Body Central Burning Through Cash; Could Be Value Trap

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Rupert Hargreaves
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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%. 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 from current levels. The company also has $0.95 per…

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk