[May 22, 2012] OfficeMax is Among the Companies in the Specialty Stores Industry With the Lowest Operating Margin (OMX, HZO, BKS, TSCO, ZLC) Tweet May 22, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Specialty Stores industry with the lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.OfficeMax ranks lowest with a an operating margin of 1.0%. MarineMax is next with a an operating margin of 2.4%. Barnes & Noble ranks third lowest with a an operating margin of 3.7%. Tractor Supply follows with a an operating margin of 6.3%, and Zale rounds out the bottom five with a an operating margin of 6.5%. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Zale on January 13th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $3.08. Since that call, shares of Zale have fallen 28.6%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]