2-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Cheniere Energy?
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, liquefied natural gas company Cheniere Energy (ASE: LNG) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cheniere's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
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Headquarters (Founded) | Houston (1983) |
Market Cap | $791.2 million |
Industry | Oil and gas storage and transportation |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $293.3 million |
Management | Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Charif Souki |
Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years) | 1.1% |
Cash/Debt | $131.3 million / $3.0 billion |
Competitors | BP |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 16% of the 545 members who have rated Cheniere believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, All-Star BuffettJunior1, nicely summed up the bear case for our community:
The company has almost $500 million in short-term debt, and another $2.5 billion in long-term debt. The company has very little cash on hand, about $131 million. The company has never been profitable. So why does this company have a $770 million market cap? Is it because it's in the natural gas industry? Now, I'm no expert when it comes to natural gas, but I do know one thing, currently there is an oversupply of it. Basic economics tells you that once supply outstrips demand prices must go down. Lower prices mean lower profits, a bad thing for an already unprofitable business.
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