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  • What This Fool Learned:On Buffett, Burgers, and Bull Markets

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-B, BWLD, BKE

    One year ago I wrote my first Motley Fool post, "Call Me, Shia!" on how actor Shia LeBoeuf nailed it on a call to go long McDonald's. Since then I've learned anything with Warren Buffett or burgers in the title is boffo (a word I love to use if you've been following along).

    First and foremost

    After having written the equivalent of three full-length Great American Novels more »

  • Has Abercrombie Finally Lost its Cool?

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, LTD, BKE, URBN

    What Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) has been doing to promote their brand as exclusive is, to put it mildly, not cool. In their pursuit to attract the Queen Bees and Homecoming Kings, the elite of teen consumers, their strategy is to dissuade fully half (and possibly more) of their addressable market from buying their product.

    So not cool

    CEO Michael Jeffries has been the mastermind behind the publicly stated corporate more »

  • Are Clothing Retailers Still a Worthy Bet?

    By Nauman Aly - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: GPS, LTD, BKE

    While it has long been said that "clothes make the man," today's retail apparel industry players that do not have solid long-term sales strategies may see themselves struggling in some ways to stay alive - especially with regards to their physical retail locations. This may still have to do with the overall economy, but competition in the apparel industry is quite intense.

    Essentially, the apparel industry includes numerous companies, including more »

  • Grab a Teenager and Buy Some Stocks

    By Candice Munroe - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, AEO, BKE, URBN

    If I use an investing strategy borrowed from Peter Lynch and go to the mall, what do I find new and exciting companies? My teenagers, fickle bunch that they are, are regular mall attendees and have their so-called fingers on the pulse of the shopping circuit.

    The tried and tested is Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF). I dutifully offer to swing by the Abercombie & Fitch store, but recently have gotten a more »

  • 3 Companies With Huge Inside Ownership for Your Portfolio

    By William Bias - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: DORM, MKC, BKE

    Publicly traded companies with a high percentage of employee, director, and management ownership can provide a certain degree of comfort for the outside investor or potential investor. Insiders who share in the risks and rewards of ownership often end up as better stewards of their charge.

    Of course this does not represent the only aspect of a company to evaluate from an investment standpoint. Selling a needed product that won more »

  • 5 Reasons This Retailer Is Priced To Outperform

    By Chad Henage - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, AEO, GPS, BKE

    It's rare when a fashion retailer can stay relevant for a long time. However, that is exactly what American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) has managed to do. I remember first noticing the company from articles on Fool.com, and hearing the company compared to Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF). Taking a page from Peter Lynch's investing process, I decided to visit my local mall to see if the stores were more »

  • 5 Reasons This Retailer Is Priced To Outperform

    By Chad Henage - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, AEO, GPS, BKE

    It's rare when a fashion retailer can stay relevant for a long time. However, that is exactly what American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) has managed to do. I remember first noticing the company from articles on Fool.com, and hearing the company compared to Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF). Taking a page from Peter Lynch's investing process, I decided to visit my local mall to see if the stores were more »

  • No Matter How Safe, Buckle Up

    By Tyler Wofford - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, AEO, GPS, BKE

    There is so much competition these days in regards to where people can shop. They can shop online with Amazon, they can shop at the world's largest retailer in Wal-Mart, or they can shop at one of these next few apparel stores. Some are doing well, but others have failed to deliver the performance investors hope for. 

    American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) currently shows a market cap of $3 more »

  • 4 Companies With No Debt for Your Portfolio

    By William Bias - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: DORM, SAVE, RGR, BKE

    A company that can generate cash flow with little or no outside financing, such as floating debt, represents an optimal investment. This gives those particular companies a leg up in accessing external financing if the need arises. The four companies below fall into that category.

    The pay per item model of ultra-low cost airline Spirit (NASDAQ: SAVE) empowers customers to save or pay for extra items such as seat selection more »

  • Looking for Some Teen Spirit

    By Robert Hanley - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: HOTT, BKE, URBN

    The teen-focused retail market is a tough place to do business, with tastes and styles changing as frequently as the weather. The high cost of marketing to this demographic often leads to low profit margins for the competitors. However, given this segment of the population’s propensity to spend its disposable income, there are sales opportunities to be had for innovative retailers. So, which companies have the right product mix more »

  • Meet the Merchandising Queen: The Buckle

    By Michael Hooper - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: BKE

    The merchandising queen of teen fashion is a Nebraska retailer that uses stylish displays, on-trend fashion and top-notch sales staff to sell entire outfits to customers.

