KIRKLAND'S IS AMONG THE COMPANIES IN THE HOMEFURNISHING RETAIL INDUSTRY WITH A RELATIVELY LOW PR
Below are the five companies in the Homefurnishing Retail industry with the lowest projected earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (current fiscal year estimated vs. last year actual) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.
Kirkland's (NASDAQ:KIRK) has the lowest projected earnings growth of 6.13%; Aaron's (NYSE:AAN) is next with projected earnings growth of 12.05%; and Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) has the next lowest with projected earnings growth of 13.52%.
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) follows with projected earnings growth of 13.74% and Select Comfort (NASDAQ:SCSS) rounds out the group with projected earnings growth of 57.72%.
SmarTrend currently has shares of Select Comfort in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on September 21, 2010 at $6.54. The stock has risen 139.2% since the Uptrend alert was issued.
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