Based on the aggregated intelligence of 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, energy drink company Hansen Natural
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hansen Natural's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hansen Natural facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
Corona, California (1985) |
Market Cap |
$2.16 billion |
Industry |
Soft drinks |
TTM Revenue |
$988.27 million |
Management |
CEO Rodney Sacks (since 1990) CFO Hilton Schlosberg (since 1996) |
Brands |
Monster Energy, Lost Energy, Hansen's, Fizzit |
Return on Equity (average last three years) |
50% |
Competitors |
Coca-Cola
PepsiCo |
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Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 1,592 of the 1,707 members who have rated Hansen Natural -- 93% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500. These bulls include HLChin and Patrick6k.
Two weeks ago, HLChin seemed to be at a loss over the stock's recent losses: "with a P/E of 18 and a EPS growth at 40%, all of this does not make sense. ... share buyback plus the partnership deals with Pepsi and [Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD] give solid ground to this company."
In a pitch from late August, Patrick6k shares that mystified feeling, elaborating on the stock's still monstrous multibagger potential:
Hansen Natural has been a pioneer in stealthy market smashing returns, and I think it's been illogically devalued during this market correction. This is the lowest P/E multiple I've seen on this stock in a long time. ... With margins rivaled only by the likes of Microsoft, this looks like a great place for your money over the long-haul, and at what I feel is a good entry point. ROE is nearly 45% and ROA [return on assets] is sneaking up on 30% as I write this pitch. This stock will easily be a 3 to 5 bagger over the next 10 years.
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