The American retailer of women's clothing running under the name Dressbarn also owns Maurices, Justice, Lane Bryant, and Catherines stores and is also the parent company of Ann, Inc. which operates Ann Taylor and Loft stores. The company first started to provide women with wear-to-work clothes in 1962, at a time when women in the U.S. were first entering the workforce.
Company Info
| CEO | David R. Jaffe |
| CEO Title | Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Sector | Retailing |
| Industry | Specialty Retailers: Apparel |
| HQ Location | Mahwah, NJ |
| Website | www.ascenaretail.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 1 |
| Employees | 41,000 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $6,995 |
| Profits ($M) | $-11.9 |
| Assets ($M) | $5,506 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $1,863 |
| Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M) | $830 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | -0.2% |
| Profits as % of Assets | -0.2% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | -0.6% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | -6 |
| EPS % Change (from 2015) | - |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | - |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | - |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2016) | -37.2% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | -16.1% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | -6.1% |
