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How Low Can They Go?...........................................................................................................................................5 Department Stores: Examining Our Estimates...........................................................................................................6 Macy’s ................................................................................................................................................................6 J.C. Penney .......................................................................................................................................................10 Kohl’s................................................................................................................................................................13 Nordstrom .........................................................................................................................................................16 Saks...................................................................................................................................................................21 Sears Holdings ..................................................................................................................................................25 Discounters: Examining Our Estimates....................................................................................................................28 BJ’s Wholesale..................................................................................................................................................28 Costco ...............................................................................................................................................................32 Dollar Tree Stores .............................................................................................................................................36 Family Dollar ....................................................................................................................................................39 Target ................................................................................................................................................................42 Wal-Mart...........................................................................................................................................................45 Interest Rates and Retail Stock Price Performance ..................................................................................................51 Company Models.....................................................................................................................................................55 Macy’s ..............................................................................................................................................................56 J.C. Penney .......................................................................................................................................................60 Kohl’s Corporation ...........................................................................................................................................64 Nordstrom, Inc. .................................................................................................................................................68 Saks, Inc............................................................................................................................................................72 Sears Holding Corporation ...............................................................................................................................76 BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc..................................................................................................................................82 Costco Wholesale Corp.....................................................................................................................................86 Dollar Tree Stores .............................................................................................................................................90 Family Dollar Stores .........................................................................................................................................94 Target Corp. ......................................................................................................................................................98 Wal-Mart Stores..............................................................................................................................................102 Appendices ...........................................................................................................................................................107 Appendix 1. Department Stores’ One-Year Forward P/E Ratios Since 1990 — Annual...............................108 Appendix 2. Department Stores’ Two-Year Forward P/E Ratios Since 1990 — Annual ..............................109 Appendix 3. Department Stores’ One-Year Forward P/E Ratios During Prior Recessions — Monthly........110 Appendix 4. Department Stores’ Two-Year Forward P/E Ratios During Prior Recessions — Monthly .......111 Appendix 5. Discounters’ One-Year Forward P/E Ratios Since 1990 — Annual..........................................112 Appendix 6. Discounters’ Two-Year Forward P/E Ratios Since 1990 — Annual .........................................113 Appendix 7. Discounters’ One-Year Forward P/E Ratios During Prior Recessions — Monthly...................114 Appendix 8. Discounters’ Two-Year Forward P/E Ratios During Prior Recessions — Monthly..................115 Appendix 9. Summary of Historical Retail One-Year Forward P/E Ratios....................................................116 Appendix 10. Summary of Historical Retail Two-Year Forward P/E Ratios..................................................116
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