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<ul><li>Ross Stores Inc.'s first quarter report for 2024 showed a mixed picture.</li><li>On the positive side, the company managed to meet its Q1 sales guidance and outperform its earnings expectations.</li><li>Its total sales grew by 8% to $4.9 billion in Q1 2024 from $4.5 billion during the same period in the previous year.</li></ul>

Ross Stores Inc.'s first quarter report for 2024 showed a mixed picture.On the positive side, the company managed to meet its Q1 sales guidance and outperform its earnings expectations.Its total sales grew by 8% to $4.9 billion in Q1 2024 from $4.5 billion during the same period in the previous year.

Ross Stores Inc.: A Robust Value Offering Serving a Broader Customer Base! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Ross Stores delivered robust fourth quarter and full year 2023 results, with sales and earnings surpassing management's expectations.</li><li>Earnings per share for Q4 stood at $1.82, up from $1.31 per share for the same period in the previous year, while net income rose to $610 million versus $447 million last year.</li><li>For the 2023 fiscal year; earnings per share were $5.56, up from $4.38.</li></ul>

Ross Stores delivered robust fourth quarter and full year 2023 results, with sales and earnings surpassing management's expectations.Earnings per share for Q4 stood at $1.82, up from $1.31 per share for the same period in the previous year, while net income rose to $610 million versus $447 million last year.For the 2023 fiscal year; earnings per share were $5.56, up from $4.38.

Ross Stores: A Tale Of Strategic Category Expansion & Improved Customer Attraction! - Key Drivers

<ul><li>Ross Stores, Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, reaching 11.2% for the period, up from 9.8% the previous year.</li><li>Sales for the year-to-date period reached $14.4 billion, showing a 4% increase in comparable store sales over the previous year.</li><li>The company is on track to end the year with 1,764 Ross stores and 345 dd's DISCOUNTS, reflecting a net increase of 94 stores.</li></ul>

Ross Stores, Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, reaching 11.2% for the period, up from 9.8% the previous year.Sales for the year-to-date period reached $14.4 billion, showing a 4% increase in comparable store sales over the previous year.The company is on track to end the year with 1,764 Ross stores and 345 dd's DISCOUNTS, reflecting a net increase of 94 stores.

Ross Stores Inc.: Emphasis On Value-Focused Changes Across Categories & Other Major Drivers! - Financial Forecasts

<ul><li>Ross Stores Inc. delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat last quarter, with a 5% increase in comparable store sales primarily attributed to heightened customer traffic.</li><li>Despite remaining cautious due to ongoing challenges in the economic landscape, Ross Stores raised its outlook for the second half of the year, indicating an upward trend in comparable store sales for the upcoming quarters.</li><li>This resilient approach and the company's strategic planning position Ross Stores for continued growth and success in the retail industry.</li></ul>

Ross Stores Inc. delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat last quarter, with a 5% increase in comparable store sales primarily attributed to heightened customer traffic.Despite remaining cautious due to ongoing challenges in the economic landscape, Ross Stores raised its outlook for the second half of the year, indicating an upward trend in comparable store sales for the upcoming quarters.This resilient approach and the company's strategic planning position Ross Stores for continued growth and success in the retail industry.

Ross Stores Inc.: Continued Addition Of New Locations Boosting Growth! - Major Drivers

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Joe Jasper

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Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>Semiconductors (SMH,SOXX,NVDA,AVGO) have been leadership since late-2022, but they're extended and starting to see profit taking as market participants rotate into other laggard areas of the market (especially Energy).</li>
<li>The question is whether this new trend lasts a few days, or if this is the start of longer-term trend.</li>
<li>If there will be any lasting rotation away from Technology/semiconductors, SPX and QQQ would need to break strong short-term supports at 5370-5380 and $468-469, respectively. Until then, Tech/semis remain leadership</li>
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Semiconductors (SMH,SOXX,NVDA,AVGO) have been leadership since late-2022, but they're extended and starting to see profit taking as market participants rotate into other laggard areas of the market (especially Energy).
The question is whether this new trend lasts a few days, or if this is the start of longer-term trend.
If there will be any lasting rotation away from Technology/semiconductors, SPX and QQQ would need to break strong short-term supports at 5370-5380 and $468-469, respectively. Until then, Tech/semis remain leadership


Rotation Is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Still Bullish; Supports at SPX 5370-5380, QQQ $468-469

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Ross Stores, Inc. operates two brands of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores. Ross Stores offers name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions at discount prices.

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Ross Stores Inc.: A Robust Value Offering Serving a Broader Customer Base! - Major Drivers

Ross Stores Inc.'s first quarter report for 2024 showed a mixed picture. On the positive side, the company managed to meet its Q1 sales guidance...

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Ross Stores: A Tale Of Strategic Category Expansion & Improved Customer Attraction! - Key Drivers

Ross Stores delivered robust fourth quarter and full year 2023 results, with sales and earnings surpassing management's expectations. Earnings per...

Baptista Research

Ross Stores Inc.: Emphasis On Value-Focused Changes Across Categories & Other Major Drivers! - Financial Forecasts

Ross Stores, Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, reaching 11.2% for the period, up from 9.8% the previous...

Baptista Research

Ross Stores Inc.: Continued Addition Of New Locations Boosting Growth! - Major Drivers

Ross Stores Inc. delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat last quarter, with a 5% increase in comparable store sales primarily...

Baptista Research

Rotation Is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Still Bullish; Supports at SPX 5370-5380, QQQ $468-469

Rotation is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market; Bullish Outlook Intact; Expecting Short-term Support at $SPX 5370-5380 and $QQQ $468-469 (20-day MAs...

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