Urban Outfitters (URBN)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: Urban Outfitters (URBN) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 0% agree 0 votes edit Bankruptcy of URBN's primary lender, CIT, will affect its liquidity Top Contributor: Helen Han | Created when NASDAQ:URBN was $31.38 | Edit | History URBN, like many other small-medium retailers, borrows its short-term revolving credit line from the ailing bank CIT, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 1, 2009. CIT's bankruptcy process will likely place a freeze on all lendable assets and cut off funds for its borrowers like URBN. The financing hit for the retailer also comes right before the important holiday season, during which time short-term financing is indispensable for stocking inventory and other cash needs. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 1 votes edit Extremely high valuation Top Contributor: Schwabinvestor | Created when NASDAQ:URBN was $25.25 | Edit | History URBN is undoubtedly overvalued at its current price of $25, which gives it a P/E ratio of 30. In the current retail environment and uncertain economy, very few retailers are trading at this high of a multiple. URBN cannot generate enough growth to justify such a high valuation. (100 character max) Cancel

Wikinvest © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Use of this site is subject to express Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer. By continuing past this page, you agree to abide by these terms. Any information provided by Wikinvest, including but not limited to company data, competitors, business analysis, market share, sales revenues and other operating metrics, earnings call analysis, conference call transcripts, industry information, or price targets should not be construed as research, trading tips or recommendations, or investment advice and is provided with no warrants as to its accuracy. Stock market data, including US and International equity symbols, stock quotes, share prices, earnings ratios, and other fundamental data is provided by data partners. Stock market quotes delayed at least 15 minutes for NASDAQ, 20 mins for NYSE and AMEX. Market data by Xignite. See data providers for more details. Company names, products, services and branding cited herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The use of trademarks or service marks of another is not a representation that the other is affiliated with, sponsors, is sponsored by, endorses, or is endorsed by Wikinvest.