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Hot Topic is a mall and web-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories for young men and women. Brands include Hot Topic, Torrid, and Shockhound.com. As of Jan 30, 2010 the company operated 836 total stores in all 50 US states and Puerto Rico, comprised of 680 Hot Topic stores and 156 Torrid Stores.

Headquarters City of Industry, California
Sector Clothing & Accessories Stores
Primary NAICS Code 448120 – Women’s Clothing Stores
Primary SIC Code 5621 – Women’s Clothing Stores
Fiscal Year 2009 Ends on Jan 30, 2010
2008 Net Sales $ 761.1 Million
2008 E-Commerce Sales $ 53.8 Million
2008 Net Income $ 19.7 Million
Store Count* 836
Total Store Sq Ft* 1,593,300
Employees** 9,200

*as of 1/30/10     **as of 1/31/09




Financial Summary
2008 2007 YoY % Chg 3 YR CAGR 5 YR CAGR
Net Sales (1,000’s) $ 761,074 $ 728,121 4.5% 1.6% 5.9%
Same-Store Sales Chg 1.0% -4.4%
E-Commerce Sales (1,000s) $ 53,800 $ 40,400 33.2% 22.9% 25.2%
Net Income (1,000’s) $ 19,742 $ 16,012 23.3% -4.2% -16.1%
Diluted EPS $ 0.45 $ 0.36 25.0% -2.8% -14.1%
Store Count 840 841 -0.1% 2.4% 8.7%
Store Sq Ft (1,000s) 1,593 1,588 0.4% 3.1% 9.8%
Employees 9,200 9,448 -2.6% -2.3% 6.4%
Advertising Spend (1,000s) $ 7,600 $ 4,595 65.4% 30.4% 48.1%

Hot Topic - Compound Annual Growth Rates



Fiscal Year Net Sales by Segment (as % of Total)
2008 2007 2006
Hot Topic Stores 76.7% 75.5% 81.1%
Torrid Stores 17.4% 16.0% 14.1%
Hot Topic Internet 4.0% 3.0% 2.7%
Torrid Internet 3.2% 2.3% 2.2%

Hot Topic - 2008 Net Sales by Category


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