Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, animated-movie house DreamWorks Animation
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at DreamWorks' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
DreamWorks Animation facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Glendale, Calif. (1985) |
Market Cap |
$2.44 billion |
Industry |
Movies and entertainment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$703.34 million |
Management |
Co-Founder/CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg CFO Lewis Coleman |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
15.2% |
Cash/Debt |
$169.6 million / $0 |
Competitors |
Sony Time Warner Walt Disney |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,132 members who have rated DreamWorks believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include dremmell7 and fellow Fool Anders Bylund (TMFZahrim), who is ranked in the top 5% of our community.
Just last month, dremmell7 noted that DreamWorks "is one of the top leaders in the media industry." Our CAPS member continues: "They are always coming up with new movies and they are increasing their use of 3D which is currently in high demand."
DreamWorks Animation's portfolio of popular franchises, growing library of films, and attractive financials continue to support its perfect five-star CAPS status. In fact, DreamWorks' three-year average operating margin (27.9%) easily tops that of listed rivals Sony (1.7%), Time Warner (19.7%), and Disney (17.7%).
Anders expands on the outperform case:
Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda -- there's a ton of franchise-level star power here. Yes, the stock is a bit pricey ... but very comparable to Disney's on a forward-looking basis. Sometimes you get exactly what you pay for. It's also a five-star CAPS stock and a two-time recommendation of our flagship Stock Advisor newsletter. That kind of pedigree is hard to ignore.
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