Zumiez, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ)

Not really THAT good!

Same store sales comparisons are looking good.

This is one of my STARZ.
Here is the thought process on this STAR:
a) Divided rate over Zero
b) 3 Year Beta between -5 & +3
c) 15% + Insider ownership
d) No greater than -50% Growth rate for the last 3 years (tough last couple of years so good that insiders are still owning the stocks)
e) Current CAPS rating between 3 Stars & 5 Stars
Open to all Industries and Sectors screened this down to just 250 stocks. I like round numbers. 12 of them I already own through other screening tools. I tend to be somewhat conservative but looking for 3 things at this point in my investing:
1. Stability & Strength
2. Yield and Modest Growth
3. Strong Position within a sector regardless of whether the
entire sector is strong or not. Each sector has to perform to some degree for the whole world economy to function. I am looking for 5 or more years down the road, ROI, and Growth. Not looking for rockets, just stars. This is a Star!!

I see zumz going past 30 by july

Fat valuation. EV/EBITDA 13+, fwd P/E of 25.

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good retailer

GOOD STORE

Oversold (but then again, what isn't?!)

Brand loyalty and a bargain price

The general trend of economy will drag the apparel market which will be suffering until the economy shows a solid sign of rebound as hopefully the current administration will no longer is in control. So America will be free Again.

Amen

Upside: High growth potential, very good ROE, lots of cash, great balance sheet.

Downside: No economic moat, near-term macro uncertainty.

The time is right for this small teen-oriented retailer. This should be a double in a couple of years.

My grandson (12) was visiting and I tried to show him a little about the market. He suggested Zumiez and I looked it up for him. My daughter, (his mother) confirmed brand loyalty in the family so for him I bought some because Financials look okay and I want him to have something to follow that he is interested in. Fingers crossed, I vote yes.

all the emo kids have jumped in there little 'holes' for the summer.

With the summer and high gas prices, people will be more inclined to purchace a bike/tennis shoes and hoof it to where ever they are going.

Poor economics or not, this store caters to the less than responsible crowd anyways. They'll do just fine since Junior is going to go there to blow his allowance on a new skateboard this summer.

This stock is grossley under valued at this time. This company is sitting in a position that will allow it to grow in a down market. We will see retail sales of this product to increase for the short term

Zumiez is a growing teen retailer that is just beginning the second third of their estimated organic domestic growth expectation to 800 stores (they now are just shy of 300 stores). And, this concept could do well overseas as well. Same store sales are beating expectations - still positive in this tough economic environment. Financially, the company looks stable, with no long term debt. Plus, Zumiez carries one of my favorite brands, Volcom, which has been screaming lately also.

Main reason I picked this stock is because it a great clothing/accessories store I shop at. Other than that ZUMZ reported 4th qtr 2008 earnings of $0.42 per share on 3/13/08. This beat the $0.38 consensus of the 11 analysts covering the company and I recent news, Zumiez director Barnum buys 54,937 shares of stock.