| Company name | Nike Inc |
| Stock ticker | NKE |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]NKE[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Good |
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
| Employee productivity | Good |
| Sales growth | Poor |
| EPS growth | Fair |
| P/E growth | Poor |
| EBIT growth | Fair |
ANALYSIS
| Confident Investor Rating | Fair |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $65.65 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $77.19 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $60.66 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $68.79 |
The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=nke
NIKE, Inc. (NIKE) is engaged in the design, development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. NIKE is a seller of athletic footwear and athletic apparel worldwide. The Company sells its products to retail accounts, through NIKE-owned retail stores and Internet sales, and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees, in approximately 190 countries around the world. The Company focuses its product offerings in seven key categories: Running, Basketball, Football (Soccer), Men’s Training, Women’s Training, NIKE Sportswear (its sports-inspired products) and Action Sports. It also markets products designed for kids, as well as for other athletic and recreational uses, such as baseball, cricket, golf, lacrosse, outdoor activities, football (American), tennis, volleyball, walking and wrestling. In February 2013, it sold its Cole Haan affiliate brand to APAX Partners LLP.
Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.
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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:
Stock price at the time of the calculation: $66.82
Growth: 0.105
Current EPS (TTM): $2.69
P/E: 25
Future EPS Calc: $4.43
Future Stock Price Calc: $110.79
Target stock price: $68.79
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Nike’s stock has outperformed both the S&P 500 Apparel and Accessories Index and the Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) by 47% and 40% respectively over the last five years period ending October 2013, following overall growth in the demand for footwear in the US. It has also outperformed Adidas by 65% over the five years and 13% on a year to date basis. http://goo.gl/79pR8u
Adam –
Your analysis is valid. I just think their overall growth is a bit lower than it should be for me to qualify the company as a Good company. Sales YoY growth has been quite inconsistent as has EPS YoY growth. This makes the investment a bit more risky than some of the other companies that make my Watch List. While I have no real concerns about the company, I feel there are other companies that have a bit better YoY performance and therefore I can be more CONFIDENT of future performance.
An investment in Nike wouldn’t be a terrible idea as long as the investor watched the performance closely and balanced the investment with other companies that have a more reliable growth trajectory.
Thanksgiving analyzed it little bit better in the recent days.http://bit.ly/1ca5wGE
Nike, Inc. (NKE) is the 30th most popular global brand according to the Global 500 2012 list released by Brand Directory. The company designs, develops and markets athletic footwear and apparel, sports equipment, accessories and services. Its major markets include North America, Western Europe, emerging markets and Greater China, which together contribute over 81% of Nike’s total revenues. North America alone contributes around 41% of Nike’s total revenues.http://bit.ly/1eD8js8