Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, embattled electronics retailer RadioShack
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at RadioShack's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
RadioShack facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Fort Worth, Texas (1899) |
| Market Cap | $480.2 million |
| Industry | Computer and electronics retail |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $4.4 billion |
| Management | CEO James Gooch (since 2011) CFO Dorvin Lively (since 2011) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 13.9% |
| Cash/Debt | $566.4 million / $674.9 million |
| Dividend Yield | 10.5% |
| Competitors |
Amazon.com Best Buy Wal-Mart Stores |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 44% of the 868 members who have rated RadioShack believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, troym72, succinctly summed up the bear case for our community:
Their margins and revenues are declining almost every quarter. They are being pushed out of the market by larger players in electronics. ... [A]nything you can get at RadioShack, you can get at Amazon or NewEgg without ever leaving your house. And if you want a mobile phone, RadioShack has to compete with Best Buy, Wal-Mart and direct carrier stores for that business too. I just don't think RadioShack is relevant in retail anymore.
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