Investors never know what to expect for MarineMax
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Half of analysts think investors should stand pat on MarineMax while the remaining half rate the stock as a buy. Analysts don't like MarineMax as much as competitor Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack overall. Four out of six analysts rate Pep Boys a buy compared with two of four for MarineMax. Analysts' rating of MarineMax has stayed constant from three months prior.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $140.9 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 13.2% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is a loss of $0.01 per share. Estimates range from a loss of $0.07 to a profit of $0.10.
What our community says:
Most CAPS All-Stars are skeptical of MarineMax's prospects, with 60% awarding it an "underperform" rating. The Fool community, on the other hand, likes it with 56.1% assigning it an "overperform" rating. Fools are skeptical of MarineMax, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 52 posts in the past 30 days. MarineMax's bearish CAPS rating of one out of five stars falls short of the Fool community sentiment.
Management:
The company's revenue has now risen for two straight quarters. The company's gross margin shrank by 4.4 percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 32.8% while cost of sales rose 41.1% to $114.1 million from a year earlier.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 25.5% | 23.1% | 25.6% | 24.2% |
Operating Margin | 2.5% | (3.2%) | (4.2%) | (1.0%) |
Net Margin | 2.2% | (3.9%) | (5.1%) | (1.5%) |
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