$8.27

0.85 (11.46%)

11/21/2008 3:59 PM

Lululemon athletica inc. (LULU)

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The Company is a designer and retailer of technical athletic apparel in North America.

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302 Outperforms

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Vancouver (2), Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods (78), Micro Cap (5043), IPO in 2007 (232)
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Lululemon athletica inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$8.27
Last Trade Time:	11/21/2008 3:59 PM
Open:	$7.60
Previous Close:	$7.42
Daily Range:	$7.15 - $8.27
52-Week Range:	$6.96 - $50.60
Volume:	685,746
Market Cap:	$355.37M
P/E Ratio:	11.78
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Other News Headlines for LULU

Sector Snap: Specialty apparel
11/11/2008 11:14:00 AM - AP
Ahead of the Bell: Analyst downgrades Lululemon
11/3/2008 8:31:00 AM - AP
Sector Snap: Apparel retailers mainly rise
10/13/2008 2:20:00 PM - AP
Movers roundup: GM, Ford, Ticketmaster
9/11/2008 6:37:00 PM - AP

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4 Lululemon athletica inc. (LULU)

Avatar larrypebblebeach (< 20) Submitted: 5/10/08 1:15 AM

People who call LULU just a yoga clothing company or compare LULU to CROC or UA do not understand their customer base and the reason for its popularity.

Do yourself a favor and go to a yoga class in your area and you will see most of the women wearing Lululemon clothing, a...More

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8 Lululemon athletica inc. (LULU)

Avatar abitare (99.76) Submitted: 4/21/08 5:55 PM

1. Ticker: "retailer of technical athletic apparel in North America"
2. P/E = 62 for a retailer! WOW!
3. "technical athletic apparel"
4. No moat
5. US recession will hurt all retail
6. 50% of outstanding shares are short
7. leg warmers! Seriously
8. Website - look at the Duncan Peak guy - http://www...More

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Recs 0 (LULU) meg51577 (< 20) Submitted: 11/20/08 1:14 PM : Start Price: $7.71 LULU Score: 12.75 The company has no debt. They have found a niche market by really submerging customers in the lululemon experience - and the result is a cult-like following that is catching on quickly. 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 (LULU) stockguy07 (< 20) Submitted: 11/11/08 3:11 PM : Start Price: $9.00 LULU Score: -7.96 high COGS...not built to survive a nasty recession. 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 (LULU) mattxbart (84.98) Submitted: 10/21/08 11:00 PM : Start Price: $12.58 LULU Score: -15.58 Functional, high quality fabrics and styles. Edgy yet conservative. 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 (LULU) Ellisee (77.48) Submitted: 10/21/08 3:20 PM : Start Price: $12.88 LULU Score: -14.02 nice brand, good vibe, growing like crazy, the ladies love it 20x earnings not bad for one with so much room to grow 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 1 (LULU) Cimoc (44.02) Submitted: 10/17/08 7:06 PM : Start Price: $14.19 LULU Score: -21.18 No debt. That is certainly the way to enter this bear phase. While anyone can point out that the YOY growth is excellent and the gross margins and ROE are better than solid, I have little doubt LULU will outperform based on personal experience. One a year Lululemon clears out last years stock, overstocks, etc., and they choose a different city for the sale every year. In 2008 it was Calgary, Alberta. They rented a massive venue (the Big Four), hired a ton of temporary staff, set up a dozen or more cash lines, huge communal change rooms and they opened twelve hours a day for 4 days. On day one there were 5 hour, that is FIVE HOUR, lineups just to get in and buy things. Things weren't much better on day two and it wasn't until late in the day on day 4 that you could arrive and make it in to shop without having to wait. The quality of the product and overall trend in society to a healthier lifestyle suggest to me that LULU is not a passing trend and the current price is a huge opportunity. 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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