Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electronics manufacturing services specialist Celestica (NYSE: CLS ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Celestica's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Celestica facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Toronto (1966) |
| Market Cap | $1.9 billion |
| Industry | Electronic manufacturing services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $7.2 billion |
| Management | CEO Craig Muhlhauser CFO Paul Nicoletti |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 7.7% |
| Cash/Debt | $658.9 million / $0 |
| Competitors | Flextronics Jabil Circuit |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 89% of the 183 members who have rated Celestica believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. �
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, weighed Celestica's pros and cons for our community:
Positive:
- Fundamentally cheap, lots of cash, no debt (main reason to recommend this stock)
- Chart at the lower bound of an expanding range
- Q4/11 better than expected
- Better product diversification now (more in health care, somewhat less dependent from Research In Motion)
Negative:
- Biggest customer still is RIMM, a company in decline (losing market share against Android phones)
- Cyclical stock
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