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Staples Inc SPLS

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+18.25% in 162 days Staples, Inc. invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and today is the world's largest office products company. With 65,000 talented associates, the company is committed to making it easy to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With 2004 sales of $14.4 billion, Staples serves consumers and businesses ranging from home-based businesses to Fortune 500 companies in 21 countries throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates approximately 1,716 office superst... Continue reading »

Staples in a recession SPLS

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+38.72% in 346 days Layoffs and underemployment will cause more telecommuting, and home-based job starts. Staples is the go-to supplier for home-based businesses. Also a retailer in the rare financial position of ability to expand into increasing vacancies in shopping centers on favorable terms. Continue reading »

Bearish on SPLS ... SPLS

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-48.99% in 372 days This company sucks! no service or expertise, only kids who know nothing! I now shop at Officemax across the street, much nicer people and a tech expert I can trust. Continue reading »

Huge topping patern SPLS

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+9.43% in 180 days (closed on 10/07/08) which started in 1999. and now breaks down. currently locked in 4 months triangle. StopLoss 24. Look for break of range 20-21 Continue reading »

Staples Which Way Now? SPLS

-1.52% in 1010 days Staples, Inc (NASDAQ:SPLS) reports record Q4 sales and earnings. The entire year looks pretty good with a 27% increase in EPS. The numbers include an extra week but once you factor it out the results are still pretty good. To celebrate the company has declared a dividend increase of 32%. A dividend increase is the best form of guidance . These are all great numbers and any investor should be very happy with management. So why has the stock traded basically sideways since mid fall? It seems that no one is prepared to put their money on the line. Institutional holdings are off by j... Continue reading »

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Earnings highlights: Aeropostale, Del Monte, Guess, Shanda, Staples, Toll Bros. ...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Staples Inc (SPLS), Toll Brothers (TOL), Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks: <> Aeropostale Inc. (ARO) strong Q3 results topped analysts expectations, and it offered Q4 earnings guidance. Cascade Corp. (CASC) reported a surprise Q3 profit but lower revenue fell short of expectations. Collective Brands Inc. (PSS) reported strong Q3 earnings as well as same-store sales growth. <>Cost Plus Inc. (CPWM) narrowed its net loss in Q3 but revenue and same-stor... Continue reading »

Trading Radar for 12/1: Staples (SPLS), Universal Tech (UTI), Beacon Roofing (BECN) Report

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:<u>Before Market Opens:</u>Earnings:Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) – consensus EPS $0.38China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) – consensus EPS $0.04Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) – consensus EPS $0.19<u>Intraday or Not Specified:</u>Economics:10:00am EST Construction Spending - Street sees (0.4%) ISM Index - Street sees 54.8 Pending Home Sales - Street sees (0.5%) 2:00pm EST Auto Sales - no Street consensus Truck Sales - no Street consensus Earnings:St... Continue reading »

VistaPrint Surpasses by a Nickel – Analyst Blog

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VistaPrint N.V.’s (VPRT) first quarter earnings for fiscal year 2010 came in at 29 cents per share. Results were a nickel ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents. The company had earned 18 cents in the year-ago quarter. Results were driven by higher-than-expected revenue increases. Also, key operating metrics remained strong. The company reported a 27% year-over-year increase in revenue to $145.1 million. Gross margin improved 290 basis points from the year-ago quarter to 63.6%. The results were impacted positively by lower shipping costs, including some one-time shipping-related... Continue reading »

Some big names set new 52-week highs Tuesday: WAG, ACS, WYE ...

Filed under: Major movement, International markets, Earnings reports, Deals, Good news, Press releases, Time Warner (TWX), Pfizer (PFE), Market matters, Walgreen Co (WAG), Whole Foods Market (WFMI), Xerox Corp (XRX), Staples Inc (SPLS), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) All three of the major indexes finished Tuesday in the red, but there were several big names that moved up to new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading. Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG): The drugstore giant had a really good day on Wall Street after posting better than expected earnings in the morning before the market opened. The company ... Continue reading »

Staples: Who Said it Was Easy?

Staples (SPLS) has a legacy of making the buying of office supplies easy for their customers. But the last couple of years have been anything but easy for the company. On the other hand, compared to their major competitors, they indeed make running an office supply company look easy. Competition Over time, shareholders of a public company will be rewarded proportionately to how well the business performs. In the long run, earnings determine market price. This is what Ben Graham meant by his long-term “The market is a weighing machine” metaphor. <>In Figure 1 below, we correlate Staples' mo... Continue reading »

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