ROSS STORES INC

4440 Rosewood Dr Ticker: ROST
Pleasanton , CA 94588-3050 Exchange: NASD
925-965-4400 Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Specialty Retail

Complete Financials: Q4Y09 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y08
Business Summary
ROST Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates two chains of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores in the United States.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 03/10/2010 )
Price

52 Week High

52 Week Low

3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

Beta

Indicated Annual Dividend

Dividend Yield % 		51.060

51.550

28.750

2.744

2.220

0.716

0.640

1.308 		Price/Sales (TTM)

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Price/Book (MRQ)

Price/Cash Flow (TTM)

Return on Assets (TTM) %

Return on Equity (TTM) %

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 		NA

21.012

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.419

NA

Note:
Mil = Millions
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months


SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION
Market Cap (Mil)

Shares Outstanding (Mil)

Float (Mil) 		6,324.955

123.873

121.796 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		10.913

8.868

NA


INSTITUTIONAL &
INSIDER OWNERSHIP 		PURCHASES
(Mil) 		SALES
(Mil) 		NET PURCHASES
(Mil) 		PERCENT
OWNED (%) 		PREVIOUS PERCENT
OWNED (%)
Institutions (3 Months)

Insiders (6 Months) 		22.830

0.000 		-20.972

0.369 		1.858

-0.369 		96.595

1.677 		95.706

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		8.551

22.280

26.667 		9.471

19.585

21.858 		10.593

9.487

27.004


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2006 2007 2008 2009
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		1,291.676

1,308.052

1,362.045

1,608.437 		1,410.541

1,444.632

1,468.337

1,651.702 		1,556.328

1,640.412

1,555.287

1,734.112 		1,691.599

1,768.636

1,744.139

1,980.000
TOTAL 5,570.210 5,975.212 6,486.139 7,184.374
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2006 2007 2008 2009
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		0.420

0.320

0.320

0.680 		0.490

0.370

0.360

0.710 		0.610

0.550

0.440

0.770 		0.730

0.840

0.860

NA
TOTAL 1.740 1.930 2.370

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