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Anf VL
Anf VL
Anf VL
TIMELINESS
SAFETY
TECHNICAL
3
3
3
High:
Low:
Raised 10/2/09
31.3
8.0
RECENT
PRICE
47.5
16.2
33.8
15.0
33.7
20.7
36.9 RELATIVE
DIVD
Median: 16.0) P/E RATIO 1.58 YLD 0.9%
77.03 P/ERATIO 25.3(Trailing:
47.4
23.1
74.1
44.2
79.4
50.0
85.8
67.7
82.1
13.7
42.3
17.0
58.5
29.9
78.3
48.2
LEGENDS
8.5 x Cash Flow p sh
. . . . Relative Price Strength
2-for-1 split 6/99
Options: Yes
Shaded areas indicate recessions
New 11/20/98
Raised 7/29/11
2014-16 PROJECTIONS
VALUE
LINE
128
96
80
64
48
40
32
24
Annl Total
Price
Gain
Return
High 115 (+50%) 11%
Low
80
(+5%)
2%
Insider Decisions
to Buy
Options
to Sell
S
0
1
1
O
0
1
1
N
0
2
2
D
0
1
1
J
0
1
1
F
0
1
1
M
0
2
2
A
0
2
2
M
0
4
5
16
12
% TOT. RETURN 6/11
Institutional Decisions
3Q2010
129
to Buy
to Sell
135
Hlds(000) 93540
4Q2010
142
169
83979
1Q2011
141
175
85943
Percent
shares
traded
75
50
25
1 yr.
3 yr.
5 yr.
The Abercrombie & Fitch brand was es- 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
tablished in 1892 as a supplier of rugged 13.80 16.41 18.05 23.49 31.74 37.58 43.52 40.40 33.29 39.76 47.15 54.00
outdoor gear. In 1992, through the ex- 2.12 2.59 2.87 3.99 5.32 6.44 7.65 5.68
3.61
4.35
5.85
7.35
change of 43 million shares of Class B 1.65 1.94 2.06 2.50 3.75 4.59 5.20 3.05
.89
1.67
3.05
4.50
stock, Limited, Inc. repositioned the compa---.50
.60
.70
.70
.70
.70
.70
.70
.70
ny as a more fashion-oriented apparel busi- 6.02 7.71 9.21 7.78 11.34 15.92 18.78 21.06 20.78 21.67 23.35 26.45
ness. On September 26, 1996, an IPO of 98.90 97.27 94.61 86.04 87.73 88.30 86.16 87.64 87.99 87.25 87.00 87.00
8.05 million shares of Class A stock was 18.5 12.8 14.0 14.6 15.8 14.1 14.9 16.9
33.0
25.1 Bold figures are
Value Line
sold resulting in an 84.2% ownership by The
.95
.70
.80
.77
.84
.76
.79
1.02
2.20
1.62
estimates
Limited. Goldman Sachs led the spinoff on
---1.4%
1.0%
1.1%
.9%
1.4%
2.4%
1.7%
May 29, 1998 issuing .01367 of an Aber- 1364.9 1595.8 1707.8 2021.3 2784.7 3318.2 3749.9 3540.3 2928.6 3468.8 4100 4700
crombie share for each Limited share.
43.9% 44.7% 45.9% 50.2% 70.9% 71.0% 71.9% 73.1% 72.5% 70.4% 70.5% 71.0%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE as of 4/30/11
Total Debt $69.9 mill. Due in 5 Yrs $69.9 mill.
LT Debt $69.9 mill.
LT Interest $5.0 mill.
(4% of Capl)
Leases, Uncapitalized Annual rentals $331.2 mill.
No Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Pfd Stock None
Common Stock 87,667,424 shs.
as of 6/3/11
MARKET CAP: $6.8 billion (Mid Cap)
CURRENT POSITION 2009
2010
($MILL.)
Cash Assets
712.5
826.4
Receivables
90.9
81.3
Inventory (FIFO)
310.7
385.9
Other
121.8
139.7
Current Assets
1235.9 1433.3
Accts Payable
110.2
137.2
Debt Due
--Other
339.2
421.7
Current Liab.
