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During the IPO season Francis Gaskins, editor of IPOdesktop.com, regularly appears on CNBC TV, Bloomberg & other financial cable channels. On the day of the Visa IPO he appeared on four cable TV financial shows including Bloomberg & CNBC Over the past five years he has been quoted over... More
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  • Two specialy retailers price tonight -- rue21 is better than Dollar General 0 comments
    Nov 12, 2009 05:02 PM | about stocks: ARO, AEO, GPS, PSUN, BKI, ZUMZ, WTSLA, ANF, CMRG, MW, JOSB
    Compare & contrast with Dollar General (DG) also scheduled to trade the same day.  RUE should do better than DG based on
    . Higher gross margins
    . Virtually no interest payments
    . In an earlier stage of growth than DG
    . RUE has a more consistent record of profitability.

    Also, is Dollar General's 60% increase in operating earnings margin is sustainable? Probably not

    IPO report
    http://www.gaskinsco.com/linkto-rue.shtml




    Themes: IPO, IPOs, IPO Analysis Stocks: ARO, AEO, GPS, PSUN, BKI, ZUMZ, WTSLA, ANF, CMRG, MW, JOSB
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