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Ross Stores is an off-price retailer offering branded and designer apparel, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family, as well as gift items, linens, and other home-related merchandise. As of Jan 30, 2010 the company operated a total of 1,005 stores including 953 Ross Dress for Less stores in the US and Guam, and 52 dd’s Discount stores in 4 US states.

Headquarters Pleasanton, California
Sector Clothing & Accessories Stores
Primary NAICS Code 448140 – Family Clothing Stores
Primary SIC Code 5651 – Family Clothing Stores
Fiscal Year 2009 Ends on Jan 30, 2010
2008 Net Sales $ 6.5 Billion
2008 Net Income $ 305.4 Million
Store Count* 1,005
Total Selling Sq Ft** 22,500,000
Employees** 40,000

*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) $ 6,486,139 $ 5,975,212 8.6% 9.5% 10.6%
Same-Store Sales Chg 2.0% 1.0%
Net Income (1,000’s) $ 305,441 $ 261,051 17.0% 15.2% 6.1%
Diluted EPS $ 2.33 $ 1.90 22.6% 19.7% 9.6%
Store Count 956 890 7.4% 9.2% 11.0%
Selling Sq Ft (1,000s) 22,500 21,100 6.6% 9.2% 11.1%
Employees 40,000 39,100 2.3% 6.4% 8.5%
Advertising Spend (1,000s) $ 53,900 $ 50,200 7.4% 6.8% 6.7%

Ross Stores - Compound Annual Growth Rates



Fiscal Year Net Sales by Category (as % of Total)
2008 2007 2006
Ladies 32.0% 32.0% 33.0%
Home Accents/Bed & Bath 23.0% 23.0% 22.0%
Men’s 14.0% 15.0% 15.0%
Accessories, Lingerie, Fine Jewely, & Fragrances 12.0% 11.0% 11.0%
Shoes 10.0% 10.0% 10.0%
Children’s 9.0% 9.0% 9.0%

Ross Stores - 2008 Net Sales by Category


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