Kohl's Corp (KSS)

(Top Pick Feb 21/13, Up 2.39%) 3% dividend. Likes the strong cash flow and is picking it up at 10.5x earnings, below the group. Have been struggling on same store sales and merchandising, pretty much like the others but they have been doing things about it. They were very unhappy with their results and made management changes and realigned some of the businesses. These are temporary issues and they will be able to address them

(Top Pick Jan 11/13, Up 10.88%) Multiples across that space are very, very low. Company has gone through a weak patch and fell behind peers. The first step is to look at the valuation but next is the balance sheet – fine, management – they weren’t aware of where the retail investor wanted them, you might have some positions being filled on the merchandising side.

US retailer that competes with J. C. Penney and Macy’s. Been struggling lately. Tries to buy companies when they are going through a bit of a rough patch because she can pick them up at a pretty cheap price. Trading at less than 10X earnings. Management is aware of where they need to improve. December 2012 same-store sales were up 3.5%. Dividend of 3.02%.