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November 23, 2009 9:19 AM ET

Ross Stores Inc. (ROST:NASDAQ)

LAST $43.81 USD
CHANGE TODAY 0.00 0.00%
VOLUME 500.0
As of November 19, 2009 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Ross Stores Inc. (ROST)

OPEN
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PREVIOUS CLOSE
$43.81
DAY HIGH
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DAY LOW
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52 WEEK HIGH
10/8/09 - $50.50
52 WEEK LOW
12/2/08 - $23.46
MARKET CAP
5.5B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
1.9M
DILUTED EPS TTM
$3.15
SHARES OUTSTANDING
125.1M
EX-DATE
12/4/09
P/E TTM
13.9x
DIVIDEND
$0.44
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.00%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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ROST Details

Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates two chains of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores in the United States. Its stores offer branded and designer apparel, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family, as well as gift items, linens, and other home-related merchandise. The company’s merchandise offerings also comprise product categories, such as small furniture and furniture accents, educational toys and games, luggage, gourmet food and cookware, watches, sporting goods, and fine jewelry. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 956 stores, including 904 Ross stores and 52 dd’s DISCOUNTS stores. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.

ROST Top Compensated Officers

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Key developments for Ross Stores Inc. (ROST)

Ross Stores Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2010 Results on March 19, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 13, 2009).

Ross Stores Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2010 Results on March 19, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 13, 2009).

Ross Stores Inc. Reports Sales Results for the Four Weeks, Thirteen Weeks and Nine Months Ended October 31, 2009 ; Revised Earnings Guidance for the Thirteen Weeks Ended October 31, 2009

Ross Stores Inc. reported that sales for the four weeks ended October 31, 2009 increased 14% to $557 million from $490 million for the four weeks ended November 1, 2008. Same store sales for the month rose 9%. For the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2009, sales were $1.744 billion, a 12% increase over the $1.555 billion in sales for the thirteen weeks ended November 1, 2008. Comparable store sales for the quarter ended October 31, 2009 were up 8% on top of flat same store sales in the prior year period. For the nine months ended October 31, 2009, sales totaled $5.204 billion, up 10% over the $4.752 billion in sales for the nine months ended November 1, 2008. Comparable store sales for the nine months ended October 31, 2009 increased 5% on top of a 3% gain in the same period last year. The company now estimate that earnings per share for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2009 will be in the range of $0.83 to $0.84, up from prior guidance of $0.75 to $0.77 and compared to $0.44 in the third quarter of 2008.

Ross Stores Inc., Oct 2009 Sales/Trading Statement Call, Nov-05-2009

Ross Stores Inc., Oct 2009 Sales/Trading Statement Call, Nov-05-2009

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ROST Competitors

Company Last Change
Autozone Inc $147.42 USD +1.59
Dollar Tree Inc $48.93 USD +0.18
Family Dollar Stores Inc $30.38 USD +0.09
Limited Brands Inc $17.25 USD -0.43
Nordstrom Inc $33.95 USD -0.28
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Industry Analysis

Valuation ROST Industry Range
Price/Earnings 13.9x
Price/Sales 0.8x
Price/Book 4.8x
Price/Cash Flow 13.8x
TEV/Sales 0.7x

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