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Burlington Stores, Inc.: Burlington’s Solid Quarter, Further Improvement Plans Are Encouraging, but the Shares Seem Rich

Symbols
BURL
Sector(s)
Consumer Cyclical
Rating
Current Price
$186.39
Fair Value
Economic Moat
Stewardship
Summary

The third-largest American off-price apparel and home fashion retail firm, with 727 stores as of the end of fiscal 2019, Burlington Stores offers an assortment of products from over 5,000 brands through an everyday low price approach that undercuts conventional retailers' regular prices by up to 60%. The company focuses on providing a treasure hunt experience, with a quickly changing array of merchandise in a relatively low-frills shopping environment. In fiscal 2019, 22% of sales came from women's ready-to-wear a

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Analyst Profile

Zain Akbari

Equity Analyst
Zain Akbari, CFA, is an equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers food companies, auto parts retailers, and information services firms.Before joining Morningstar in 2015, Akbari spent several years at UBS, most recently leading the firm’s Liability Management, Americas team. During his time at UBS, Akbari structured and executed bond buybacks, exchange offers, and covenant modifications for investment-grade, high-yield, and convertible securities issued by American and Asian companies.Akbari holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.