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65.59 (1y: +9%)

Market Cap	14.27 B	P/E(ttm)	18.60
Enterprise Value	13.78 B	P/B	8.26

ROST- NAS (USA)
Ross Stores, Inc.

Currently 4/5

Business Predictability Rank: 4-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 4-Star stocks: 9.8% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 8%.
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Market Cap $M	14,275	Revenue $M	9,721	Net Margin (%)	8.1	Z-Score	8.9
Enterprise Value $M	13,777	EPS $	3.6	Operating Margin %	13.1	F-Score	7
P/E(ttm))	18.6	Cash Flow Per Share $	3.6	Pre-tax Margin (%)	13.0	Higher ROA y-y	Y
Price/Book	8.3	10-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	20.8	Quick Ratio	0.6	Cash flow > Earnings	Y
Price/Sales	1.5	5-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	26.9	Current Ratio	1.5	Lower Leverage y-y	Y
Price/Cash Flow	15.5	y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	23.6	ROA % (ttm)	21.4	Higher Current Ratio y-y	N
Dividend Yield %	0.9	Insider Buy (3m)	0	ROE % (ttm)	44.5	Less Shares Outstanding y-y	N
Payout Ratio %	20.0	Shares Outstanding M	222	ROI % (ttm)	42.0	Gross Margin Increase y-y	Y

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Total Records: 72 Page:1 2 3 4

Ticker	Guru	Date	Action	Impact	Price Range (Average)*	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
ROST	PRIMECAP Management	2013-03-31	Add	0.04%	$54.09 - $61.15 ($58.24)	$ 65.59	13%	Add 28.54%	2,130,150
ROST	Joel Greenblatt	2013-03-31	Reduce	-0.04%	$54.09 - $61.15 ($58.24)	$ 65.59	13%	Reduce -27.83%	29,872
ROST	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	Reduce	-0.03%	$54.09 - $61.15 ($58.24)	$ 65.59	13%	Reduce -40.62%	79,091
ROST	Robert Olstein	2012-12-31	Buy	0.93%	$52.39 - $66.69 ($57.83)	$ 65.59	13%	New holding, 87000 sh.	87,000
ROST	Joel Greenblatt	2012-12-31	Add	0.06%	$52.39 - $66.69 ($57.83)	$ 65.59	13%	Add 99.2%	41,390
ROST	PRIMECAP Management	2012-12-31	Add	0.04%	$52.39 - $66.69 ($57.83)	$ 65.59	13%	Add 39.29%	1,657,150
ROST	Ray Dalio	2012-12-31	Add	0.03%	$52.39 - $66.69 ($57.83)	$ 65.59	13%	Add 91.65%	133,200
ROST	Joel Greenblatt	2012-09-30	Add	0.06%	$62.7 - $69.9 ($67.19)	$ 65.59	-2%	Add 254.33%	20,778
ROST	Ray Dalio	2012-09-30	Buy	0.06%	$62.7 - $69.9 ($67.19)	$ 65.59	-2%	New holding, 69500 sh.	69,500
ROST	Steve Mandel	2012-09-30	Sold Out	-1.3%	$62.7 - $69.9 ($67.19)	$ 65.59	-2%	Sold Out	0
ROST	Ken Heebner	2012-09-30	Sold Out	-0.8%	$62.7 - $69.9 ($67.19)	$ 65.59	-2%	Sold Out	0
ROST	Chuck Akre	2012-06-30	Add	1.53%	$58.08 - $69 ($62.06)	$ 65.59	6%	Add 18.33%	1,950,162
ROST	Ken Heebner	2012-06-30	Buy	0.8%	$58.08 - $69 ($62.06)	$ 65.59	6%	New holding, 535000 sh.	535,000
ROST	Joel Greenblatt	2012-06-30	Buy	0.03%	$58.08 - $69 ($62.06)	$ 65.59	6%	New holding, 5864 sh.	5,864
ROST	PRIMECAP Management	2012-06-30	Add	0.03%	$58.08 - $69 ($62.06)	$ 65.59	6%	Add 31.74%	1,221,050
ROST	Ray Dalio	2012-06-30	Sold Out	-0.02%	$58.08 - $69 ($62.06)	$ 65.59	6%	Sold Out	0
ROST	Steve Mandel	2012-03-31	Buy	1.4%	$47.62 - $59 ($50.04)	$ 65.59	31%	New holding, 3977296 sh.	3,977,296
ROST	Chuck Akre	2012-03-31	Add	0.88%	$47.62 - $59 ($50.04)	$ 65.59	31%	Add 9.82%	1,648,062
ROST	PRIMECAP Management	2012-03-31	Add	0.07%	$47.62 - $59 ($50.04)	$ 65.59	31%	Add 1351.38%	926,850
ROST	Ray Dalio	2012-03-31	Buy	0.02%	$47.62 - $59 ($50.04)	$ 65.59	31%	New holding, 20122 sh.	20,122
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.

