Zale Corp (ZLC)

This company exhibits anemic growth rates, combined with a deteriorating balance sheet (higher debt and receivables and inventory levels that have outpaced sales growth); it operates in a brutally competitive market, mashed in the middle between high-end operators (Tiffany's) and low-end operators (Wal-Mart, Target), and the new wave of asset-light, low-working capital businesses such as successful Internet player Blue Nile; this company's stock can go anywhere, but it has little chance of outperforming the broader market over the long-term

They own all that expensive jewelry, they must be rich!

Gold and silver are going up, but not that much to justify this price rise. Sell the pop.

High debt, extremely high paid upper management along with unreal bonuses for the exec's plus NEGATIVE income = a disaster waiting to happen. Sad to see Zales in this position but it is because of managment implimentations over the past 2 years.

Right after mothers day will see this company filing with the SEC for Bankruptcy !

this stock could quite possibly be the most overvalued in the market

Interesting how everyone is buying this stock when Zales will have to file C 11 VERY soon. ! I guess make your money while you can, but get your money out before they go under !

Just look at their financials in detail and see how/why they would make it? WC Fields said it best, sucker born every minute.

Better than expected results means buy buy buy, right? Wrong. The worst is yet to come for US retail.

If they make it through the recession they are poised to head back to the $30 a share price. Reasonable amount of debt although all its assets are in inventory. I personally bought this at $2 and see it still rising. It just purchased a large amount of its stock over the previous year as well.

Another overpriced mall jeweler. Estimated time of Departure: February 28, 2010

Hmmm....overpriced jewelry with immense overhead costs, a company highly dependent upon consumer credit, and a poor economy. Easy call.

One or more of the big jewelers won't make it through 2009 - I say ZLC is one of them.

The days of buying over priced Mall Jewelry is over and here is another example of a company on the brink of financial ruin's and their spreed sheet is just not in red ink, its soaked in red ink. Goodbye Zales, hello Blue Nile.

Going down...

its at 4 now, it will dip to the 3.50 range soon, and will bounce back up to 4.75 within 2 weeks of bottoming. At which point it will dip again...

going opposite

Zsa Zsa Gabor suxs

Considering Book value, earnings, and market cap...this should beat the market in 5 years.

Interesting...

Massive debt and sales are not improving

HT UL