Based on the aggregated intelligence of 125,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, mining equipment maker Bucyrus International (Nasdaq: BUCY ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking. Our data has shown that five-star stocks outperform the market by a significant margin; conversely, one-star stocks woefully lag the market average.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Bucyrus' business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Bucyrus facts
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Headquarters (founded)
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South Milwaukee, Wis. (1880)
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Market Cap
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$1.39 billion
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Industry
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Construction machinery
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TTM Revenue
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$2.33 billion
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Management
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CEO Timothy Sullivan (since 2004)
CFO Craig Mackus (since 2004)
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Return on Equity (average, last three years)
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25.6%
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Competitors
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Joy Global (Nasdaq: JOYG )
CNH Global (NYSE: CNH )
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CAPS members bullish on BUCY also bullish on:
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Vale (NYSE: RIO )
Transocean (NYSE: RIG )
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CAPS members bearish on BUCY also bearish on:
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Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS )
Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO )
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 905 of the 927 members who have rated Bucyrus -- or 98% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include DrDinoTX and CAPS All-Star BSHumphreyII.
Last month, DrDinoTX brought attention to the stock's attractive top line: "Solid revenue growth over the last three years. A good play on commodity prices but less volatile due to less elasticity of demand."
In a pitch from five days ago, BSHumphreyII agrees, writing that Bucyrus' fast-growing bottom line isn't too shabby, either:
Considering its explosive earnings growth, Bucyrus is absurdly cheap right now at less than 6 times earnings. Seriously, it's trading at less than 1.5 times its book value. I know commodities have crashed, but that doesn't mean every mine in the world is going to close up!
Contracts with multi-national mining corporations will keep Bucyrus in business until commodities recover and its customers begin to expand operations again.
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