let's check in with lawrence kurzius to get a better since of where his business is headed mr. ius, welcome back to "mad money." great to see you, sir. >> hey, jim, it's great to be here. >> have a seat thank you so much for coming in. a triumphant year where you really did it so right. >> well, jim, it's been almost a year to the day since i was on your show, and you were no pushover you asked a lot of hard questions. >> thank you. >> and this was a deal that wasn't universally popular but at the end of the show, you told your viewers that you thought it was going to be a hit. and you were exactly right we have had tremendous success with these brands, and the viewers who listened to you and took your advice actually would have beaten the s&p by 10 points if they had bought our stock. >> thank you it was you you told me why you thought it was good and i agree with you. >> i've actually got something special for you here. >> oh, get out of town my wife is going to -- which we do put it on everything. my wife is going to love this a little close-up there it never looked better we