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William L. McComb , CEO/Director

www.lizclaiborne.com

Industry: Consumer Goods

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The Company designs and markets a range of branded women's and men's apparel, accessories and fragrance products.

Portfolio Articles

Les Lizrahi
Can Isaac Mizrahi revive Liz Claiborne as well as he did his own career?

Jun 17 2008
Clearance Sale at Liz Claiborne
As the retail landscape changes, Liz Claiborne becomes the latest mainstream brand to restructure.

Jul 11 2007
Retailers Hurt by Locked Pocketbooks
Consumers are spending less, and major retailers are feeling the pain. Circuit City says it could lose $90 million due to weak sales of televisions.
May 01 2007

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News Feeds

Retail shares drop sharply as market woes linger AP
Nov 19 2008
Liz Claiborne outsources Mexx buying operations AP
Nov 11 2008
Liz Claiborne narrows full-year outlook AP
Nov 10 2008
Liz Claiborne adjusted EPS tops Street Reuters
Nov 10 2008
Liz Claiborne 3Q results fall on charges AP
Nov 10 2008
Earnings Preview: Liz Claiborne AP
Nov 10 2008
Elizabeth Arden cuts fiscal 2009 profit outlook AP
Nov 06 2008
Elizabeth Arden posts $12.5M 1st-quarter loss AP
Nov 06 2008
Sector Snap: Apparel makers AP
Nov 03 2008
Stores may post weakest October sales on record AP
Oct 31 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Morning Hemlines: Claiborne, SJP, Fortunoff, Boutiques
Nov 11 2008
Morning Hemlines: Arcadia, Cashmere, P. Diddy, Holiday Spending
Oct 22 2008
Morning Hemlines: Rochas, Retail, Narciso, Lululemon, LA Fashion Week, Project Runway
Oct 08 2008

Press Releases

LuggageGuy.com Clears the Confusion of Holiday Baggage Policies Nov-17-2008, 05:11PM EST
Atrinsic Names Jerome A. Chazen as Chairman, Adds Mark Dyne and Jeffrey Schwartz to Board of Directors Nov-12-2008, 10:00AM EST
Liz Claiborne Inc. to Outsource Mexx Global Sourcing Operations to Li & Fung Nov-11-2008, 06:30AM EST
Liz Claiborne Inc. Reports 3rd Quarter and First Nine Months Results Nov-10-2008, 05:18PM EST
Liz Claiborne Inc. to Release Third Quarter 2008 Results on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Nov-05-2008, 02:54PM EST

News From Around the Web

News

Party time! Now, what to wear ... (Northwest Arkansas Times)

Nov 20 2008
Carvechi Hires Web 2.0 Experts For New Campaign (Yahoo! News)

Nov 20 2008
Fashion Stocks Fall (Women's Wear Daily)

Nov 20 2008
UPDATE 2-Warnaco to cut jobs, capital spending (Reuters)

Nov 19 2008
VCF/TPMA Annual Conference Addresses Economy With Timely Insights and Risk Reduction Strategies for Retailers and Manufacturers (TMCnet.com)

Nov 19 2008
Mizrahi publishes book on style and plans his move to Liz Claiborne (San Jose Mercury News)

Nov 19 2008
Customers satisfied, for now (MarketWatch)

Nov 19 2008
Fashion week features few black models (Victoria Times-Colonist, Canada)

Nov 18 2008
Despite gloom, customer-satisfaction rankings hold steady (Investors Business Daily)

Nov 18 2008
Liz Claiborne adjusted EPS tops Street (Boston Globe)

Nov 10 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 16,500

Revenue per Employee: $286,773

Top Executives

David (Dave) McTague, Executive VP, Divisional

Andrew C. Warren, CFO/Executive VP

Michael Scarpa, COO

Roberta S. Karp, Senior VP, Divisional

Lawrence D. McClure, Divisional Senior VP

Paul R. Charron, Other Corporate Officer

Elaine H. Goodell, Vice President/Controller/Chief Accounting Officer

Board of Directors

Arthur C. Martinez, Director

Raul J. Fernandez, Director

Kenneth P. Kopelman, Director

Daniel A. Carp, Director

Kay Koplovitz, Director/Chairman of the Board

Oliver R. Sockwell, Director

Kenneth B. Gilman, Director

Bernard W. Aronson, Director

Nancy J. Karch, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	08/2008	05/2008	03/2008	10/2007
Sales	471.16 Mil.	549.76 Mil.	573.66 Mil.	616.94 Mil.
Gross Operating Profit	502.61 Mil.	571.79 Mil.	548.53 Mil.	645.96 Mil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	15.13 Mil.	16.88 Mil.	-34.33 Mil.	117.9 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-26.69 Mil.	-26.72 Mil.	-558 Mil.	68.21 Mil.
Total Net Income	-18.03 Mil.	-31.02 Mil.	-435.68 Mil.	33.05 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-0.25	-0.33	-4.36	0.33
Diluted EPS, Total	-0.25	-0.33	-4.36	0.33

BALANCE STATEMENT	08/2008	05/2008	03/2008	10/2007
Cash and Equivalents	100.38 Mil.	111.14 Mil.	205.4 Mil.	111.63 Mil.
Total Assets	1.44 Bil.	1.62 Bil.	1.56 Bil.	1.77 Bil.
Total Liabilities	693.98 Mil.	753.78 Mil.	770.38 Mil.	1.06 Bil.
Total Capitalization	2.24 Bil.	2.38 Bil.	2.35 Bil.	2.58 Bil.

Cash Flow	08/2008	05/2008	03/2008	10/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	-68.46 Mil.	-166.49 Mil.	266.49 Mil.	-106.09 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-9.39 Mil.	7.15 Mil.	-219.86 Mil.	-155.06 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-40.68 Mil.	52.56 Mil.	-37.19 Mil.	191.12 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	-105.02 Mil.	-94.26 Mil.	19.76 Mil.	-74.01 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	2.25 Bil.	2.47 Bil.	2.42 Bil.	2.37 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	2.33 Bil.	2.53 Bil.	2.43 Bil.	2.26 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	223.48 Mil.	576.48 Mil.	652.24 Mil.	628.07 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-429.17 Mil.	447.05 Mil.	523.08 Mil.	512.35 Mil.
Total Net Income	-372.8 Mil.	254.68 Mil.	317.37 Mil.	313.57 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-3.74	2.5	2.98	2.9
Diluted EPS, Total	-3.74	2.46	2.94	2.85

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	205.4 Mil.	185.64 Mil.	328.53 Mil.	385.64 Mil.
Total Assets	1.56 Bil.	1.47 Bil.	1.46 Bil.	1.51 Bil.
Total Liabilities	770.38 Mil.	673.92 Mil.	607.74 Mil.	637.6 Mil.
Total Capitalization	2.35 Bil.	2.67 Bil.	2.42 Bil.	2.29 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	266.49 Mil.	394.04 Mil.	440.55 Mil.	457.26 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-219.86 Mil.	-435.43 Mil.	-298.85 Mil.	-309.99 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-37.19 Mil.	-89.77 Mil.	-199.47 Mil.	-50.61 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	19.76 Mil.	-142.88 Mil.	-57.11 Mil.	92.13 Mil.

Liz Claiborne, Incorporated (LIZ)

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