GameStop Makes Top Companies List
Subscription-based Barron's Online Magazine has placed video-game retailer GameStop on their top 500 US and Canada based companies--in 16th place! Based on "cash-flow returns on investment" and a series of topics, GameStop received an "A" on it's increasing sales as well as the past year's stock growth, finishing with a 3.5 out of 4. This in comparison to Microsoft, which placed 21st on the list with a 3.25 score based on slowing growth due to the company's preparedness for the recently released Vista.
It can't be missed that the earlier release of the consoles probably had a lot to do with GameStop's success as a retailer of video games, with 360s and PS3s selling at least 5 to 600 a pop and Wiis being the holiday's must-have item. It will be interesting to see how the company develops, as very few companies have met success as video game retailers. I predict more neon and salesmen required to be muscled, shirtless, and just back from a game of water polo and Guitar Hero.
You can't blame me for wishful thinking, can you?
GameStop places 16 in Barron's top companies list [Joystiq]
Pirate Prince
Posted to Video Games on 14 May 2007
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