Use Georgia to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences moderate downward daily trend and can be a good diversifier
1 Month Beta ..........
2.74
As market goes up, the company is expected to significantly outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Georgia will likely underperform.
The median price of Georgia for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 32.2 with a coefficient of variation of 7.02. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 2.29, arithmetic mean of 32.56, and mean deviation of 1.86. The Stock received some media coverage during the period.
Georgia Gulf Corporation [GGC] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Atlanta, GA and employs 3,744 people. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with total capitalization of 1.06 B. Georgia Gulf Corporation runs under Basic Materials sector within Synthetics industry. This company has 34.24 M outstanding shares of which 2.32 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 8.2 days to cover shorted positions.
Georgia Liquidity
GEORGIA GULF CP has about 38.99 M in cash with 178.54 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.14.
The company has 638.68 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.21 which is OK given its current industry classification. Georgia Gulf Corporation has Current Ratio of 2.1 demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due.