Saturday, July 7, 2007

Gap (The)

Gap (The) is among the world’s largest Apparel Retail sector businesses in the world.  Gap (The)’s employees generate $714.0M in profits on $16.060B of revenue.  Global output in the Apparel Retail business will likely rise substantially over the next 10 years.  Long-term economic growth may lift all boats, but Gap (The) is determined to remain a market leader.  Sectoral leadership in the Apparel Retail segment takes dedication and consistency, but management seeks out-sized growth.

Gap (The)’s ticker symbol GPS has recently been trading near $19.26 a share.  The Gap (The) corporate headquarters in San Francisco CA predicts Apparel Retail profits will satisfy shareholders in search of risk-appropriate returns.

The significance of market volume is sometimes ignored, but with a total market capitalization of $15.715B ensures sufficient liquidity.  With a beta of 0.96, the company is less volatile than the market as a whole.  When the average equity moves lower, Gap (The) moves less aggressively.

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