PROspecting for Stocks: Coach

Recs

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Coach  vs. Industry Peers

 

Coach (NYSE: COH)

Coach

Target (NYSE: TGT)

Target

Kohl's (NYSE: KSS)

Kohl's

J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP)

J.C. Penney

CAPS Community Rating

We prefer 4-star or 5-star stocks.

 

***

 

no

 

***

 

no

 

**

 

no

 

**

 

no

CAPS 1000

We like stocks rated "outperform" by 80% of top CAPS members.

 

87.1% Outperform

 

YES

 

85.9% Outperform

 

YES

 

35.7% Outperform

 

no

 

52.9%

Outperform

 

no

Five-Year Revenue Growth

We like to see five-year revenue growth of at least 10%.

 

20.6%

 

YES

 

6.9%

 

no

 

8.3%

no

 

(1.3%)

no

Gross Margin (TTM)

We like to see gross margins of 35% or higher.

 

76.8%

YES

 

31.4%

no

 

37.4%

 

YES

 

36.3%

 

YES

Total Debt-to-Equity

A total debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50 or less gets a check.

 

0.02

 

YES

 

1.3

no

 

0.3

 

YES

 

0.8

 

no

Return on Equity

We look for a minimum of 14% return on equity.

 

40.4%

 

YES

 

15.1%

 

YES

 

12.5%

 

no

 

8.6%

no

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12/2/2009 4:00 PM
COH $35.73 Down +0.00 +0.00%
Coach, Inc. CAPS Rating: ***
JCP $29.17 Down +0.00 +0.00%
J.C. Penney Compan… CAPS Rating: **
KSS $53.73 Down +0.00 +0.00%
Kohl's Corp CAPS Rating: **
TGT $47.72 Up +0.94 +2.01%
Target Corp CAPS Rating: ***

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