$0.92

0.12 (15.01%)

11/21/2008 3:59 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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BONT doesn't currently meet the $100M market cap / $1.50 stock price minimum. (Learn More)

What the Community Thinks

Total Members

60 Outperforms

24 Underperforms

All-Stars

13 Outperforms

8 Underperforms

Wall Street

2 Outperforms

0 Underperforms

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Ticker Tags

Micro Cap (5043), Women's Apparel (18), Multiline Retail (21)
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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$0.92
Last Trade Time:	11/21/2008 3:59 PM
Open:	$0.88
Previous Close:	$0.80
Daily Range:	$0.88 - $0.97
52-Week Range:	$0.76 - $15.06
Volume:	160,053
Market Cap:	$11.80M
P/E Ratio:	11.20
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BONT VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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Other News Headlines for BONT

Department chain sales results for October
11/6/2008 11:24:00 AM - AP
Bon-Ton Oct. sales fall 11.1 percent, miss views
11/6/2008 8:28:00 AM - AP
Moody's places Bon-Ton under review
10/24/2008 5:36:00 PM - AP
Bon-Ton says September same-store sales drop
10/8/2008 7:56:00 AM - AP

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Top Bull Pitch

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

Avatar zolibork (20.20) 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) Ferrari321 (99.76) Submitted: 11/19/08 7:34 PM : Start Price: $7.27 BONT Score: 42.17 They are going bankrupt - count on it!! 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) teenybuffet (49.82) Submitted: 5/30/08 12:38 AM : Start Price: $6.85 BONT Score: -40.50 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 (31.63) Submitted: 5/13/08 12:31 PM : Start Price: $8.90 BONT Score: -43.70 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 (93.45) Submitted: 4/23/08 8:48 AM : Start Price: $6.95 BONT Score: 41.81 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 (99.98) Submitted: 1/03/08 4:00 PM : Start Price: $6.95 BONT Score: -39.33 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.
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