Michael Kors is global luxury lifestyle brand led by a renowned and award-winning designer Michael Kors. The company has successfully expanded beyond apparel into accessories (including handbags, small leather goods, eyewear, jewelry and watches) and footwear, with a presence in 74 countries.
The company's sales and profits shot up like a rocket along with rising margins. In the recent year, they posted 51% growth in sales and a 66% rise in profits. The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 2, and is known for positive earnings surprises. EPS estimates have increased from 3.82 90 days ago to 3.92 now. Analysts are predicting 24% EPS growth for the next 5 years.
Valuation
Using the 24% growth rate for valuation, with 12% for years 5-10, I arrived at the following value:
Valuation
Using the 24% growth rate for valuation, with 12% for years 5-10, I arrived at the following value:
KORS appears to be reasonably valued at current levels. If it can achieve higher growth rates, it's definitely worth more, but I think it can't expand margins that much, so most of it will have to come from rising sales. Investors like Stephen Mandel and Joel Greenblatt still hold the stock. However, I am selling it today because KORS has broken several technical levels on the way down, and I never hold declining momentum stocks. If it resumes it's uptrend, I might be a buyer again, but right now I'm out.
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