Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, filtration process specialist Polypore International (PPO +0.00%) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Polypore and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Polypore facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Charlotte, N.C. |
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Market Cap |
$2.1 billion |
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Industry |
Industrial equipment and components |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$728.1 million |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Robert Toth |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
5.6% |
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Cash/Debt |
$52.6 million / $711.3 million |
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Competitors |
Asahi Kasei |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 10% of the 256 members who have rated Polypore believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bears, fellow Fool Rich Smith (TMFDitty), succinctly summed up the underperform case for our community:
I'm hearing bad, bad rumblings on this one. Looking into it myself, I see increasing [capital expenditures], and two years of (rising) negative free cash flow -- even as Polypore reports GAAP "profits." Doesn't look good.
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