Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, specialty tea retailer Teavana Holdings
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Teavana's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Teavana facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Atlanta (1997) |
| Market Cap | $499.7 million |
| Industry | Specialty stores |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $189.3 million |
| Management | Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Andrew Mack CFO Daniel Glennon |
| Trailing-12-Month Return on Assets | 19.1% |
| Cash/Debt | $716.0 thousand / $9.5 million |
| Competitors |
Hain Celestial Whole Foods Market |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 29% of the 100 members who have rated Teavana believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just this past week, one of those Fools, ellentk, offered some unique insight into the Teavana bear case:
I own a teashop and have both interviewed and hired former Teavana employees who HATE it. The sales requirements, the turnover of employees, and the bait & switch on the sales floor ... all this tells me this company does not have a sustainable business model for the long term. Even customers who come into our tearoom say they were duped by Teavana.
Duped customers, unhappy employees who quit -- that's not an Apple or a Starbucks where customers love it.
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