$4.78

-0.39 (-7.54%)

7/3/2008 1:00 PM

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT)

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The Company operates stores offering apparel, home furnishings, cosmetics, accessories and shoes.

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Ticker Not Ratable

BONT doesn't currently meet the $100M market cap / $1.50 stock price minimum. (Learn More)

What the Community Thinks

Total Players

64 Outperforms

29 Underperforms

All-Stars

17 Outperforms

13 Underperforms

Wall Street

2 Outperforms

0 Underperforms

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Ticker Tags

Micro Cap (4824), Women's Apparel (19), Department Stores (12)
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$4.78
Last Trade Time:	7/3/2008 1:00 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$5.17
Daily Range:	$4.70 - $5.29
52-Week Range:	$4.01 - $40.74
Volume:	231,979
Market Cap:	$76.19M
P/E Ratio:	11.49
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BONT VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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Other News Headlines for BONT

Opening Glance: Broadline retailers rise
7/1/2008 10:31:00 AM - AP
Russell 2000 adds 36 consumer discretionary stocks
6/30/2008 3:59:00 PM - AP
Sector Snap: Dept. store operators up on May sales
6/5/2008 11:35:00 AM - AP
Bon-Ton May same-store sales down on lower traffic
6/5/2008 8:05:00 AM - AP

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1 The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT)

Avatar zolibork (< 20) Submitted: 7/01/07 7:02 PM

Barron's bullish pick. PEG of .84 and forward PE of 9.42

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Top Bear Pitch

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2 The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (BONT)

Avatar xMacroeconomics (< 20) Submitted: 11/29/07 11:02 AM

A pitch stolen from a friend:

The Bon-Ton carves out and maintains a niche in smaller secondary markets by

offering a higher proportion of better to moderate merchandise in an upscale

environment with superior customer service. Moderate-price competit...More

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Recs 0 (BONT) teenybuffet (33.29) Submitted: 5/30/08 12:38 AM : Start Price: $7.11 BONT Score: -22.59 Good Mdse, I just like the stock 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 (BONT) scottidog (21.33) Submitted: 5/13/08 12:31 PM : Start Price: $9.23 BONT Score: -38.23 P/E = 12.3x v.17.2x for S&P 500 Price/Sales = 0.6x v 1.5x Profit Margin = 0.3% v 7.8% Return on Equity = 12.3% v 15.6% Return on Assets = 2.9% v 3.9% Long Term Growth Rate = 18.0% v 12.7% PEG Ratio = 0.7x v 1.4x 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 (BONT) Emhfool (95.98) Submitted: 4/23/08 8:48 AM : Start Price: $7.21 BONT Score: 25.40 This is a bad company. Do I want to own a part of this business at any price? Certainly not. You're buying debt and a terrible business model. A recession will not be kind to this company. Report this Post Replies: 1 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (BONT) StatsGeek (99.99) Submitted: 1/03/08 4:00 PM : Start Price: $7.21 BONT Score: -21.25 This pick will either lose me 100 points or make me 500. It has a lot of debt but is servicing it fine for now. Like many of my picks, it will probably go against me before it goes for me. 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 2 (BONT) xMacroeconomics (< 20) Submitted: 11/29/07 11:02 AM : Start Price: $11.39 BONT Score: 44.06 A pitch stolen from a friend: The Bon-Ton carves out and maintains a niche in smaller secondary markets by offering a higher proportion of better to moderate merchandise in an upscale environment with superior customer service. Moderate-price competitors in these markets generally offer a more limited selection of quality brands or do not carry the same better brands as The Bon-Ton. Two things are wrong here: -secondary markets -premium pricing This company sounds ripe for a credit crunch hammer. If people get poorer, they are going to get poorer in the secondary markets first which means the upscale stuff in those secondary markets will be what eats it first. Also look at their website here http://www.bonton.com. Seeing 30%-50% off is a sign of desperation. That's something I see in retail stores right before they get boarded up. And if you wanted a comfort blanket: The department store operator reported a loss of $19.4 million, or $1.17 per share, compared with a loss of $10.9 million, or 66 cents per share, a year ago. They have 1.27 b in debt. There is no such thing as a cheap company that is losing your money. 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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