Boston, MA 02\/03\/2014 (wallstreetpr) – J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Inc. has not released its holiday sales report something that has not gone well in the market arousing many questions. The company\u2019s stock has been on a wild ride over the past years with too much media attention and high volatility directed to it. There is too much uncertainty in the company\u2019s future with a wide range of possibilities with the company struggling with increased operating losses and high leverage. JCP has continuously been criticized for concentrating more on trying to improve the profit margins rather than addressing customer foot falls in its stores.<\/p>\n
JCP Debt issues<\/b><\/p>\n
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)\u00a0is currently grappling with too much debt udder its ranks that has made trade in the unprofitable margins over the past trading quarters. JCP net losses for the past 4 quarters have stood at the $500 million mark per quarter leading to the company financial solvency trading on thin ice. The company operating cash left in the last reporting period is thought to be $1.23 billion with the cash burning through faster than anticipated throwing the company future even into more uncertainty. Had JCP not raised fresh capital in 2013 the company could have run out of operating capital.<\/p>\n
JC Penney visitors fall by 20%<\/b><\/p>\n
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) seems to be struggling on all fronts with its unique visitors for the month of December having reduced by 20%. The company clearance are expanding instead of pulling back with the holiday season ending with a sign of desperation for traffic. The turbulent times in the market had prompted the company to reveal its plans of closing down 33 of its stores and slashing down 2000 jobs on its wage bill, this is seen as one of the cost cutting measures the company intends to pursue to reinvent itself in the market.<\/p>\n
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) picked up in the market on Friday January 31, 2014 trading at a high of $5.92 an increase of 2.60%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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