Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, plastic-shoe maker Crocs
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Crocs' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Crocs facts
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Headquarters |
Niwot, Colo. |
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Market Cap |
$299.9 million |
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Industry |
Footwear |
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Trailing-12-Month (TTM) Revenue |
$657.9 million |
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Management |
President/CEO John Duerden (since March 2009) CFO Russell Hammer (since January 2008) |
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Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity and Revenue Growth |
(56.5%) and (27.2%) |
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4-Month Return |
200% |
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Competitors |
Deckers
Nike |
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CAPS Members Bearish on CROX Also Bearish on |
Starbucks
Ford Motor |
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CAPS Members Bullish on CROX Also Bullish on |
Apple
Google |
Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS.
Over on CAPS, fully 634 of the 2,289 members who have rated Crocs -- some 28% -- believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include All-Star PeteZar, who is ranked in the top 15% of our community, and TheGouch23.
Just last week, PeteZar singled out Crocs as one crock-of-a-stock: "The [Crocs] trend has been dead for a while. The demand for this product is tiny, if not nonexistent. The stock price will swing with the market, but it will under perform in the long term."
In a pitch from two weeks earlier, TheGouch23 poked holes in Crocs:
Going under and fast unless they come up with a new trick. One trick pony has run the course and wants to be put out to pasture. Durable novelty shoes being indestructible leaves no room for repeat business! While the name means something, the product does not, and new efforts to expand their offerings have fallen flat badly. As the company's earnings dry up, its stock will ultimately be worthless. Too bad. They had a good idea originally and ran with it, but they never thought about what came next, and now it's too late.
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