tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post5458351294136334272..comments2024-03-18T06:47:36.697-04:00Comments on Beauty, and What It Means: Beauty Blogosphere 4.5.13Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-68316369654274209572015-06-12T22:31:32.328-04:002015-06-12T22:31:32.328-04:00Finish Line Teams Up With Macy's
Finish Line ...Finish Line Teams Up With Macy's<br /><br />Finish Line Inc. (NASDAQ:FINL) reported earnings on Friday of 10 cents per <a href="http://www.lvsneakes.com/jordan/jordan-spizike.html" rel="nofollow">Jordan Spizike</a> share. Removing start up costs at Macy's the company earned 20 cents per share, ahead of the 16 cents analysts had been looking for. Revenue increased 10% year over year to $351.1 million and the company continues to guide for a mid single digit increase in earnings in fiscal 2014. The company ended the quarter with 652 stores and sales at stores opened at least one year climbed 2.4% year over year. Much like Nike's (NYSE:NKE) <a href="http://www.lvsneakes.com/nike-air-max-90/nike-air-max-90-hyperfuse-womens.html" rel="nofollow">Nike Air Max 90 Hyperfuse Womens</a> earnings the day before the company saw strength in the running and basketball categories. During the quarter the company repurchased 366,000 shares at a cost of $6.8 million and still has 4.6 million shares remaining on the current repurchase plan.<br /><br />Finish Line went live at Macy's, Inc, (NYSE:M) during the first quarter and now has 60 Finish Line shops opened at Macy's, with 11 opening this past week. The company remains on track to have 180 Finish Line branded shops at Macy's by the end of the fiscal year. The digital business at Macy's also launched in May with the company saying it is off to a good start. Finish Line <a href="http://www.lvsneakes.com/jordan/jordan-7.html" rel="nofollow">Jordan 7</a> is particularly excited about capturing a female demographic at Macy's that would not normally shop in its stores. The Macy's plan for Finish Line does present risks as the company undertakes such a big project to open the branded shops as the company hopes to ramp <a href="http://www.lvsneakes.com/nike-air-max/nike-air-max-2010/nike-air-max-2010-mens.html" rel="nofollow">Nike Air Max 2010 Mens</a> up openings to 40 to 50 per month. However I believe management has been on track this far and <a href="http://www.lvsneakes.com" rel="nofollow">Air Max 90</a> teaming up with Macy's, on the best retailers around, will only help Finish Line pull this off. Interestingly the company said at malls where the Macy's shops are open sales at the Finish Line stores in the same malls are outperforming the rest of the Finish Line chain. While management did not have an explanation for this it could indicate that being in Macy's is introducing the Finish Line brand to a new group of customers. It could also be implied customers are having a positive experience with Finish Line at Macy's if they are then visiting the Finish Line stores as well.<br /><br />Finish Line's long term goal is to reach $2.2 billion in sales within 4 years with Macy's adding $250 to $300 million. This represents a CARG of just over 11%. Furthermore the company hopes to drive EPS growth in the low teens over that time driven by the revenue growth and share buybacks. The company has no debt and cash represents about 20% of the stock price.<br /><br />Finish Line appears undervalued compared with some of its peers; it has the lowest PEG ratio and lowest EV/EBITDA ratio in this group but also has the fastest growth rate. When you look at Finish Line compared to its larger rival Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) its valuation appears near equal with Finish Line having a slightly higher Forward P/E and Foot Locker having a slightly higher EV/EBITDA. With Finish Line's higher growth rate and the possibility of Macy's exceeding expectations Finish Line could soon trade at a premium to its peers.<br /><br />(click to enlarge)<br /><br />From the chart of Finish Line you can see the stock was in a down trend thru the end of last year before finding support and now putting together a nice uptrend over the past two months. The stock appears to have support just about $20 <a href="http://www.lvsneakes.com/nike-air-max/nike-air-max-humara/nike-air-max-humara-mens.html" rel="nofollow">Nike Air Max Humara Mens</a> per share and could be ready to make its next move higher. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072563744092562470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-79143470703828485312015-01-19T07:49:07.451-05:002015-01-19T07:49:07.451-05:00Superhero Shredding
Superhero Shredding Review...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0EeWypqPRI/html/" rel="nofollow">Superhero Shredding</a> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0EeWypqPRI/html/" rel="nofollow">Superhero Shredding Review</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476187576527713094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-44086814364696767822013-04-09T17:27:43.774-04:002013-04-09T17:27:43.774-04:00Awesome, Zadi! I used to read Shakesville and then...Awesome, Zadi! I used to read Shakesville and then it fell off my radar, glad for the reminder--and I haven't heard of a couple of these, so I'm excited to visit! And that was the one thing I didn't like about Google Reader, that--ha, I just double-checked and you can indeed mark articles as unread. Well, maybe more people would've used Reader if such features were promoted more, ha! In any case, thank you for the recommendations.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-10478386805380609672013-04-09T17:26:02.674-04:002013-04-09T17:26:02.674-04:00The main ones I rely on are the ones that I link t...The main ones I rely on are the ones that I link to all the time--Already Pretty, The Reluctant Femme, What Would Phoebe Do, Britticisms, this cool blog from this chick who didn't look in the mirror for a year... I'm planning on exporting my feed to wherever I go once Google Reader ends for good, and will send you the XML document when I do so!Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-90019354086450740052013-04-09T17:10:38.774-04:002013-04-09T17:10:38.774-04:00Man, I sympathize about Reader. I had a hard time...Man, I sympathize about Reader. I had a hard time even believing that they would chuck a product that was literally the gold standard for its genre. Boo Google. <br /><br />I've shifted to feedly, and it's going reasonably well so far. I do like that it lets you scan headlines without necessarily marking them all as read right away. <br /><br />Some favorite blogs, in no particular order: <br /><br />Already Pretty (of course)<br />Shakesville<br />Ana Mardoll's Ramblings<br />Super Kawaii Mama<br />Love, Joy, Feminism<br />Gala DarlingZadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503278223871430170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-21963377322098695302013-04-05T16:24:10.116-04:002013-04-05T16:24:10.116-04:00Hey Autumn - what's already in your blog feed?...Hey Autumn - what's already in your blog feed? I'm collecting blogs myself at the moment, so we can share!<br />KjerstinKjerstin Gruyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680948783296872113noreply@blogger.com