Why Guess? Is Ready to Rebound
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, apparel retailer Guess? has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Guess? and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Guess?facts
Headquarters (founded) | Los Angeles (1981) |
Market Cap | $2.2 billion |
Industry | Apparel retail |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $2.6 billion |
Management | Co-Founder/CEO Paul Marciano Interim CFO Nigel Kershaw |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 22% |
Cash/Debt | $294.6 million / $11.4 million |
Dividend Yield | 3.1% |
Competitors | Abercrombie & Fitch Gap Ralph Lauren |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 91% of the 781 members who have rated Guess? believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Seattleldg, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
[Guess?] derives about half of its revenue from North America and half from overseas. Asia has been a big growth driver recently posting annual growth rates over 25%. Guess has a significant presence in Europe (especially Italy) which seems to have investors scared. However, growth in Owner Earnings paint a pretty rosy picture. The 5 year compound annual growth rate is 10% while the 10 year growth rate is 22%. With ... [little debt] and a 3.1% dividend yield, [Guess?] offers a huge margin of safety.
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