Oxford Industries: Staying Put, Barely
Oxford Industries (NYSE: NYSE: OXM ) is one of those old-line American apparel outfits that’s made a business out of selling an idea, mostly sun, leisure, and the illusion of effortless wealth. Think Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer, and Johnny Was. For years, they ran the playbook: high-margin branding, tight control overI focus on producing objective, data-driven research, mostly about small- to mid-cap companies, as these tend to be overlooked by many investors. From time to time, though, I also look at larg ...