RE:RE:RE:RE:Older Plus Sized Canadian Women Share of WalletI hear you. Reitmans has to prove itself again.
For some historical context on Reitmans
REITMANS | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
EARNINGS PER SHARE | 1.3 | 0.98 | 1.21 | 1.531 | 1.461 |
DIVIDENDS PAID | 51895 | 49351 | 50885 | 46930 | 40893 |
RET.A PRICE AT YEAR-END | 17.81 | 16.14 | 10.68 | 17.12 | 23.05 |
PE ratio | 14 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
NORDSTROM uses of cash
Capex: 3%
Debt: Reduction
Shareholder return: quarterly div $0.19; $35M of $500M stock repurchase
Reitmans NCIB, eventual dividends and time to reprice at a PE of 7. NCIB is like a magnet that draws PE towards the industry mean. The other banners (RW &Co and Reitmans are more like a Zara) which commands a higher PE around 22 : ). I would expect a PE above 10 for RET if they focus on shareholders. They have had it in the past.