Ascena Retail Group (NASDAQ:ASNA)

One of the better retailers. The last earnings reports have been excellent. A higher flyer to supplement my turn around retail plays.

My wife never passed a dress barn without buying something.

earnings release today after the close. no dividends. little debt. p/e 16 vs industry 19.

Because how do you not root for a company named "Dress Barn"?

It makes money.

good products cheap, theres a market for that no matter what the economy is doing.

Because of all the free cash they have, they are going to invest more in the company and marketing to repeat customers. Throughout history it has tried to better itself

A stable barn for your green!

Headquartered in New York, Dress Barn and its subsidiaries operate a chain of women's apparel specialty stores in the United States. It offers casual fashion apparel and sportswear, dresses, suits, special occasion clothing, jewelry, hosiery, handbags and shoes under the brands ‘Dressbarn’ and ‘Maurices’.

Baby boomers, which have more disposable income, constitute about 29% of the U.S population. Also, as per the consumer purchasing trends in U.S, women from baby boomers generation outpace average women apparel spending. This foretells good fortunes for the company as it generates approximately 65% of its revenues from ‘Dressbarn’ and ‘Dressbarn Women’ brands that primarily cater to women aged between 30 and 55.

The second quarter performance of fiscal 2007 has also been good with about 9.5% growth in the revenues. The fine results were driven by store openings and robust sales from categories like knitwear and blazers. The only fly in the ointment is the weakening sales in the men’s categories. However, company’s ‘Maurice’ collection could offset this loss as it is performing well which could be seen from its rising percentage in the overall revenues.

Traditionally, company has earned more revenues in the spring season and the coming spring could match the expectations as company has planned to open 47 new Maurice stores and 20 new Dress Barn stores to boost up the sales. Comparable store sales, one of the key metrics to gauge the performance has also been in the positive territory for the past several quarters. In the light of these facts, Dress barn is worth wearing.

Good retailer and a solid value.

My wife has a black belt in shopping, and over the last few months she's been doing her training in the Dress Barn Dojo. She's flipping out checks like those throwing stars for their products. I had no idea those stars could be so painful both physically and financially.

Anyway, my wife is nuts about Dress Barn, and she's pretty picky about where she shops. The only places she'll go shopping in is the places that have something for her to buy. I figure since my wife loves the stuff, there are probably lots of other wives out there that love the stuff too.

In addition to Dress Barn's honing of my wifes skills in the black art of shopping, they sport some high marks in areas that should catch the eye of every investor. They have nearly 30% inside ownership, as I write this pitch, double digit ROE and ROA, and about $220 million in cash in the war chest. This could easily be a 4 or 5 bagger in the next 10 years. My price target for these shares, at current, is about $24-$25 each.

great numbers, low debt, high cash

This little stock will show just how stong our economy is.

earnings miss over-reaction. Maurice's acquisition gives new life.

High ROIC, good earnings

Ridiculously low EV/EBITDA of 3.5. Over the past three years the stock has traded between 10.5 and 4.5. Solid conservative management and some expension potential gives a very bright outlokk at this price.

Beat up stock with good future

GOOD FUTURE

$18+/share

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