Dillards is OVERVALUED at 147.04 per share with modest projections ahead.
Dillards appears to be very steady, given 3 months investment horizon.
Dillards secures Sharpe Ratio (or Efficiency) of 0.16, which denotes the company had 0.16% of return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. Our standpoint towards predicting the volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock-specific
technical indicators that cannot be
diversified away. By reviewing
Dillards technical indicators you can presently evaluate if the expected return of 0.68% is justified by implied risk. Please utilize Dillards' Coefficient Of Variation of 522.16,
downside deviation of 3.5, and Mean Deviation of 3.33 to check if our risk estimates are consistent with your expectations.
Typically, a company's
financial statements are the reports that show the
financial position of the company. There are three main documents that fall into the category of financial statements. These documents include Dillards income statement, its balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Potential Dillards investors and stakeholders use financial statements to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Dillards investors may use each financial statement separately, they are all related. The changes in Dillards's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses that we see on Dillards's income statement, which results in the company's gains or losses. Cash flows can provide more information regarding cash listed on a balance sheet, but not equivalent to net income shown on the income statement. Please read more on our
technical analysis and
fundamental analysis pages.
The goal of Dillards
fundamental analysis is to do accurate financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives to fundamental analysis, such as projecting of Dillards performance into the future periods or doing a reasonable stock valuation. The intrinsic value of Dillards shares is the value that is considered the true value of the share. If
the intrinsic value of Dillards is higher than its market price, buying is generally recommended. If it is equal to the market price, it is recommended to hold; and if it is less than the market price, then one should sell all shares Dillards. Please read more on our
fundamental analysis page.
How effective is Dillards in utilizing its assets?
Dillards reports assets on its Balance Sheet. It represents the amount of Dillards resources that either has an existing economic value or will provide some form of benefits in the future. By effectively utilizing its assets, Dillards aims to generate revenue, control costs, drive operational efficiency, and enhance profitability. Optimizing asset utilization helps maximize shareholder value and maintain a competitive position in the Department Stores space. To get a better handle on how balance sheet or income statements item affect Dillards volatility, please check the breakdown of all its
fundamentals.
Are Dillards Earnings Expected to grow?
The
future earnings power of Dillards involves the interaction of many company-specific, industry, and economic forces. Earnings estimates embody investors' opinions of Dillards factors such as sales growth, product demand, competitive industry environment, profit margins, and cost controls. Dillards
stock prices adjust as these expectations change or are proven wrong. The main thing to remember is that equities with high expected earnings growth tend to underperform the market because it is usually difficult to meet the market's high expectations. Companies with low earnings expectations tend to do better than expected. Please use our latest analysis of Dillards
expected earnings.
And What about dividends?
A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Dillards earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Dillards dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Dillards one year expected dividend income is about USD12.23 per share.
Dividends Paid is likely to gain to about 355.6
M in 2024, whereas
Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0 in 2024.
Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as Dillards is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Dillards must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.
This type of analysis is very useful when you want to generate a past dividend schedule and payout information for Dillards. Then that information in the form of graph and calendar can be used to fully explain how Du Pont dividends can provide a real clue to its valuation.
Dillards Gross Profit
Dillards Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Dillards previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Dillards Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Dillards'
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
Is Dillards valued wisely by the market?
Although in the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission has enforced strong rules to prevent insiders from engaging in insider trading, finding insiders among active shareholders of Dillards is not uncomon. Institutional investor usually refers to an organization that invests money in Dillards on behalf of clients or other money managers. Buying and selling of large positions of Dillards stock by institutional investors can create supply and demand imbalances that result in sudden price moves of Dillards stock. Let's take a look at how the ownership of Dillards is distributed among investors.
Ownership Allocation
Dillards holds a total of seventeen million one hundred fourty thousand
outstanding shares. The majority of Dillards
outstanding shares are owned by
other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in Dillards to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Dillards. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Dillards as this could imply that something significant has changed or about to change at the company. Also note that almost eight hundred fifty-seven thousand invesors are currently shorting Dillards expressing very little confidence in its
future performance.
| Insiders30.04% | Institutions75.24% |
| Retail Investors | -5.28 |
| Insiders | 30.04 |
| Institutions | 75.24 |
Asset Utilization
The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Dillards has an asset utilization ratio of 128.57 percent. This connotes that the company is making $1.29 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Dillards is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.
| Current Assets1.9 B | Assets Non Current2 B | |
| Current Assets | 1.87 Billion | 47.31 |
| Assets Non Current | 1.95 Billion | 49.47 |
| Tax Assets | 126.96 Million | 3.21 |
Will price continue to spike in September 2021?
The expected short fall is down to -3.91 as of today. Dillards shows above-average downside volatility for the selected time horizon. We advise investors to inspect Dillards further and ensure that all market timing and asset allocation strategies are consistent with the estimation of Dillards future alpha. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Dillards' stock risk against market volatility during both bullying and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Dillards' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different stocks as prices fall.
Our Final Takeaway
While other companies under the department stores industry are still a bit expensive, Dillards may offer a potential longer-term growth to retail investors. The inconsistency in the assessment between current Dillards valuation and our trade advice on Dillards is due to the recent market swings and your selection of investing horizon. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Dillards.
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Raphi Shpitalnik is a Junior Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board. Raphael is a young entrepreneur who joined Macroaxis on a part-time basis at the beginning of the pandemic and eventually acquired a real taste for investing and fintech. He likes to analyze different equity instruments across a wide range of industries, focusing primarily on consumer products, sports, fintech, cannabis, and AI.
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