$34.00

-3.57 (-9.50%)

7/24/2008 2:09 PM

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (LTM)

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The Company operates distinctive and large sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation, resort and spa centers under the LIFE TIME FITNESS brand.

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Small Cap (1922), Minnesota (21), Fitness Clubs (3), Sporting Activities (9)
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Life Time Fitness, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$34.00
Last Trade Time:	7/24/2008 2:09 PM
Open:	$35.97
Previous Close:	$37.57
Daily Range:	$31.90 - $36.27
52-Week Range:	$25.64 - $65.09
Volume:	1,563,318
Market Cap:	$1.48B
P/E Ratio:	20.09
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Other News Headlines for LTM

Life Time Fitness 2Q profit up 20.3 percent
7/24/2008 11:01:00 AM - AP
Analyst says Life Time membership may be on rise
5/22/2008 1:26:00 PM - AP
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4/24/2008 11:14:00 AM - AP
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4/24/2008 10:20:00 AM - AP

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Avatar HollywoodDan (85.07) Submitted: 2/28/08 11:54 AM

This was a classic falling knife that has now lopped off two of my fingers. I still think they have a promising idea, passionate leadership, and from what I can tell, very loyal and excited members of their fitness clubs.

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Avatar moneymaven777 (29.74) Submitted: 8/30/07 10:39 PM

As consumer spending goes down, memberships will drop. There is no reason people can't do better at home with their own capital equipment. This will be the first expense some people cut.

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Recs 0 (LTM) berkybucks (87.78) Submitted: 5/27/08 7:02 PM : Start Price: $37.45 LTM Score: -0.66 Increasing awareness/demand to be fit. Expects 19-22% revenue growth and 21-23% earnings growth. Currently lagging S&P, below 50 day average. 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 (LTM) C4M1 (92.40) Submitted: 5/09/08 1:05 PM : Start Price: $34.69 LTM Score: 6.49 WHO KNOWS 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 (LTM) akradihole (< 20) Submitted: 4/18/08 11:20 AM : Start Price: $29.90 LTM Score: -21.99 Life Time has been shifting away from their bread and butter i.e. from multi-store, Midwestern, suburban markets to retail environments, single location markets and competitor acquisitions. Their aggressive growth appears to be more ego driven rather then sensible strategic planning. Over the past 18 months, most of the grand openings have had very soft membership numbers and the ramping of memberships has dramatically declined. There also appears to be a trend for convenient, no frills fitness solutions that will likely erode Life Time's market share. Finally, the pillar that Life Time has boasted about in the past (increased ancillary revenue in spa, cafe and personal training) has already dropped off due to light club traffic, poor brand alignment and limited marketing resources. As a previous member in various markets, I would suggest that their biggest operational weakness is with their General Managers. These individuals are most often from a sales background, with little exposure to managing service related issues or coaching outside the membership domain. 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 (LTM) SantaBananas (< 20) Submitted: 4/10/08 1:02 AM : Start Price: $30.82 LTM Score: -16.36 Even with the CEO forgoing any cash bonuses this house does not seem to be in order. 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 (LTM) JThoben (54.12) Submitted: 4/02/08 10:40 PM : Start Price: $33.54 LTM Score: -7.87 I am an employee at Lifetime Fitness and it is a spectacular gym, one of the best available. But with the shortening of consumer spending, there is no doubt in my mind, people will stop showing up. In order to go to this gym people pay monthly with credit cards, and with the credit crunch and hit interest rates, membership will decrease. 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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