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Limited Brands is a specialty retailer of women’s intimate, apparel, beauty, personal care products, and accessories. Brands include Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, La Senza, Henri Bendel, and White Barn Candle Company. As of Jan 30, 2010 the company operated 2,971 stores in the US & Canada, with 1,044 Victoria’s Secret stores, 1,658 Bath & Body Works stores, 258 La Senza stores, and 11 Henri Bendel stores.

Headquarters Columbus, Ohio
Sector Clothing & Accessories Stores
Primary NAICS Code 448120 – Women’s Clothing Stores
Primary SIC Code 5621 – Women’s Clothing Stores
Fiscal Year 2010 Ends on Jan 29, 2011
2009 Net Sales $ 8.63 Billion
2009 DTC Sales $ 1.5 Billion
2009 Net Income $ 448.0 Million
Store Count* 2,971
Total Selling Sq Ft* 10,934,000
Employees* 92,100

*as of 1/30/10




Financial Summary
2009 2008 YoY % Chg 3 YR CAGR 5 YR CAGR
Net Sales (1,000′s) $ 8,632,000 $ 9,043,000 -4.5% -6.8% -1.7%
Same-Store Sales Chg -4.0% -9.0%
DTC Sales (1,000′s)* $ 1,496,000 $ 1,619,000 -7.6% 0.6% 6.0%
Net Income (1,000′s) $ 448,000 $ 220,000 103.6% -12.8% -8.7%
Diluted EPS $ 1.37 $ 0.65 109.9% -6.5% -1.4%
Store Count 2,971 3,014 -1.4% -7.6% -4.7%
Selling Sq Ft (1,000s) 10,934 10,898 0.3% -11.4% -7.1%
Employees 92,100 90,900 1.3% -9.8% -4.4%
Advertising Spend (1,000s) $ 459,000 $ 502,000 -8.6% -8.2% -1.4%

*includes catalog & internet sales; growth rates reflect divested brands including Express, Limited, and New York & Company

Limited Brands - Compound Annual Growth Rates



Fiscal Year Net Sales by Segment (as % of Total)
2009 2008 2007
VS Stores 40.5% 39.7% 36.7%
VS Direct 16.1% 16.8% 13.8%
Bath & Body Works 27.6% 26.3% 24.6%
La Senza 4.9% 5.4% 4.8%
Other 10.9% 11.8% 20.1%

Limited Brands - 2009 Net Sales by Segment


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