Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, wireless communications company TESSCO Technologies (TESS) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at TESSCO and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
TESSCO facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Hunt Valley, Md. (1982) |
Market Cap |
$254.6 million |
Industry |
Communications equipment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$704.3 million |
Management |
Founder/Chairman/CEO Robert Barnhill Senior Vice President of Performance Systems and Operations Douglas Rein |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
17.2% |
Cash / Debt |
$377.7 thousand / $11.8 million |
Dividend Yield |
2.3% |
Competitors |
Ingram Micro Tech Data |
Earlier this week, CAPS member TMFTailwind succinctly summed up the TESSCO bull case for our community:
This wireless networking equipment distributor and wireless broadband system "architect" is a play on the proliferation of wireless devices. As broadband and wireless providers race to improve their infrastructure to meet rocketing data demand, TESS benefits. The company is led by Founder/Chairman/CEO/President Richard Barnhill, who has significant skin in the game, owning over 20% of shares. Management is incentivized to increase EPS and has done so consistently over the last few years. A ~11x forward P/E multiple for a company in a strong demand environment with solid growth prospects looks like an attractive opportunity.