Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, renewable oil producer Solazyme (TVIA) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Solazyme and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Solazyme facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
South San Francisco, Calif. (2003) |
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Market Cap |
$483.6 million |
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Industry |
Coal and consumable fuels |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$44.1 million |
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Management |
Co-Founder/CEO Jonathan Wolfson Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer Harrison Dillon |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
(34.2%) |
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Cash/Debt |
$149.0 million/$15.0 million |
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Competitors |
ADM ExxonMobil Valeant Pharmaceuticals |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 396 members who have rated Solazyme believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, mebrownj, succinctly summed up the Solazyme bull case for our community:
Conversion of existing carbon based feed stock into usable oils is a genius application. This can revolutionize several industries: food, cosmetics, energy. They look like they are at the low point of their S curve and have the relationships going to put them on the steep grade up to technological and business success quite soon.
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