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April 04, 2009 - Mira, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Bed Bath & Beyond Inc investor.
Report Summary: US household goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc reports fiscal fourth quarter results on April 7th. In the company's fiscal third quarter ended November 29th 2008 Bed Bath & Beyond reported a comparable store sales decrease of 5.6% compared to the year-earlier period. The company also opened 18 stores during third quarter. Bed Bath & Beyond hopes to gain customers over the coming year as the result of the closing of its closest rival, Linens 'n Things. However, with a weak retail environment and poor consumer sentiment, investors will be watching Bed Bath & Beyond's results announcement to see whether the company has been able to capitalize on this opportunity over the past quarter.
While the company's results have been unimpressive, Bed Bath & Beyond shares have significantly outperformed the broader Nasdaq index over the past year, dropping just 13.9% compared to the 31.4% drop in the index. In order to assess whether the company's shares are currently a good long-term investment, we should focus on Bed Bath & Beyond's underlying long-term fundamentals. We can assess the company's fundamentals through the use of the StockMarks framework. Bed Bath & Beyond currently has an overall long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 78. This rating places the company second when compared to ten of its closest US-listed peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business, market positioning factors such as size and share comparisons.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components – Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Bed Bath & Beyond for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks™ ratings for Bed Bath & Beyond is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=BBBY&cod_country=125
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites, from multiple professional platforms including Reuters Knowledge, TheMarkets.com and Thomson Research or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=125
About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA:
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. The StockMarks™ system is based on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder returns.
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