Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators Holdings (NYSE: LL) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

Lumber Liquidators facts

Headquarters (Founded) Toano, Va. (1994)
Market Cap $486 million
Industry Home improvement retail
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $660 million
Management President/COO Robert Lynch (will succeed retiring CEO Jeffrey Griffiths on Jan. 1)
CFO Daniel Terrell
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 17%
Cash/Debt $37.8 million / $0
Competitors Home Depot (NYSE: HD)
Lowe's (NYSE: LOW)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 96% of the 627 members who have rated Lumber Liquidators believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star Millsteen, who is ranked in the top 10% of our community, and Dwest15.

This past summer, Millsteen listed several of Lumber Liquidators' positives: "Knowledgeable sales staff, competitive prices, experts in flooring a category where Home Depot and Lowes fail because of poor training."

Lumber Liquidators boasts almost $38 million in cash on its balance sheet with zero debt. Meanwhile, big-box retailers like Home Depot, Lowe's, and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) sport debt-to-equity ratios of 0.6, 0.4, and 0.8, respectively.

CAPS member Dwest15 elaborates on the bull case:

[Lumber Liquidators] will continue to have success as long as they continue to focus on their core business. Their niche in the market is serving quality flooring at a great rate while not bothering with the other hardware store stuff. Also [Robert Lynch] has done a tremendous job at turning the supply chains around. Looking forward to see what he can bring to the table.

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