Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, project software specialist Deltek (Nasdaq: PROJ ) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Deltek's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Deltek facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Herndon, Va. (1983)
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Market Cap
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$496.4 million
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Industry
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Application software
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue
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$274.0 million
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Management
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CEO Kevin Parker (since 2005),
Chief Marketing Officer William Clark (since 2005)
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Net Income and Revenue Growth (Over Past Year)
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(3.4%) and (6.8%)
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Cash / Debt
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$113.5 million / $179.6 million
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6-Month Return
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84%
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Competitors
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Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL )
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT )
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CAPS Members Bullish on PROJ Also Bullish on
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Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI )
Foster Wheeler (Nasdaq: FWLT )
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CAPS Members Bearish on PROJ Also Bearish on
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AIG (NYSE: AIG )
Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR )
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 44% of the 41 members who have rated Deltek believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include All-Stars bullishbabo and CaptBS, both of whom are ranked in the top 6% of our community.
Three weeks ago, bullishbabo tapped Deltek as a rather diluted opportunity:
Unless this company can grow sales big-time, I see EPS trending down from here. I expect this company to continue to make money, but I don't think its prospects for organic growth look very good. … With recent share dilution, I don't see EPS going up based on its revenue trend (down!!).
In a pitch from last week, CaptBS also projects weakness for the project expert:
Trading near a 52-week high at nearly 30 times book value, in spite of flat revenues and a debt/equity ratio north of 10. The lack of any real earnings growth over time is a big red flag for a software company like this. There *should* be a lot of demand for their products, and they've been targeting a variety of sectors with industry-specific solutions, yet their top line looks nothing like the growth curve you'd expect.
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