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What Buckle (BKE) Investors Need to Know

More and more people are talking about Buckle over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Apparel Retail stock at a price of $35.7? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

  • Buckle has moved 12.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 4.0%

  • BKE has an average analyst rating of hold and is -0.83% away from its mean target price of $36.0 per share

  • Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $4.87

  • Buckle has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97

  • Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.4 and its forward P/E ratio is 8.1

  • The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.36 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95

  • Buckle is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12

  • BKE has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -23.2% and gross profit margins of 0.6%

  • The company has a free cash flow of $163.8 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter

  • The Buckle, Inc. operates as a retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories for young men and women in the United States. It markets a selection of brand name casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories, and footwear, as well as private label merchandise primarily comprising BKE, Buckle Black, Salvage, Red by BKE, Daytrip, Gimmicks, Gilded Intent, FITZ + EDDI, Willow & Root, Outpost Makers, Departwest, Reclaim, BKE Vintage, Nova Industries, J.B. Holt, Modish Rebel, and Veece. The company provides services, such as hemming, gift-packaging, layaways, guest loyalty program, the Buckle private label credit card, and personalized stylist services, as well as special order system that allows stores to obtain requested merchandise from other company stores or its online order fulfillment center. The Buckle, Inc. also sells its products through its website, buckle.com. The company was formerly known as Mills Clothing, Inc. and changed its name to The Buckle, Inc. in April 1991.The Buckle, Inc. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska.

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