L Brands Inc

On January 8, L Brands’ (LB) 12-month forward PE ratio was 10.4x.

VF Corporation saw sales of $2.5 billion in 2Q15, up 4.7% year-over-year. Its performance was boosted by top brands The North Face, Timberland, and Vans.

The women and young athletes demographic segments saw the greatest sales traction in fiscal 2015 for Nike.

Moat company Polaris Industries (PII) has been doing well this year, returning ~30.0% year-to-date as of October 23, 2017.

We think the final tally for holiday retail sales could differ from the gloomy picture some of the initial estimates had painted.

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TransDigm Group (TDG) rose 12% in April. Two other additions, Cerner and Guidewire Software, added to the U.S. Moat Index’s performance in April.

On Wednesday, L Brands received notice from Sycamore Partners that it plans to terminate the deal to buy Victoria’s Secret.

UA’s product, marketing, and sales teams each play an active role in the design process. This collaboration helps control brand and product consistency.

The growth rate in activewear or athleisurewear has outpaced the overall clothing market, with a double-digit CAGR over the past five years.

Gap stock fell about 6% in after-hours following management’s guidance cut. The company also announced the exit of CEO Art Peck.

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L Brands (LB) stock was down 4.6% today as the company missed analysts’ sales expectations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, which ended on February 2, 2019.

On January 10, L Brands (LB) reported sales of $2.48 billion for the five weeks ended January 5.

On January 10, L Brands stock fell 8.2% as of 9:58 AM EST following the announcement of its sales data for the five weeks ending January 5.

For the first three quarters of 2018, L Brands’ (LB) gross margin contracted by 240 basis points to 35.0% due to the lower gross margin at Victoria’s Secret.

Intimate apparel retailer L Brands has had a tough year. Its stock has shed 51.8% of its value as of December 18.

On December 13, L Brands announced that it will transfer ownership and control of its entire La Senza business to Regent LP.

L Brands (LB) reported third-quarter results on November 19.

As of November 15, L Brands’ (LB) stock price is down 40.7% on a YTD basis to $35.69.

Wells Fargo upgraded L Brands to “outperform” from “market perform” on November 12. L Brands stock closed 1.4% higher on November 12.

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) delivered YoY (year-over-year) sales growth in both the first and second quarters of fiscal 2018.

L Brands (LB) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2018 on August 22.

Victoria’s Secret owner L Brands (LB) stock is sliding after management revised its 1Q18 profit expectations along with its monthly sales report earlier today.

Reasons behind L Brands’ growing yield Specialty fashion retailer L Brands (LB) saw its sales slow between 2013 and 2016. The company recorded revenue growth of 3.5% in 2016, compared with 6% in 2015. The growth was driven by the Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works segments. Whereas its operating income grew 12% in 2015, it […]

On September 1, General Motors (GM) released its August sales report. In August, US retail sales recorded 275,552 vehicles—7.5% higher YoY.

Kao Corporation has become the largest branded and packaged goods company in Japan and the second-largest company in the cosmetics category.

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Hanesbrands reported fiscal 3Q16 net sales of $1.8 billion—a rise of 10.7% compared to net sales of $1.6 billion reported in fiscal 3Q15.

VPMCX counts information technology, healthcare, and industrials as its core invested sectors. These three sectors make up a combined 80% of the portfolio.

The Fidelity Series All-Sector Equity Fund (FSAEX) is quite diversified, and it has no dominant sector.

Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund’s assets were invested across 131 stocks as of June 2016, and it was managing assets worth $44.9 billion as of the end of June.

HanesBrands fell by 0.56% to close at $26.55 per share on July 15. Its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 1.1%, 1.7%, and -9.0%, respectively.

HanesBrands (HBI) has a market cap of $9.5 billion. Its stock fell by 4.5% to close at $25.13 per share on June 30, 2016.

HanesBrands reported fiscal 1Q16 net sales of $1.22 billion—a rise of 0.84% compared to net sales of $1.21 billion in fiscal 1Q15.

The Ivy Global Growth Fund – Class A (IVINX) figures among the bottom two funds in its peer group of 12 for YTD 2016.

FSAEX invests primarily in common stocks of US and foreign issuers. It invests in growth stocks, value stocks, or both.

HanesBrands rose by 2.8% to close at $27.87 per share on April 7, bringing its weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements to -1.7%, -2.6%, and -4.9%.

Junk bonds have been in the news due to concerns about defaults. They have an iffy repayment ability even if they’re at the higher end of the rating scale.

North America is Nike’s (NKE) largest segment and biggest contributor to profits. The segment saw the highest growth in absolute terms in fiscal 2Q16.

According to Lipper, net inflows for high-yield bond funds totaled $7.6 billion through October 28, compared to outflows totaling $1.9 billion in September.

First Data (FDC) issued junk bonds worth $3.4 billion last week. The senior notes were rated Caa1/B and carried a coupon of 7.0%.

CBL’s top tenants include several big brands, which contributed around 20% of the company’s total revenue in 2014.

Despite having negative comps in 1H15, Lululemon’s revenue growth for its physical stores was positive at 9.7% year-over-year in fiscal 2015.

Lululemon reported a 6% increase in total same-store sales in 4Q15. Same-store sales for its brick-and-mortar stores grew 2% in the quarter.

Lululemon Athletica announced an increase of 10.4% in its revenues to $419.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 compared to $379.9 million in 3Q14.

Major product lines include fitness pants, shorts, tops and jackets. It also has a range of fitness-related accessories like bags, socks, and yoga mats.