449.4
558.9
ANNUAL RATES Past
of change (per sh)
10 Yrs.
Sales
14.0%
Cash Flow
11.0%
Earnings
3.5%
Dividends
-Book Value
21.5%
Fiscal
Year
Begins
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Fiscal
Year
Begins
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Calendar
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
4/30/11
741.8
83.2
358.4
156.1
1339.5
151.4
-340.4
491.8
Full
QUARTERLY SALES ($ mill.)A
Fiscal
Apr.Per Jul.Per Oct.Per Jan.Per Year
800.2 845.8 896.3 998.0 3540.3
601.7 637.2 753.7 936.0 2928.6
687.8 745.8 885.8 1149.4 3468.8
836.7 875 1040 1348.3 4100
965 1010 1170 1555
4700
Full
EARNINGS PER SHARE AB
Fiscal
Apr.Per Jul.Per Oct.Per Jan.Per Year
.69
.87
.72
.78
3.05
d.26
d.09
.55
.68
.89
d.13
.22
.56
1.03
1.67
.27
.23
.75
1.80
3.05
.40
.55
1.20
2.35
4.50
QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS PAID D
Full
Mar.31 Jun.30 Sep.30 Dec.31 Year
.175
.175
.175
.175
.70
.175
.175
.175
.175
.70
.175
.175
.175
.175
.70
.175
.175
.175
.175
.70
.175
.175
(A) Fiscal year ends Saturday closest to January 31st of the following year. (B) Diluted earnings. Quarterly figures may not add to total due
to difference in share count. Excl. n.r. chg.: 04,
22.9%
491
168.7
39.0%
12.4%
241.6
-595.4
28.3%
28.3%
28.3%
--
23.2%
597
194.9
38.4%
12.2%
389.7
-749.5
26.0%
26.0%
26.0%
--
23.3%
700
205.1
38.8%
12.0%
472.7
-871.3
23.5%
23.5%
23.5%
--
24.1%
788
237.4
38.5%
11.7%
238.4
-669.3
35.5%
35.5%
28.5%
20%
12.2% 13.3%
1096
1069
79.0 150.3
33.9% 34.3%
2.7%
4.3%
786.5 874.4
71.2
68.6
1827.9 1890.8
4.3%
7.9%
4.3%
8.0%
1.0%
4.7%
78%
41%
16.0%
1065
275
35.0%
6.7%
850
70.0
2030
13.0%
13.5%
10.5%
22%
18.0%
1080
400
35.0%
8.5%
950
70.0
2300
17.0%
17.5%
15.0%
15%
THIS
STOCK
VL ARITH.*
INDEX
121.1
13.4
30.7
35.8
51.3
50.6
14-16
Sales per sh A
Cash Flowper sh
Earnings per sh AB
Divds Decld per sh D
Book Value per sh
Common Shs Outstg C
Avg Annl P/E Ratio
Relative P/E Ratio
Avg Annl Divd Yield
76.45
10.85
7.50
.84
42.35
85.00
13.0
.85
.9%
Sales ($mill) A
Gross Margin E
Operating Margin
Number of Stores
Net Profit ($mill)
Income Tax Rate
Net Profit Margin
Working Capl ($mill)
Long-Term Debt ($mill)
Shr. Equity ($mill)
Return on Total Capl
Return on Shr. Equity
Retained to Com Eq
All Divds to Net Prof
6500
72.0%
20.0%
1160
650
37.0%
10.0%
1700
Nil
3600
18.0%
18.0%
16.0%
11%
$0.22; 05, $0.09. Excl. inc. (loss) from disc. Dividends historically paid mid- or late March,
ops.: 09, ($0.89); Q111, $0.01. Next egs. rpt. June, Sept., Dec. (E) Beginning FY05, data redue mid-Aug. (C) In millions, adjusted for stock flect new classification of cost of goods sold.
split. (D) Began paying dividends in 04.
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