Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, lubricant specialist WD-40
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at WD-40's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
WD-40 facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
San Diego (1953) |
Market Cap |
$537.4 million |
Industry |
Household products |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$292.0 million |
Management |
CEO Garry Ridge (since 1997) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
17.2% |
Cash/Debt |
$46.0 million / $32.1 million |
Dividend Yield |
3.1% |
Other Highly Rated Household Products Stocks |
Procter & Gamble |
CAPS Members Bullish on WDFC Also Bullish on |
Coca-Cola |
CAPS Members Bearish on WDFC Also Bearish on |
Whole Foods Market |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 87.5% of the 128 members who have rated WD-40 believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Stars 00100 and Caligiuri, both of whom are ranked in the top 3% of our community.
This past summer, 00100 highlighted the stock's slick fundamentals:
Low debt. Good cash flow. Good payout ratio. Very good name brand.
In a pitch from two days ago, Caligiuri also described WD-40 as a well-oiled machine:
With a forward P/E ratio of just 15, the market is not expecting too much from [WD-40]. Despite the economic turmoil, WD-40 sales have increase from last year. Additionally earnings growth from last year is over 63%. If [WD-40] can pull off this type of growth in a recession, I think they can continue to prosper when the economy recovers. To top it all off, [WD-40] treats its shareholders well with a 3.1% dividend yield that comprises only 63 percent of its earnings.
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