Thursday, August 29, 2013

Investopedia: The Fresh Market Can't Put Margin Worries To Bed

As I wrote a quarter ago, The Fresh Market (NYSE:TFM) is a highly-valued growth stock in the food retail space, and one where the company is starting to see some real pushback from the market as to the company's margin structure and competitiveness. I didn't expect all of the concerns to get resolved in one quarter, but the company's willingness to increase promotions and accelerate store builds seems to be exactly what the Street does not want to hear right now. As I suspect there's a good chance of these shares getting even cheaper, investors may want to keep on eye on this name as a growth stock increasingly trading at a reasonable valuation.

Read more here:
http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/082913/fresh-market-cant-put-margin-worries-bed-tfm-wfm-wmt-ngvc.aspx

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