VF Corporation Stock Buy Recommendation Reiterated (VFC)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a ratings score of A+ . The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and attractive valuation levels. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 1.6%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 14.5%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• Compared to where it was a year ago today, the stock is now trading at a higher level, reflecting both the market's overall trend during that period and the fact that the company's earnings growth has been robust. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.
• VF CORP has improved earnings per share by 27.1% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, VF CORP increased its bottom line by earning $7.96 versus $5.17 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($9.60 versus $7.96).
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods industry. The net income increased by 26.8% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $300.70 million to $381.32 million.

V.F. Corporation designs and manufactures, or sources from independent contractors various apparel and footwear products primarily in the United States and Europe. VF has a market cap of $16.61 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.7, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 1.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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--Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff.

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