    The core business of The Buckle (NYSE: BKE) is selling denim, but over the years, has expanded into an assortment of high-quality active-wear, accessories and footwear. With careful merchandising, the company is able to capture a larger share of customers' wardrobes.

    Taking it up more »

  • Heartland Meets Hipster- A Tale of Retail Outperformance

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: GPS, BKE, URBN

    So Gap (NYSE: GPS) reported some fine and dandy numbers on Feb. 28 with a 61% rise in net income   and raised its dividend by 20%. Investors will be tempted to fall into the Gap with such numbers but another retailer that may be a better idea is reporting on Mar. 8. A much smaller rival, Buckle (NYSE: BKE), has a lower P/E of 13.35 and a slightly more »

  • One Retailer for the Long Haul

    By Joshua Bondy - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: ARO, AEO, BKE, URBN

    The fashion industry is known for fads and trends. The Buckle (NYSE: BKE) sells a variety of clothing to young adults and it works hard to maintain its corporate strategy. The firm's focus on the Midwest may appear like a low growth idea, but it has helped Buckle to post strong margins and a high return on investment.

    AEO Return on Invested Capital data by YCharts

    The Competition 

    American more »

  • 3 Mid-Cap Companies for Your Watch List

    By William Bias - February 8, 2013 | Tickers: CHD, SAVE, BKE

    An investor can find many good investment ideas from mid-cap companies with market capitalization between $1 billion - $10 billion. Companies like these operate at a scale that leaves room for a great deal of expansion and provides ease of management due to their nimbleness. This extra potential translates into greater returns as a group versus the market as a whole returning 30% versus 27% over the past five years (see more »

  • The Small-Cap King’s Five Best Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 29, 2013 | Tickers: LECO, RS, TER, BKE, WLK

    In the financial universe, large-caps receive the most focus from investors, which often leaves their smaller peers less efficiently priced. Expectedly, hedge funds seek to take advantage of this phenomenon by dedicating their research teams to work on the market’s lesser-known companies.

    Interestingly, our analysis at Insider Monkey shows that the most popular small-cap stocks among hedge funds can earn about 120 basis points of alpha per month. Best more »

  • Why Warren Buffett should buy Corning, Inc.

    By Brett Mayo - January 14, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-B, GLW, BKE

    It's asinine for me to be giving advice to someone worth $49 billion, but here goes:

    Warren Buffett should buy Corning, Inc. (NYSE: GLW)

    1. By george, it's an elephant!

    His gun is loaded and his trigger finger is itchy. (Sounds like a personal problem.) But seriously, he said in his annual shareholder letter in 2012 he wanted to go elephant hunting, meaning he was looking for companies more »

  • Why I Love Buckle and You Should Too!

    By Brett Mayo - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, BKE

    Disclaimer: I have a large amount of my personal net-worth in The Buckle (NYSE: BKE), so I want you to fall in love with them just like me.

    Second disclaimer: My fashion sense is terrible.  My girlfriend told me; “all I want for Christmas is for you to go clothes shopping.”

    Since I’m not qualified to speak on Buckle’s “hip-ness”, let’s get straight to the great business more »

  • This Fashion Retailer Will Outperform

    By Andrés Cardenal - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, GPS, BKE

    The Buckle (NYSE: BKE) is a much underappreciated company; the retailer of fashion apparel has a resilient business model, a strong management team and a healthy dividend policy, yet the stock is trading at a discount versus its less profitable peers. This high performing company looks well positioned for outperforming the markets in the middle term.

    A High Quality Business

    With 440 retail stores in 43 states, The Buckle focuses more »

  • 5 Qualities of an Excellent Business

    By William Bias - December 17, 2012 | Tickers: KO, KRFT, NVR, BKE, WMT

    It always pays to look at stock market investing from a long term viewpoint. When you hold a stock position for the long term commission costs and taxes are held to a minimum. However, feeling comfortable about taking ownership in a business for the long term starts with understanding what qualifies it for excellence.

  • Quiksilver Got Slammed. So What?

    By Daniel Sparks - December 14, 2012 | Tickers: COLM, NKE, ZQK, BKE, UA

    I've written about Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK) on multiple occasions, usually touting the potential of their DC brand. After a 13% decline in the stock after disappointing Q4 results, it's time to take a look again. Were there any long-term implications in the quarter that have changed the story? Definitely not. Quiksilver missed estimates. So what? The long-term story still holds true.

    The Results

    Wall Street expected Quiksilver to more »

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