Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, China Natural Gas
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at China Natural Gas' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
China Natural Gas facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Xian, China (1999) |
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Market Cap |
$210.4 million |
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Industry |
Gas utilities |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$76.1 million |
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Management |
Founder/CEO Qinan Ji CFO Jing Chen |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
27.8% |
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Cash/Debt |
$9.7 million/$25.8 million |
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CAPS Members Bearish on CHNG Also Bearish on |
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 1,310 members who have rated China Natural Gas believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star Ayax2006, who is ranked in the top 1% of our community, and jpzc.
Just last month, Ayax2006 tapped the stock as a particularly natural selection: "Name says it all, plus attractive growth rate and valuation."
In a pitch from one week later, jpzc expands on that gassy feeling. Here's an excerpt:
Their stable growth path, conservative balance sheet, consistent earnings and revenue growth, and sound development plan which is laid out in the offering prospectus … made me a believer.
Given China's need for clean energy, and their desire to move away from petroleum as much as possible, plus [China Natural Gas'] very well thought out growth plan and conservative financial profile, it appeared to me to be a big potential play.
Growth stocks make money by growing their earnings, and due to the expansion or contraction of the stocks valuation relative to those earnings. … If they continue to grow at north of 30% per year, due to China's enormous need for natural gas based transportation and energy, this stock could well be a ten bagger in five years.
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