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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Ross Stores, Inc. (NASD:ROST) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of August 16 and a Sell Date of January 12 has resulted in a geometric average return of 8% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 16 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success and the return slightly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 0.44% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Consumer Discretionary sector, which runs from October 17 to April 12. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Consumer Discretionary Sector Seasonal Chart.

Ross Stores is a leading American off-price apparel and home fashion retailer, operating over 1,920 stores (at the end of fiscal 2021) across the Ross Dress for Less and dd’s Discounts banners. Ross offers a variety of name-brand products and targets undercutting conventional retailers’ regular prices by 20%-70%. The company uses an opportunistic, flexible merchandising approach; together with a relatively low-frills shopping environment centered on a treasure-hunt experience, Ross maximizes inventory turnover and traffic, enabling its low-price approach. In fiscal 2021, 26% of sales came from home accents (including bed and bath), 25% from the ladies’ department, 14% from each of men’s and accessories, 12% from shoes, and 9% from children’s. All sales were made in the United States.

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