In doing some research on ANF, I updated its Ranking for FY '99 and Q2 00 (this to follow) - so I thought I'd share ! This is my first public posting of a ranking I've done, so please pardon the errors - and feel free to point them out.
- iSavant
Abercrombie & Fitch Gap Limited Amer Eagle
FY '99 FY '98 Year-over-Year FY '99 1/29/2000 FY '99 1/2000 FY '99
1/29/00 1/30/98 Growth 1/29/00 1/29/00 1/29/00
Income Statement . . .
Sales 1,042,056 815,804 27.7% 11,635,398 9,723,334 832,104
Cost of Goods S 576,473 471,853 22.2% 6,775,262 6,365,857 475,596
Net Income 149,604 102,062 46.6% 1,127,065 460,759 48,742
Shares Outstand 102,100 102,018 0.1%
Balance Sheet . . .
Cash & Equivale 147,908 163,564 -9.6% 450,352 817,268 76,581
Current Assets 300,217 218,235 37.6% 2,197,790 2,246,277 262,562
Short-term Debt 0 0 No Debt 168,961 250,000 0
Current Liabili 137,866 122,345 12.7% 1,752,879 1,238,206 88,425
Long-term Debt 9,206 10,828 -15.0% 784,925 400,000 1,702
1 1 1Competitors
Margins & Ratios . . .
Gross Margins 44.7% 42.2% 2.5 41.8% 34.5% 42.8% 39.7%
Net Margins 14.4% 12.5% 1.8 9.7% 4.7% 5.9% 6.8%
Cash-to-Debt 16.07 15.11 6.4% 0.47 1.26 44.99 0.84
Net Cash 138702.0 152736.0 -9.2% -503534.0 167268.0 74879.0 -87129.0
Fool Flow Ratio 1.10 0.45 147.2% 1.10 1.45 2.10 1.55
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Ranking Rule Makers
1) Brand Points (0-1) 3) Financial Dire Points (0-3)
Familiarity 1 Sales Growth 3
Openness 1 Gross Margins 3
Optimism 1 Net Margins 3
Legitimacy 1 Shares Outstandin 2
Inevitability 0 Cash-to-Debt 2
Solitariness 0 Fool Flow Ratio 0
Humor 0 Expansion Potenti 1
Subtotal 4 Subtotal 14
2) Financial Loca Points (0-2) 4) Monopoly Statu Points (0-4)
Mass Market Habit 1 Gross Margins 2
Gross Margins 1 Net Margins 4
Net Margins 2 Net Cash 4
Cash-to-Debt 2 Fool Flow Ratio 4
Fool Flow Ratio 1 Convenience 4
Your Interest 1 Subtotal 18
Subtotal 8
5) Your Enjoymen 1
Total Score 45 Second Tier
