Ascena Retail (ASNA)
Price: $44.02
Industry: Nonfood Retail-Wholesale Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Mon Mar 26 12:22 EDT 2012 Power Gauge Rating
ASNA - Very Bullish TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for ASNA is very bullish due to very bullish price/volume activity, attractive financial metrics, strong earnings performance and positive expert opinions. Price and volume activity for ASNA is very bullish which is indicated by its price strength versus the market and positive Chaikin money flow.
News Sentiment Rating
Bullish ASNA Ascena Retail
March 22, 2012
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for ASNA is bullish. There is currently a significant positive sentiment within news stories concerning ASNA.
News Sentiment :Positive
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics Rating
Financial Metrics
Bullish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
ASNA's financial metrics are very good. The company does not hold much long term debt relative to its industry group and yields a high return on shareholder's equity.
Price to Book Value
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industry group, high price to book value ratio, high return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively high cash flow.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
2.36
Price/Book
2.68
Return on Invest
15.2%
LT Debt/Equity
0.15
Price/Sales
1.16
Return on Equity
17.5%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Bullish
Earnings Growth
ASNA's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a history of strong earnings growth and has outperformed analysts' earnings estimates.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
07/07
07/08
07/09
07/10
07/11
1,426.61
1,444.16
1,494.24
2,374.57
2,914.00
9.72%
1.23%
3.47%
58.92%
22.72%
$1.63
$1.23
$1.16
$1.85
$2.18
26.36%
-24.54%
-5.69%
59.48%
17.84%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$0.67
$0.79
+0.12
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$2.18
$2.79
+0.61
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
19.21%
15.00%
-4.21
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.67
$0.81
$0.14
1 Qtr Ago
$0.64
$0.65
$0.01
20.90
07/10
$0.36
$0.32
$0.60
$0.53
$1.81
1.56
07/11
$0.61
$0.54
$0.67
$0.36
$2.18
2 Qtr Ago
$0.49
$0.48
3 Qtr Ago
$0.65
$0.66
$-0.01
-2.04
07/12
$0.62
$0.83
-
-
-
$0.01
1.54
Fiscal Year End Month is July.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Very Bullish
Relative Strength vs Market
Price and volume activity for ASNA is very bullish. ASNA has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying.
Chaikin Money Flow
Price Trend
The rank for ASNA is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether ASNA is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Volume Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
44.47
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
14.33%
Average Volume 20 Days
1,155,806
52 Week Low
24.86
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
55.20%
Average Volume 90 Days
821,753
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
11.57%
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
29.41%
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
30.91%
Expert Opinions
Value
Factor
Value
83%
Expert Opinions
Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about ASNA are positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for ASNA and analysts's opinions on ASNA have been more positive recently.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for ASNA is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a high short interest ratio, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Nonfood Retail-Wholesale industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
0.79 0.58 Current
Current FY
2.79
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 0.79 0.58
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 2.65
0.14
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value
Buy 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Buy
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
7
1
Curr Yr
0
0
8
0
Next Qtr
0
0
5
2
Next Yr
0
0
9
0
Buy
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for ASNA
ASNA's Competitors in Nonfood Retail-Wholesale Company
Power Gauge
Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
ASNA
19.21%
15.00%
6.21%
1.05
16.93
2,914
FL
-0.21%
10.25%
4.94%
1.35
17.02
5,623
JNY
-3.90%
4.33%
1.32%
2.63
8.78
3,785
GPS
-1.74%
10.43%
5.73%
1.38
16.85
14,549
JWN
5.25%
11.33%
6.45%
1.40
17.10
10,877
LTD
-0.23%
14.44%
8.20%
1.19
18.46
10,364
PSS
4.53%
-
-4.75%
-
31.64
3,462
ANF
5.69%
19.14%
3.07%
0.75
22.18
4,158
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Announces Two-forOne Stock Split - Mar 8, 2012 Ascena Retail Group 2Q income up 50 percent Mar 1, 2012 Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Announces Strong Holiday Sales and Raises Fiscal 2012 Earnings Per Share Guidance - Jan 5, 2012 Ascena authorizes another $100M in stock buybacks - Sep 23, 2011 Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Announces Board Authorization of an Additional $100 Million Stock Repurchase Program - Sep 23, 2011
Company Details
Company Profile
Ascena Retail 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE SUFFERN, NY 10901 USA Phone: 845.369.4500 Fax: 845-369-4829 Website: http://www.ascenaretail.com Full Time Employees: 31,000 Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Ascena Retail Group, Inc, formerly known as The Dress Barn, Inc., operates as a national specialty retailer of apparel for women and girls under the Dressbarn, Maurices and Justice brands. Its Dressbarn stores offer casual, career and special occasion fashion apparel and accessories; Maurices stores offer casual and career apparel and accessories; and Justice stores offer trend-right apparel and accessories. Ascena Retail Group, Inc. is based in Suffern, New York.
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