Why MFC Industrial Is Poised to Outperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, commodity supply chain company MFC Industrial has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MFC and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MFC facts
Headquarters (founded) | Vancouver, Canada (1951) |
Market Cap | $608.6 million |
Industry | Trading companies and distributors |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $503.4 million |
Management | Chairman/CEO Michael Smith Senior Vice President of Finance (Europe) Roland Schulien |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 15.6% |
Cash/Debt | $278.9 million / $261.2 million |
Dividend Yield | 2% |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 264 members who have rated MFC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star TMFDeej, highlighted MFC as a potentially attractive "jockey" bet:
I'm not under any illusion that I'm going to find the next Warren Buffett, but someone who's half as good will still be a successful investment. Over on the TMF message boards, turb0kat, just reminded me about Michael Smith and his impressive history of generating solid returns. For some reason I have never invested alongside him, despite the fact that he is a favorite in some circles. He certainly uses lots of tricks and trinkets with his companies, along the lines of a John Malone type figure after drinking Red Bull. I certainly cannot profess to know a whole lot more about Michael Smith than that, but I plan on tracking his investment vehicle here in CAPS and to do more research on him in the near future.
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