Both have sales that are down slightly for the past 2 years, but profits for both are up substantially. Yet their stocks have suffered. Polaroid has been cut in half and Kodak is down almost by one third. They both have grown their revenues and income at very respectable rates. They have benefited from the recent housing boom.
Profits are great, yet the stocks are well off their highs.
Sears and JC Penney Admit it, you shop there. They have also grown their profits. Remember, JC Penney's revenues were up substantially and they both showed profit increases. Apparently more than you would think. Still, it is not enough to save the stock.