2-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: SodaStream?
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, home beverage carbonation system specialist SodaStream International (NAS: SODA) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at SodaStream's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
SodaStream facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Market Cap | $645.1 million |
Industry | Household appliances |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $281.8 million |
Management | CEO Daniel Birnbaum (since 2007) |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | 22.4% |
Cash/Debt | $90.6 million / $232,000 |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 20% of the 432 members who have rated SodaStream believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include Jeffrey2012 and TarynOne.
A couple of months ago, Jeffrey2012 touched on SodaStream's seemingly unsustainable valuation: "Give me a break. Expensive fad company who faces increasingly difficult sales comps going forward."
In fact, SodaStream trades at a forward P/E of 24. That represents a clear premium to more conventional, dividend-paying soda plays like Coca-Cola (NYS: KO) (16), PepsiCo (NYS: PEP) (14), and Dr Pepper Snapple (NYS: DPS) (12).
CAPS member TarynOne elaborates on the SodaStream bear case:
From a consumer's perspective, this stock will eventually come down from it's honeymoon period. Apart from food/soda "hobbyists" that would happily pay up for the novelty of making your own soda drink, the average soda lover will soon realize that ready-made soda is the cheapest and easiest option. It may take some time for the novelty to wear off though because I must admit carbonating your own soda does sound pretty cool.
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At the time thisarticle was published Fool contributor Brian Pacampara owns no position in any of the companies mentioned. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of SodaStream, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo, as well as creating a diagonal call position in PepsiCo. The Fool owns shares of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days.We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Fool's disclosure policy always gets a perfect score.
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