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 11.65%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Flat results in Oct 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 37.43%
- INTEREST(Q) At USD 8.97 MM has Grown at 12.42%
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 5.33 times
3
With ROE of 35.98%, it has a fair valuation with a 10.87 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 56.04%, its profits have fallen by -0.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 30.2
4
High Institutional Holdings at 95.19%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 56.04% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- 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, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ross Stores, Inc.
61.16%
1.75
26.54%
S&P 500
17.78%
0.92
19.35%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.65%
EBIT Growth (5y)
33.68%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
29.48
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.28
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.60
Tax Ratio
24.59%
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.27%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
95.60%
ROCE (avg)
76.48%
ROE (avg)
36.52%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
10.87
EV to EBIT
23.52
EV to EBITDA
19.88
EV to Capital Employed
14.80
EV to Sales
2.82
PEG Ratio
30.20
Dividend Yield
20.09%
ROCE (Latest)
62.91%
ROE (Latest)
35.98%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 2,787.73 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 115.9
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.24% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 18.86 %
-5What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 37.43%
INTEREST(Q)
At USD 8.97 MM has Grown at 12.42%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.33 times
Here's what is working for Ross Stores, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 115.9 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 2,787.73 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 18.86 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.24% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 132.19 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.
Interest
At USD 8.97 MM has Grown at 12.42%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.33 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






