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Bluefly, (FRA:BFY1) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 0.00 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Bluefly, 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Bluefly,'s yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 0.00.


The historical rank and industry rank for Bluefly,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:



FRA:BFY1's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.

Competitive Comparison of Bluefly,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bluefly,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Bluefly,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bluefly,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bluefly,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Bluefly, 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Bluefly, is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Bluefly,  (FRA:BFY1) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Bluefly, (FRA:BFY1) Business Description

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Bluefly, Inc. is an off-price Internet retailer of fashion merchandise and accessories that provides its customers with access to in-season products. It launched the bluefly.com Website in September 1998. During 2011, it expanded its website portfolio by launching the belleandclive.com website, a members-only shopping site that presents curated selections of important brands via limited-time flash sale events. The Company's marketing efforts are focused both on acquiring new customers and retaining existing customers. The Company purchases merchandise directly from various suppliers and have devoted substantial resources over the years in establishing its reputation and brand awareness of selling authentic, high-end fashion merchandise at competitive discounted prices in a high-end retail environment. E-commerce generally, and, in particular, the online retail apparel and fashion accessories market, is a relatively dynamic, high-growth market. The Company's competition for online customers come from a variety of sources, including existing traditional retailers that are using the Internet to expand their channels of distribution, established and less established Internet companies, traditional direct marketers, designer brands that may attempt to sell their products directly to consumers through the Internet and other traditional off-price retail stores. The Company relies on various intellectual property laws and contractual restrictions to protect its proprietary rights in services and technology, including confidentiality, invention assignment and nondisclosure agreements with employees and contractors. The Company is not currently subject to direct regulation by any domestic or foreign governmental agency, other than regulations applicable to businesses generally, and laws or regulations directly applicable to online commerce.

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