Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, footwear specialist Skechers USA
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Skechers' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Skechers facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Manhattan Beach, Calif. (1992) |
| Market Cap | $926.6 million |
| Industry | Footwear |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.99 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Robert Greenberg CFO/COO David Weinberg |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 9.3% |
| Cash/Debt | $197.9 million / $89.9 million |
| Competitors |
Crocs Nike |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 589 members who have rated Skechers believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include SapphireSeas and taylor4u.
Just last month, SapphireSeas tapped Skechers as a particularly timely pick: "Major consumer brand with multiple successful product lines suffering from failure of 'Toner Sneakers' fad. Temporary setback and overselling sets this stock up for a nice comeback."
In fact, Skechers currently sports a cheapish forward P/E of 10.4. That represents a clear discount to other footwear stocks such as Crocs (15.3), Deckers Outdoor
CAPS member taylor4u elaborates on the bargain opportunity:
Skechers has some problems it needs to work through but there is still demand for the product. The company seems to be in good financial standing and is at a compelling valuation. The CEO is 70 years old so maybe some new management can shake things up a bit.
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