Going Shopping

Jim Jubak is one of the financial reporters that I read. He had a thought-provoking article yesterday suggesting that Christmas (and retail in general) will likely be better than people are currently thinking (5 stocks for your holiday shopping). He goes on to list his five retail picks (COH, AAPL, FDO, BBY and SKS).

That got me thinking whether I need a retail stock in my portfolio. I do have CHKE, which is certainly a 1st derivative of retail. But do I need something direct? Per the lists, the best candidates are ARO, BKE, GPS, JCG amd KIRK. Here are my calcs for my fab five:

Category	ARO	GPS	KIRK	bke	JCG
Operating Income After Depreciation	411.45	1,958.00	54.15	198.32	278.21
Minority Interest - Income Account	-	-	-	-	-
Income for Calculation	411.45	1,958.00	54.15	198.32	278.21
Diluted Shares Outstanding	94.589	651.000	20.636	47.059	65.917
Share Price	24.18	19.13	13.11	29.25	31.23
Market Cap Calc	2,287.16	12,453.63	270.54	1,376.48	2,058.59
Preferred Capital	-	-	-	-	-
Debt in Current Liabilities	-	-	-	-	49.23
Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Cash and Short-Term Investments	297.47	1,721.00	65.69	123.46	340.49
Excess Cash	297.47	1,721.00	65.69	123.46	340.49
Enterprise Value	1,989.70	10,732.63	204.85	1,253.01	1,767.33
Property Plant and Equipment - Net	273.21	2,565.00	39.66	168.05	188.48
Receivables	-	-	3.48	9.08	-
Inventories	215.46	1,632.00	43.41	108.68	219.53
Other Current Assests	72.19	700.00	10.62	20.29	37.08
Working Cash	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts Payable	140.95	1,141.00	18.42	38.61	131.31
Current Liabilities - Other	114.16	872.00	21.88	33.92	90.16
Invested Capital	305.74	2,884.00	56.87	233.55	223.61
Earnings Yield	21%	18%	26%	16%	16%
ROIC	135%	68%	95%	85%	124%

I guess if I had to pick just one, I'd go with ARO if it was based purely on the numbers. If I were to stick with looking for dividends, BKE with its 2.9% yield would have to be the pick.