July 2020

Why is Hibbett Sports Doing so Well This Quarter?

On July 20, Hibbett Sports released a press release and held a conference call to update it’s expected quarterly results. For their quarter ending July 31st, they forecast comparable stores sales to increase more than 70%. First half comparable store sales are expected to be up 20%. It’s great to have an industry retailer reporting […]

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Macroeconomics, Data Systems, Balance Sheets and a Changing Business Model

Industry Evolution, Pandemic, Retail

As I explained in an earlier article, my usual detailed analysis of company income statements and reports for quarters ending March through May went on hiatus. It didn’t seem useful given the initial disruption caused by the virus and lockdown. Not writing doesn’t mean I wasn’t reading. In no particular order, I reviewed VF, The

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