Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, bad-debt collector Portfolio Recovery Associates
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Portfolio Recovery's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Portfolio Recovery facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Norfolk, Va. (1996) |
| Market Cap | $1.2 billion |
| Industry | Business services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $458.9 million |
| Management | Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Steven Fredrickson Co-Founder/CFO Kevin Stevenson |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 16.7% |
| Cash/Debt | $26.7 million / $221.2 million |
| Competitors |
Asta Funding Encore Capital Group NCO Group |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 3,137 members who have rated Portfolio Recovery believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just two weeks ago, one of those Fools, MHenage, highlighted several of Portfolio Recovery's positives:
Growing company in an industry no one seems to want. History of beating earnings estimates, decent balance sheet. Company has tons of free cash flow. Meets 6 of 6 tests to make it a Peter Lynch stock: industry domination, good cash flow, good balance sheet, cheap relative to future earnings, good earnings growth, unlikable industry.
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