Guess?, Inc. (GES)

Guess?, Inc. (GUESS?) designs, markets, distributes and licenses lifestyle collections of contemporary apparel and accessories for men, women and children that reflect the American lifestyle and European fashion sensibilities. The Company’s apparel is marketed under various trademarks, including GUESS, GUESS?, GUESS U.S.A., GUESS Jeans, GUESS? and Triangle Design, Question Mark and Triangle Design, a stylized G, GUESS Kids, Baby GUESS, YES, G by GUESS, GUESS by MARCIANO and MARCIANO. The lines include collections of denim and cotton clothing, including jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, jackets and knitwear. The Company's operates in four segments: retail, wholesale, European and licensing. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009,(fiscal 2009), 46.7% of the Company’s net revenue was generated from retail operations, 14.2% from wholesale operations, 34.3% from European operations and 4.8% from licensing operations. On January 16, 2008, the Company acquired BARN.

My major contrarian bet for the day. They had fairly good sales news on a day the markets were going up, which helped this stock have a great percentage gain. After hours the stock is giving back a little, which suggests that some day traders might want to take some profits soon, before the real sales numbers come out. This retailer might get lucky, but then it might not. Quoting Clint Eastwood: "Do you feel lucky, punk? Well do you?"