Perry Ellis International (Perry Ellis International) Predictability Rank

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What is Perry Ellis International Predictability Rank?

Not Rated

Warren Buffett said many times that the companies he likes are:

1. Simple businesses that he understands
2. that have predictable and proven earnings and
3. with economic moat
4. those can be bought at a reasonable price.

It is hard to quantify "simple businesses that he (Buffett) understands", so we will focus on the other three characteristics instead. In GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank, we will show that the businesses that have predictable and proven earnings are usually also simple businesses that an average person could understand.

GuruFocus conducted a back test study of Warren Buffett's strategy of "buying good companies at fair prices" for the years from 1998-2008.

Perry Ellis International Predictability Rank Calculation

In our database there are 2403 stocks that have been traded from Jan. 2, 1998 to Aug. 31, 2008. We have the complete 10-year financial data and trading prices of these companies for this period. We rank the predictability of these companies based on the consistency of their revenue per share and EBITDA (earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) per share over the past ten fiscal years, and study the correlation between the stock performances and the predictability of the business.

Our study may be subject to these biases and assumptions:

Dividend yields are not counted for investment returns
Effects of price changes due to spin-offs may not be fully adjusted
Study is subjected to survivorship bias due to de-listing, bankruptcy, LBO, M&A, etc.

The correlation between business predictability and investment returns of a company is showed below.

Correlation Between Business Predictability and Investment Returns

	Predictables	Non-Predictable	All stocks
Total Number of stocks	570	1833	2403
Total Lost Money	61	830	891
Total Lost More Than 50%	18	412	430
Total Lost More Than 90%	4	86	90
Average Gain	260.6%	100.0%	138.1%
Median Gain	150.0%	13.0%	39.0%
Maximum Gain	2852.0%	11483.0%	11483.0%
Maximum Loss	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain	12.7%	6.7%	8.4%
Annualized Median Gain	8.9%	1.1%	3.1%

For the 570 predictable companies, we have seen strong correlation between the predictability of businesses and the stock performances over the past 10 years, regardless of the valuation of business at 1998. Accordingly, we have ranked the business predictability from 5-star to 1-star, as shown in this table.

Predictability Rank	5-Star	4.5-Star	4-Star	3.5-Star	3-Star	2.5-Star	2-Star	1-Star (non-predictable)	Average among all
% Out of All 2403 Stocks	3.3%	2.9%	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	3.7%	3.3%	76.3%	100%
% that are in Loss (10y)	3%	10%	8%	9%	11%	18%	16%	45%	37%
Average Gain (10y)	364.6%	330.9%	278.0%	235.1%	243.5%	227.8%	154.8%	100.0%	138.1%
Median Gain (10y)	238.5%	193.5%	171.0%	159.0%	132.5%	113.5%	87.0%	13.0%	39.0%
Maximum Gainer	2228.0%	2547.0%	2452.0%	2852.0%	2432.0%	1892.0%	1807.0%	11483.0%	11483.0%
Maximum Loser	-82.0%	-53.0%	-67.0%	-100.0%	-83.0%	-100.0%	-78.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain	15.4%	14.6%	13.2%	12.0%	12.2%	11.7%	9.1%	6.7%	8.4%
Annualized Median Gain	12.1%	10.6%	9.8%	9.3%	8.2%	7.3%	6.0%	1.1%	3.1%

For detailed information about each predictability rank, please go to GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank

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Perry Ellis International (Perry Ellis International) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

Website

http://www.pery.com

Perry Ellis manufactures apparel and accessories that it sells under its own brand names or via licensed brands. Notable company-owned brands include Original Penguin and Perry Ellis. Licenses are primarily for golf apparel or swimwear. The company is the official apparel licensee for Callaway Golf and the official swimwear licensee in North America for Nike. Perry Ellis primarily distributes its products to wholesale customers, which sell through channels including department stores, specialty stores, sporting goods stores, and e-commerce. The company also maintains its own Perry Ellis and Original Penguin retail stores. The majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the men's sportswear and swim segment and from sales in the United States.

Executives

Bruce J Klatsky	director	3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Michael W Rayden	director
Jane E. Deflorio	director	3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Anita D Britt	officer: Chief Financial Officer	3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Barry S Gluck	director
George Pita	officer: Sr. Vice President - Finance	3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Timothy B Page	officer: Chief Financial Officer	3000 NW 107TH AVE MIAMI FL 33172
De Cardenas Alberto I	officer: Senior VP and General Counsel	800 S DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES X1 33134