1. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ( 52- week fiscal year ended January 29, 2011; 52- week fiscal year ended January 30, 2010; 52- week fiscal year ended January 31, 2009) €œ Abercrombie & Fitch Co . is a specialty retailer that operates stores and direct-to- consumer operations.€ 10- K Source: Abercrombie & Fitch 2010 10- K
2. Limited Brands, Inc. ( 52- week fiscal year ended January 29, 2011; 52- week fiscal year ended January 30, 2010; 52- week fiscal year ended January 31, 2009) €œ We operate in the highly competitive specialty retail business€ 10- K Source: Limited Brands 2010 10- K
3. Gap, Inc. ( 52- week fiscal year ended January 29, 2011; 52- week fiscal year ended January 30, 2010; 52- week fiscal year ended January 31, 2009) €œ We are a global specialty retailer offering apparel, accessories, and personal care products€ 10- K Source: Gap Inc 2010 10- K

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a. Comment on all data reviewed for each individual company.
b. Based on the above, which firm would youselect?

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Data reviewed Abercrombie &Fitch Limited Brands GAP 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 All-inclusive degree of financial coverage 1.17 1.36 Diluted earnings per share before nonrecurring items S 1.67 S89 S 2.42 S 1.37 $ 1.88 S 1.58 Percentage of earnings 56.92% 79.07% 78.77% 2.22% 15.91% 3.15% 2.08% 1.78% 12.08 Market price per share 48.36 S 31.54 28.92 S19.02 19.20 19.08 58.97% 1.45% 28.96 retained 22.11% Dividend yield Price/earnings ratio 35.44 11.95 13.88 10.21 Disclosure not adequate to compute Dividends more than earnings Special dividends of $4.00 per share are included