Casey’s General Stores – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy
Source: http://www.zacks.com/commentary/11606/Casey%27s+General+Stores++-+Growth+And+Income+-+Zacks+Rank+BuyPosted on Friday, July 24th, 2009 | In Market Commentary, Stocks to Watch
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (CASY) recently released its fiscal fourth-quarter report, which included record earnings for the year. The company also hiked its dividend to $0.085 per share. CASY’s dividend yield tops the industry average at 1.1%.
Company Description
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, operate convenience stores under the Casey’s General Stores name in the Midwest states. It has operations in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa.
Record Results
The company recently released its fiscal fourth-quarter report, which included record earnings for the year of $1.69 per share. Last year, Casey’s earned $1.68 per share.
Fourth-quarter earnings of 31 cents per share topped the previous year’s 28 cents but missed the consensus estimate of 36 cents.
In fiscal 2010, the company said it plans to increase same-store sales of gas, groceries and prepared food. The company also increase its number of stress by 4%.
Casey’s hiked its dividend to $0.085 per share, noting that it is payable August 17 to shareholders of record on August 3. CASY’s dividend yield tops the industry average at 1.1%.
CASY has been trading ahead of market since reporting in mid-June, and stock is beating the market by more than 30% over the past year.
Bullish Forecasts
Analysts’ earnings estimates for the year ended April 2010 are at $1.97 per share, above the 2 months-ago level of $1.80.
For the following year, analysts are calling for earnings of $1.97 per share, an increase from the 2 months-ago level of $1.95.
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