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Non-Tech : Claire's Stores (CLE) NYSE
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To: Uncle Mikey who wrote (137)1/9/1997 4:27:00 PM
From: Paul Moerman   of 619
 
Mike, I took a look at www.barrons.com as well, under their company dossier section. They (also) classify CLE in the Apparel Retailing Industry, and calculate CLE's P/E of 14.6 is 62.9% of the industry average. P/B of 3.71 is 123.3% of industry average, and ROE of 25.1% is 159.9% of industry average. Zero debt is also very favorable compared to industry average. The latest 5-year return produces a value of $3737 on an initial investment of $1000, compared to $1124 for the industry average, and $2109 for the overall market. (This lends strength to your contention that CLE is mis-classified).

Paul

P.S. Near as I can figure, the comparable percentages vs the specialty retailing industry would be 42.3% for P/E, 134.4% for P/B, and ROE of 291.9%. The 5 year value of the specialy retailers is shown as $1355. I used Hancock Fabrics as a proxy for CLE to derive these numbers.
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