Saturday, August 23, 2008

Insight on AEO by Ponzio

Seekingalpha.com article here.

Previous articles and comments on AEO here.

I'm anticipating more fall out from the US consumer this fall and will likely buy more AEO at hopefully less than $10/share. My target price is $25/share ((assuming operating margins of 20% and 10% top line sales growth over the next 5 years) with a 18 month investment horizon. I'm not interested in a long term hold for this company because:

  • it has no economic moat (durable competitive advantage)
  • it is a fairly rapidly changing biz (fashion) known for fickle consumer behaviour
  • only a modest dividend to keep me entertained while I wait

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