Coldwater Creek Moat Check
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Submitted by George on Sun, 2006-11-12 23:26.
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Does Coldwater Creek have a sustainable competitive advantage? Fat Pitch Financials explores this women's fashion retailer and tries to answer this question.
Excellent Write-Up
George,
Excellent, excellent analysis. I agree 100%.
I don't see mature women's fashion as nearly as hot market as teen clothing, let alone providing CWTR with any type of moat, whether it be temporary or sustainable.
According to Reuters, CWTR's P/FCF is 147.29 in comparison to the S&P 31. While I hardly believe in valuing a company with one ratio, that sticks out to me. Also, their ROE and Net Margin is not that attractive either.