Strong Buy - Price 11.35 on Dec. 2
by Needham & Co.

Guess? [looks as if it] has trend-right merchandise and lean inventory, and is well-positioned to navigate the consumer slowdown. [Due to a likely] difficult holiday season, we're decreasing our F4Q and FY08 EPS estimates by eight cents, to 76 cents and $2.49, respectively, down from 84 cents and $2.57. Our FY08 EPS of $2.49 is in the middle of raised guidance of $2.47 to $2.53 versus $1.99, and represents 25% growth. We are decreasing our FY09 EPS estimates to $2.79, down from $3.06. Target: 41 [down from 62]. Market cap: $1 billion.

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25%

After sailing past guesses last week on what it would earn in its second fiscal quarter, Guess? hiked its quarterly common dividend 25%. The clothing and accessories retailer (ticker: GES) initiated payouts at six cents a share in February 2007, then sweetened them to eight cents last September and to a dime a share Wednesday. Investors of record Sept. 17 will receive the new payout Oct. 3, and the stock goes ex-dividend Sept. 15. Yield: 1.03%. Guess? repurchased 951,000 of its shares in the quarter ended July 31. Recently quoted at 39 on the Big Board, the stock's 52-week high and low are 57.20 and 29.66.

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Guess Inc. said Wednesday its board has approved a share buyback program for up to $200 million of the apparel designer and retailer's common stock.

The company said repurchases may be made on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time and as market and business conditions allow.

They also posted fourth-quarter profit above market estimates driven by strong sales in Europe and Asia, and backed its outlook for fiscal year 2009.

The stock trades for 10x cash flow.

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Very disleveraging point in their business cycle. Both comps and total sales are deccelerating..the up momentum will kill it on the way down $30 easy target.