Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Synutra International (NYSE:SYUT), which sells dairy-based nutritional products in China, has received the dreaded one-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Synutra's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Synutra facts

Headquarters

Rockville, Md.

Market Cap

$758.7 million

Industry

Packaged foods and meats

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$232.5 million

Management

Chairman/CEO Liang Zhang (since 2000)

CFO Lawrence Lee (since 2007)

Trailing-12-Month Return on Capital

(31.7%)

Cash / Debt

$29.6 million / $304.5 million

6-Month Return

201%

Other Highly Rated Packaged Food Stocks

General Mills (NYSE:GIS)
Kraft Foods (NYSE:KFT)
Unilever (NYSE:UL)

CAPS Members Bearish on SYUT Also Bearish on

AIG (NYSE:AIG)

CAPS Members Bullish on SYUT Also Bullish on

DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS)
Southern Copper (NYSE:PCU)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 49% of the 115 members who have rated Synutra believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include All-Stars TSIF and mrindependent, both of whom are ranked in the top 2% of our community.

In July, TSIF reminded Fools that Synutra "is a 'calf' in the dairy business in China compared to American Dairy, which is also in China and growing by leaps." Our All-Star concludes with some troubling trends: "Synutra is having a trough time even maintaining profitability with NEGATIVE 30% margins and high debt. … Accounts payable are soaring and revenue plunging. Inventory has doubled."

In a pitch from last week, mrindependent also expresses a lactose-intolerant stance:

Synutra is a Chinese company that makes baby formula and had a massive recall recently. Since that time, the company has been unable to recover. ... Although long-term success is definitely possible, the stock seems overvalued given the company's many challenges.

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