Based on the aggregated intelligence of 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, department store Dillard's
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Dillards' business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Dillard's facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Little Rock, Ark. (1938) |
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Market cap |
$385.6 million |
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Industry |
Department stores |
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TTM Revenue |
$6.99 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO William Dillard, II |
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Return on Equity (average, last five years and TTM) |
2.5% and (10.1%) |
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Competitors |
Macy's |
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CAPS members bearish on DDS also bearish on |
D.R. Horton |
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CAPS members bullish on DDS also bullish on |
Bank of America |
Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, fully 176 of the 259 members who have rated Dillard's -- or 68% -- believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include All-Star HansHauge, who is ranked in the top 2% of our community, and TSIF.
In late December, HansHauge noted that Dillard's "is bleeding money bad … and who is buying home furnishings when you can't re-finance and pull out artificial equity? Who is buying home furnishings when their home is getting foreclosed on? Outlook very grim."
In a pitch from three days ago, TSIF expanded on why Dillard's is a seemingly obvious dud:
Apparel and Home Funishings? Do I need a reason to red thumb it? A $149Mil loss … negative margins, $1.2B in debt. Inventory rising. Accounts Payable rising. Two losing quarters. Why are they paying a dividend? This 1938 founded store has some tough locations to run. I'm rooting for them, but the next few quarters will be ROUGH!
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