management upscale market ,have income

With no sign of the economy getting any better, high priced merchandise will not wheather the storm. Most things in Nordstrom are over priced to begin with, but without alot of extra income people will most likely take their dollars to Walmart.