Burlington Stores: Huge Upside, but High Risk
As Amazon.com has upended the retail landscape, off-price chains have been among the few retailers to continue posting steady sales and earnings growth. Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) has been especially reliable for the past few years, routinely posting comp-sales growth of about 4% and operating margins of at least 13%.
Meanwhile, Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) has been an also-ran of the off-price industry for many years. Despite using many of the same techniques as its larger rivals, it lags far behind them in terms of margin performance.
Source: Fool.com