Other signs: • Same store sales are down 3 percent in the last quarter. • New store results are disappointing. • Two top executives and several key employees leave to join a rival firm. • The company recently returned from a “dog and pony” show, telling an extremely positive story to institutional investors in twelve cities in two weeks. • The stock is selling at a p/e of 30, while the most optimistic projections of earnings growth are 15–20 percent for the next two years.
