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Zain Akbari
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Ross Should See Strong Returns as Retail Digitizes, Capitalizing on Its Scale and Off-Price Concept

Our $86 fair value estimate for narrow-moat Ross should not change significantly after it posted first-quarter earnings. As we had expected, lackluster year-end results in ladies apparel lingered into fiscal 2019, but we believe performance should improve as inventory cycles, leaving our long-term forecast intact (mid-single-digit top-line growth and low-teens adjusted operating margins, on average, over the next decade). With the shares trading somewhat above our valuation, we suggest investors...
Underlying
Ross Stores Inc.

Ross Stores and its subsidiaries operate two brands of off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores, which are Ross Dress for Less? (Ross) and dd's DISCOUNTS?. Ross provides name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices every day. dd's DISCOUNTS provides name brand apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices every day. Both of the company's Ross and dd's DISCOUNTS brands target women and men between the ages of 18 and 54.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Zain Akbari

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