Limited Brands Inc. (LTD)
The Company sells women's intimate apparel, personal care and beauty products, women's and men's apparel and accessories.
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overvalued
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62 P/E Ratio. VS is strong but I beleive the BB and Beyond model is aging and going to hurt them. Couple with unemployment, weak economy and consumer sentiment and this is a $12 stock.
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Store sales still way down. Has had a nice run-up, time for a pullback. Overvalued. Shorted some at $17.57
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Putting a red thumb down on specialty retail apparel is like planting for a spring/summer harvest, not everything will come up but most will.
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Do you really want to be in the $20 scented candle and $200 nightie businesses over the next two years? Companies like this are going to see lower revenue for at least a couple of years.
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I love the company as a whole but they will probably have to cut their dividend in the face of a downturn since they are carrying so much debt
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Aug 20, 2008 Q2 2008 Earnings Release - 4:00PM EDT
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Ltd has been lower, with the markets higher. Retail sales are not going to be great this year, and LTD currently has a high stock price
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staying with them
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retailer
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Notoriously unable to retain talent in merchandising. The revolving door seems to be spinning faster there over the last six months. In particular, I believe that customers will notice a decline in the quality of goods offered at Bath and Body Works as the company devotes a higher and higher percentage of the sales floor to proprietary brands. These goods may have better margins but are not of consistent quality and will not keep the customers coming back.
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Didn't even look at the fundamentals...I'm just shorting because I'm now dealing with the worst online shopping experience me or my wife have ever encountered thanks to VS.com. A company with customer service this poor, and an obviously broken online ordering/shipping system, will NOT survive.
This was our first and last order from any LTD brand company. VS.com order fulfillment and customer service now hold the dubious distinction of being the worst online shopping experience either of us have ever encountered (and we've both done a lot of online shopping from many many different companies).
You would think placing an online order in October for a mid December honeymoon would give LTD enough time to get us at least 1 of the 11 items ordered (and originally scheduled to be here by mid November) but apparently not as we have not received anything yet and have now been told it won't arrive until after our honeymoon. When asked for assitance the people on the phone were unable to help at all and could care less about us.
When I looked up reviews to see if this was an isolated issue or a company wide problem I was shocked to find many many many complaints mentioning exactly the same issues. One site reviewing online shopping had every reviewer since August give VS.com a 1 star citing similar issues.
Thanks for runing our honeymoon VS.com!
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Historically, this is the trend. It will pick up again in mid August. If you're interested in this stock, now is the time to buy, other wise you'll not make as much money as you should.
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After downgrades and "prognosis negative" I still see a downtred potential to $20-$18.
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Selling their namesake businesses is a bad idea. VS is an industry leader that is aging and competition from Gap and American Eagle will spell doom for this undergarment dealer.
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Any way I figure it, this is a $15-$20 stock in a very competitive sector. Sell.

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