Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, public investment firm Capital Southwest (CSWC 0.43%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Capital Southwest and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Capital Southwest facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Dallas, Texas (1961) |
Market Cap |
$459.6 million |
Industry |
Asset management |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$11.0 million |
Management |
Chairman/CEO Gary Martin |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
14.6% |
Cash / Debt |
$67.6 million / $0 |
Dividend Yield |
4.6% |
Competitors |
American Capital |
On CAPS, 90% of the 99 members who have rated Capital Southwest believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier today, one of those Fools, thecinimod, succinctly summed up the Capital Southwest bull case for our community:
This is a solid investment company appropriately described as a mini Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B). It is currently trading for about 70% of the [book value] of the assets it owns, which are themselves public companies and fairly easily and transparently valued, and it has sizable insider ownership -- always a good sign. To paraphrase Buffet, you can make a lot of money when you buy dollars for 70c, and that's what this company is.
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