Il titolo capitalizza 6,5B$
Non è un titolo per fare trading veloce. Ma è un titolo che con una normale gestione, nel bene e nel male, puo' riservare buone sorprese.
Attualmente a 45$ si trova pressoche' ai minimi di periodo.
Nelle indiscrezione si parla di un possibile takeover anche a prezzi di tutto rispetto:
It seems that beleaguered yoga-apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) has now become a potential takeover target in the apparel retail industry, given the drastic decline in share price and the ongoing troubles in its operations. Lululemon is likely to fall prey to the acquisition aspirations of giant sports-related apparel retailers like Nike Inc. (NKE), V.F. Corp. (VFC) and Columbia Sportswear Co. (COLM), all of which are looking to expand into the yoga product line.
Though a fundamentally strong company, the share price of Lululemon is currently close to its 52-week low of $42.28, reflecting a decline of over 44% in the last year. Moreover, the stock price of this Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) company has almost halved from its 52-week high of $82.50 reached on Jun 10, 2013.
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Looking from the fundamental perspective, we note that Lululemon has established itself as a market leader in the yoga apparel segment of North America, dealing in elite and premium activewear brand. We believe that the company possesses an unmatched level of long-term growth opportunity in the industry based on its potential to expand square footage and enhance its business globally as well as by expanding its ivivva model.
Moreover, Lululemon has the ability to drive impressive top-line growth by focusing on e-Commerce retailing channel, international expansion and investment in innovating newer product categories. The company ended fiscal 2013 with a total of 254 company-owned stores, including 171 stores in the U.S., 54 in Canada, 25 in Australia and 4 in New Zealand.
Though the stock looks attractive in terms of profitability ratios with Return on Equity (:ROE), Return on Assets (:ROA) and Return on Capital (ROC) substantially higher than the peer group average, it looks expensive in terms of P/E multiple. Currently it is trading at a P/E of 24.1, 48.9% higher than the peer average. Thus, we believe the chances of being acquired at this lofty valuation are dim
Ma l'offerta è stata rifiutata, in quanto ritenuta insufficente.