What does the company do?
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. is a lifestyle specialty retailer. The Company sells casual apparel with a limited selection of accessories and footwear designed to meet the needs of teens and young adults. The Company operates a nationwide, primarily mall-based chain of retail stores under the names Pacific Sunwear and PacSun. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 (fiscal 2008), the Company leased and operated 932 stores among all 50 states and Puerto Rico, comprised of 3,587,683 square feet. In addition, the Company operates an e-commerce Website at www.pacsun.com, which sells PacSun merchandise online, provides content and community for its target customers, and provides information about the Company. On February 3, 2008, the Company began inventory liquidation sales in demo stores and closed all demo stores on May 3, 2008.
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.
- Pac Sunwear Ca one-year sales: 1.14 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Apparel Stores group: -80.02% - Pac Sunwear Ca one-year income: -54.06 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 1.14 Bil | 5.71 Bil | | Income | -54.06 Mil | 276.34 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Pac Sunwear Ca one-year sales growth: -19.60%.
Difference from the average for the Apparel Stores group: -14.50 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -19.60% | -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.
- Pac Sunwear Ca one-year net profit margin: -4.7%
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | -4.7% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 4.7% | | 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.
- Pac Sunwear Ca debt/equity ratio: 0.00.
Average debt/equity ratio for the Apparel Stores group: 0.26.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.00 | 0.26 |
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