Cabela's Seeking Catalysts

Cabela’s Inc. (CAB - Analyst Report) is a direct marketer and a retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. The company reported disappointing results for the third quarter. Its sales were $5 million below consensus and its EPS were $0.06 below consensus.

The difficult macro economic conditions continue to negatively affect consumer spending and Cabela’s’ results. Citing the weak environment, the company tempered its outlook.

Cabela’s is great example of why investing in retailers is so problematic right now. The shares are trading at 7.0x our 2008 EPS estimate and 7.2x our 2009 EPS estimate. We think this valuation is undemanding given the company’s long-term earnings growth rate of 11%. The shares look cheap, but we would not want to get long the stock as estimates continue to fall, and there are no short-term catalysts to propel the stock higher.

We maintain our Hold rating on Cabela’s. Our target price of $8.50 is about 8x our 2009 EPS estimate.

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