Why Vector Group Is Poised to Underperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, cigarette maker Vector Group has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Vector and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Vector facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Miami (1911) |
Market Cap | $1.5 billion |
Industry | Tobacco |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $563.2 million |
Management | CEO Howard Lorber CFO Bryant Kirkland |
Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years) | 21.3% |
Cash/Debt | $415.9 million / $672.3 million |
Dividend Yield | 10% |
Competitors |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
Just yesterday, CAPS member rknapton succinctly summed up the Vector bear case for our community:
Short. Cigarette manufacturer and seller is going to face headwinds obviously. Looks like mostly [U.S. operations] so especially here. Revs have stopped growing, earnings have been declining and they have quite a bit of debt. And why the heck are they issuing a ton of debt to finance a 10% dividend. Stupid. Not to mention insiders know this and sold over a million shares.
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