Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO)

100

Ragin' bull. And I have their grocery handbag!

Strong growth in ag industry. Consistently increasing profit margins. Industry reputation, brand appeal.

Net Insider Buying 3mo   -15.2%   
Net Insider Buying 6mo   -25.2%   
Net Insider Buying 1yr   -41.4%   

I don't usually invest in retailers. Monthly same store sales numbers where somebody has to win and others are lower tends to make the stocks volatile. But TSCO has excellent numbers and with grain prices up, farmers are probably spending to max their production this year.

The stars seems to be aligning. It should be a great year at TSCO.

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Overpriced

Zacks Pick

My husband loves to shop in this store.

Strong growth. Excellent margins and profitability.

There are a lot of companies out there that continue to struggle to balance cost effective and customer service. My info tells me that ratings from an unbiased outside agency have them at the highest levels of customer service of niche retailers even with the lowered payroll.

If you look just simply at their performance, earnings and growth they are consistent and predictable. They continue to return a profit for the investors and to watch the bottom line.

I have seen older ratings and posts on here about the fact they are top heavy or overspending at the corporate level but I can't see any evidence of it. The company's executives even fly on commercial airlines instead of owning a company jet like most companies of their size.

They have easily weathered the housing slump and as home and land sales continue to increase it opens up more areas for expansion and catering to their niche customer. That customer is a small land owner of 5-50 acres, the hobby/small farmer, horse owners and any pet owners.

Those "specfic" complaints seem to sound more like bashing than truth from a "former" employee.

This company has weathered the storm of recession and downfall of many companies need for a bailout, it is strong in the employment market and continues to grow adding new stores, productline and a high standard of customer service. I am buying stock at this time and i feel good about this investment, this is my first time buying stock and I feel i have picked a winner.

Frachise position, they are out there and they are just about the only one. And they try hard.

NTMF

Good niche. Customer service must remain strong.

Specialty retailers will see thier business improve into 2009. Especially if the housing, and financial markets bottom out near the end of 2008.

boiseidfool's tip on BetterInvesting 5/26/08 Growth Screen in January 2008.

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.

Strong agricultural product resource stock. In the past it has had great dividends as well. Great P/E ration. It's been a strong performer for years.