Why is Ross Stores, Inc. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 36.52%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 10.94%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
With ROE of 37.34%, it has a expensive valuation with a 10.30 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 15.14%, its profits have risen by 4.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.1
3
High Institutional Holdings at 94.34%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ross Stores, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Footwear should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Footwear)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Ross Stores, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ross Stores, Inc.
15.2%
0.84
26.19%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.94%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.26%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
29.48
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.28
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.58
Tax Ratio
24.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.27%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
94.34%
ROCE (avg)
76.48%
ROE (avg)
36.52%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
28
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
10.30
EV to EBIT
21.47
EV to EBITDA
18.28
EV to Capital Employed
13.98
EV to Sales
2.63
PEG Ratio
4.12
Dividend Yield
65.41%
ROCE (Latest)
65.13%
ROE (Latest)
37.34%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 109.56
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 9,582.37
-2What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 109.56 times
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 13.83 %
Here's what is working for Ross Stores, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 9,582.37
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 109.56 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Depreciation
Highest at USD 126.4 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Ross Stores, Inc.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 13.83 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 109.56 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






