Why Body Central Is Poised to Bounce Back
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, women's clothing and accessories retailer Body Central has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Body Central, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Body Central facts
Headquarters (founded) | Jacksonville, Fla. (1972) |
Market Cap | $147.3 million |
Industry | Apparel retail |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $311.0 million |
Management | CEO Brian Woolf (since February 2013) CFO Thomas Stoltz (since September 2011) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 22.6% |
Cash/Debt | $41.1 million / $0 |
Competitors | Aeropostale Forever 21 Wal-Mart Stores |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 106 members who have rated Body Central believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, stockdissector, tapped the stock as a particularly attractive turnaround opportunity:
Apparel retailer Body Central just installed a new CEO and merchandising team. ... In addition, Body Central's balance sheet remains in pristine condition with $41 million in cash representing 41% of its stockholder's equity and a big goose egg on long term interest bearing debt.
Honing in on fashionable merchandise that will sell and revamping stores while backed with a new energetic team should turn this company around within a year or two.
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