Why We Worry About Bed Bath & Beyond Heading Into Earnings
By Brian Gilmartin:Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (BBBY) reports their fiscal third-quarter earnings release after the bell on Wednesday, Dec. 19, with analyst consensus expecting $1.02 in earnings per share (EPS) on $2.7 billion in revenue for expected year-over-year growth of 7% and 17%, respectively.Fiscal Q3 comps are expected at 3.5% - 4%.Last quarter, BBBY reported healthy 12% revenue growth but just 5% EPS growth, although $0.03 of EPS was attributed to a higher than expected tax rate. Normalizing the tax rate, and assuming BBBY ear
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1065581-why-we-worry-about-bed-bath-beyond-heading-into-earnings?source=feed 2012-12-14 14:24:18 PST

Morning Coffee Pre-Market Wall Street News
November Nonfarm Payrolls Expected to Decline. Employment data for November will be released this morning and economists expect payrolls to decline. Economists expect that only 85,000 nonfarm payrolls where created in November versus the 171,000 in October. The unemployment rate is expected to remain the same at 7.9%. DowngradesPrudential Financial (PRU): Sandler O’Neill lowered their rating from Buy to Hold.Pre-market: 52.85 +0.22 (0.42%)Toronto Dominion Bank (TD): Scotia Capital lowered their rating from Outperform to Sector
http://marketwrapup.blogspot.com/2012/12/morning-coffee-pre-market-wall-street_7.html 2012-12-07 08:44:00 PST

Talking Soda
BySeth Golden:Soda Stream (SODA) is one of the fastest growing companies participating in the consumer goods sector. The company's rapid growth and expansion into 44 countries around the globe has gone largely unrecognized by investors. Wall Street has locked up shares of Soda Stream and accumulated nearly 100% of the available float, leaving the average retail investor on the sidelines. Soda Stream is headquartered in Israel, but trades publicly in the United States and is listed on the Nasdaq.The retail investor has not played a significant r
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1036211-talking-soda?source=feed 2012-11-29 14:21:12 PST

Monday Watch
Weekend Headlines  Bloomberg:  Europe Finance Chiefs Seek Greek Pact as Economy Gloom Grows. European finance chiefs will seek a program to maintain Greek solvency today after the country’s parliament approved a raft of austerity measures, even as the currency union confronts the prospect of a worsening economy. Finance ministers from the 17-member group will meet at 5 p.m. in Brussels following the Nov. 8 agreement by Greek lawmakers to make cuts in pensions and benefits. While the ministers are unlikely to finalize an updated aid
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RgFy/~3/0SZEmURYsHE/monday-watch_12.html 2012-11-11 23:44:00 PST

Pier 1 Imports: A Stock To Add To Your Shopping List
By Kapitall:Pier 1 Imports (PIR) stock trades around $20.12, up 70% in the past 1 year, and close to its 52-week high of $20.85. It trades with a P/E multiple of 17 times versus its forward multiple of 15 times. The stock yields 0.8%. One of its competitors Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) is trading with a P/E multiple of 12.5 times, and a forward P/E of 11 times. The stock is down 8% for the year, and trades around $57.72, close to its 52-week low of $56.72.Pier 1 stock has made a significant comeback since 2009 when the stock traded as low as 31
http://seekingalpha.com/article/947671-pier-1-imports-a-stock-to-add-to-your-shopping-list?source=feed 2012-10-24 16:59:22 PST

Bed, Bath & Beyond: Trade This Stock For Some Holiday Cash?
By Ray Merola:My usual investment style is to find undervalued companies with good balance sheets, strong management, and a catalyst to push the shares higher. In general, I like to hold a security for at least a year to eighteen months in order to "give myself a chance to be right."However, sometimes its OK to stake a short-term trade.For me, one of these cases is Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc. (BBBY). Bed, Bath & Beyond -- One Year Price and Volume (click to enlarge) Courtesy of bigcharts.com BBBY reported second quarter ear
http://seekingalpha.com/article/908671-bed-bath-beyond-trade-this-stock-for-some-holiday-cash?source=feed 2012-10-06 15:09:42 PST

Earnings Analysis For Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
By AnalytixInsight: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) reports preliminary financial results for the quarter ended 2012-08-31. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. recently reported its preliminary financial results based on which we provide a unique peer-based analysis of the company. CapitalCube's analysis is based on the company's performance over the last twelve months (unless stated otherwise).Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s analysis versus peers uses the following peer-set: TJX Cos (TJX)., Macy's Inc. (M), Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM), Pier 1 Imports I
http://seekingalpha.com/article/884711-earnings-analysis-for-bed-bath-beyond-inc?source=feed 2012-09-24 10:56:38 PST

Not Ready To Pull The Trigger On Bed, Bath & Beyond
By Valuentum: Homes goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) reported mixed second quarter results Wednesday afternoon (for first quarter results, click here). Revenue increased 12% year-over-year to $2.6 billion, slightly better than expected. Earnings were a few cents short of expectations, growing 5.4% year-over-year to $0.98, yet we weren't really disappointed by the slight miss since the figure remained within the firm's guidance range.Net sales gains were boosted by the inclusion of Cost Plus World Market in consolidated results; howev
http://seekingalpha.com/article/883081-not-ready-to-pull-the-trigger-on-bed-bath-beyond?source=feed 2012-09-24 01:31:43 PST

Weekly Scoreboard*
Indices S&P 500 1,460.15 -.38% DJIA 13,579.40 -.10% NASDAQ 3,179.96 -.12% Russell 2000 855.51 -1.06% Value Line Geometric(broad market) 367.05 -1.37% Russell 1000 Growth 680.97 -.07% Russell 1000 Value 719.22 -.98% Morgan Stanley Consumer 840.59 +.70% Morgan Stanley Cyclical 998.41 -1.94% Morgan Stanley Technology 698.55 -.99% Transports 4,910.79 -5.85% Utilities 471.35 -.17% Bloomberg European Bank/Financial Services 85.16 +1.25% MSCI Emerging Markets 41.73 -.75% Lyxor L/S Equity Long Bias 1,053.31 +.69% Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias 807
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/RgFy/~3/OvVF5384hFg/weekly-scoreboard_3613.html 2012-09-21 17:42:00 PST

Buy Bed Bath & Beyond On This Dip
By Qineqt:In our last article on Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), we had been bullish based on the strategic acquisition of Cost Plus and Linen Holdings, and investments in the online business to counter competition from e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN). Linen Holdings and Cost Plus were acquired during June 2012, and their operations are included in the results for Q22012. Since our recommendation, the stock has appreciated 12%. Today, the stock is down 8% after its Q22012 earnings report. It missed analyst estimates of $1.02/share by posting $0.98
http://seekingalpha.com/article/879171-buy-bed-bath-beyond-on-this-dip?source=feed 2012-09-20 13:40:41 PST