Total Records: 72 Page:1 2 3 4

ROST is held by these Gurus:

Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
ROST	PRIMECAP Management	2013-03-31	2,130,150	0.96	0.19	+28.54%
ROST	Ken Fisher	2013-03-31	159,149	0.07	0.03	+13.86%
ROST	Robert Olstein	2013-03-31	90,000	0.04	0.96	+3.45%
ROST	Chuck Akre	2013-03-31	1,937,469	0.87	6.6	-0.01%
ROST	Joel Greenblatt	2013-03-31	29,872	0.01	0.09	-27.83%
ROST	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	79,091	0.04	0.04	-40.62%
ROST	Scott Black	2012-12-31	139,735	0.06	1.1	+8.89%

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ROST: Insider Buys/Sells

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)	Details
CALL JOHN G	Group Senior Vice President	2013-04-15	Sell	40,000	$63.45	3.37	view
ORBAN GEORGE	Director	2013-03-28	Sell	16,000	$59.95	9.41	view
RENTLER BARBARA	President, Chief Merch Officer	2013-03-27	Sell	21,838	$59.54	10.16	view
BJORKLAND K GUNNAR	Director	2013-03-27	Sell	34,890	$60.02	9.28	view
Panattoni Lisa R	Group EVP, Merchandising	2013-03-26	Sell	33,947	$59.39	10.44	view
BUSH MICHAEL J	Director	2013-03-25	Sell	16,000	$59.12	10.94	view
BALMUTH MICHAEL	Vice Chairman and CEO	2013-03-18	Sell	177,910	$55.93	17.27	view
BALMUTH MICHAEL	Vice Chairman and CEO	2013-01-14	Sell	222,388	$56.33	16.44	view
BJORKLAND K GUNNAR	Director	2012-10-17	Sell	18,058	$61.9	5.96	view
O SULLIVAN MICHAEL B	President, Chief Operating Off	2012-09-14	Sell	49,078	$67.91	-3.42	view

Press Releases about ROST:

Ross Stores Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release... 08 Nov 2012
Ross Stores Donates To American Red Cross Disaster Relief... 29 Jun 2012
American Realty Capital - Retail Centers of America, Inc.... 11 Jun 2012
Ross Stores Announces Quarterly Dividend 16 May 2012
Ross Stores To Present At Citi Global Consumer Conference 15 May 2012

Quarterly/Annual Reports about ROST:

10-Q - ROSS STORES INC (0000745732) (Filer): (10-Q) 05 Dec 2012
10-Q - ROSS STORES INC (0000745732) (Filer): (10-Q) 06 Jun 2012
10-K - ROSS STORES INC (0000745732) (Filer): (10-K) 27 Mar 2012
10-Q - ROSS STORES INC (0000745732) (Filer): (10-Q) 07 Dec 2011
10-Q - ROSS STORES INC (0000745732) (Filer): (10-Q) 07 Sep 2011

News about ROST:

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The Truth About the Impact of Dividend Reinvesting Apr 10 2013

The Essence of Valuation Is Soundness, Not Rate of Return Feb 22 2013

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Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Ross Stores, Zalicus, EverBank Financial and eHealth Jan 21 2013

The Unbridled Truth About Dividends' Contribution to Shareholder Profitability Nov 27 2012

Westport Funds Semi-Annual Letter Sep 26 2012

Ross Stores Inc: Stock Research Analysis Aug 09 2012

Looking at the Big Picture Apr 25 2012

The Truth about How Forecasting Earnings Is the Key to Success - Part Two Mar 21 2012

The Best Dividend Contenders at New 50-Day Highs Mar 09 2012

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