Quiksilver, Inc. (ZQK)

Current 2.78, Sept 17 09. Limit 2.33

i like that company

I go to school at University of Hawaii and just thinking about what my friends and I have been buying lately, and other than beer and food, it has been almost exclusively clothing in the last few months. I've probably spent over a thousand dollars on surf related clothes this semester, and thats just me. While I'm from New Jersey, and this trend is apparent only to me out here, I'm coming home and bringing on this trend at home, even if I don't tell anyone directly, I find I am usually at the head of a fad or trend when it comes to twentysomethings. While I have bought a decent amount of clothes from Stussy and Billabong as well, Quicksilver is really what I have been picking up more than anything else, simply because their clothes and apparel are generally cooler/nicer, and their stores are very welcoming - it's hard not to walk in, at least as a person of my age, and not pick something up. Yesterday for example, on a Sunday, the store closed at 11pm, and me a friend went their because we received coupons. Even at 10:30pm on a Sunday, the cashiers were fairly swamped, many purchases being over $150. Beginning my research today, I immediately was suprised at how inexpensive the stock is valued, especially considering the price of Volcom, which really carries the same demographic, probably even less. I'm putting my money in ZQK, especially with June right around the corner and the heat turning up on the Mainland. Go Quicksilver!

This is the brand of wetsuit I wear. Surfing = Awesome

Huge institutional holdings (95%) and currently in a slight pullback due to lowered earnings estimates. Here in Southern Ca Quiksilver/Roxy are brands held in high esteem by the surfer crowd. Also personally know a couple of reps who love the company and its founder. They continue to sponsor competition surfing events in Ca, Hawaii and elsewhere. ZQK started with small surf shops in 1979 and continues to launch into different outdoor sports while maintaining their roots. Rossignol integration should boost their earnings once ski season gets under way. A bright future methinks.

Quiksilver's business is headed in the right direction, and the initiatives surrounding the integration of Rossignol will impact F2006 earnings. This company is at an attractive inflection point.

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

Quicksilver makes surf & ski clothing and
equipment>>In 2005 they acquired French
ski maker Rossignol. Restructuring the
Rossignol unit in France should begin to
show good results and have a positive
effect on the companies earnings as early
as the next two quarters of 2006>>I
bought it at its low when they started the
French expansion idea, but price is still
low enough for buy now>>Analysts are
predicting it to go to 18 or better>>

Looking for a big drop in retail stocks over the next few months. Not a bad company but things dont look well, specifically in the targeted demographic.

This is at a 52 week low.

This one is speculative. They are losing money, which would ordinarily be an automatic DQ from this profile, but they have a lot of good things going including strong growth. This is trading around book value. So thumbs up.

between roxy clothing and the fact that some types of clothing never go out of style i think they will last

stock growth comes from beach crowd

Great product

Recent acquisitions have made this company very attractive and undervalued.

Cyclical stock that gets hot right before Christmas

while Quicksilver has diversified from their core "Suf-lifestyle" apparel I still think they will have difficulty meeting sales goals this winter.

I was young once so I asked my teenage kids their thoughts on ZQK and Viola...underperform til summer !!

Great comapny. Very high brand recognition in Europe and South American Countries.

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