What does the company do?
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F), through its subsidiaries, is a specialty retailer that operates stores and Websites. The Company sells casual sportswear apparel, including knit and woven shirts, graphic t-shirts, fleece, jeans and woven pants, shorts, sweaters, outerwear, personal care products and accessories for men, women and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister and RUEHL brands. In addition, the Company operates stores and a Website offering bras, underwear, personal care products, sleepwear and at-home products for women under the Gilly Hicks brand. As of January 31, 2009, the Company operated 1,125 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The operating segments of the Company include Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister, RUEHL and Gilly Hicks.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Abercrombie one-year sales: 3.02 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Apparel Stores group: -47.08% - Abercrombie one-year income: 21.20 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Apparel Stores group: -92.33%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 3.02 Bil | 5.71 Bil | | Income | 21.20 Mil | 276.34 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Abercrombie one-year sales growth: -20.30%.
Difference from the average for the Apparel Stores group: -15.20 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -20.30% | -5.10% | | Income Growth | NA | 0.10% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Abercrombie one-year net profit margin: 0.7%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -10.5 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Apparel Stores group: -3.0 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 0.7% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 11.2% | | Industry | 3.7% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Abercrombie debt/equity ratio: 0.03.
Difference from the average for the Apparel Stores group: -88.46%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.03 | 0.26 |
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