Retail casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women. Offer a mix of brand name and private label merchandise. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 10× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 74% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 15% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 34% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 16% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
It pays out $4.40 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 0% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 37/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
No clear buy-side message is coming from the executive floor.
On our five-subject report card, BKE sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: BKE is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.