Body Central Burning Through Cash; Could Be Value Trap

Rupert Hargreaves

Published onNovember 8, 2013

Updated on May 13, 2021

At first glance, Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY) has potential to be a great value investment. Unfortunately, it would be safe to say the Body Central has not had a good year, currently the stock is down 67% year-to-date and since the beginning of 2012, the stock has fallen 86%.

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Body Central earnings

Still, looking at the company's most recent numbers, Body Central trades at a discount to book value, has little debt and a current ratio of 1.9. In particular, Body Central's book value per share stands at $5.1, 53% away...

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Rupert Hargreaves

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Body Central Burning Through Cash; Could Be Value Trap

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