Use Nutraceutica to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences moderate downward daily trend and can be a good diversifier
1 Month Beta ..........
0.43
As returns on market increase, Nutraceutica returns are expected to increase less than the market. However during bear market, the loss on holding Nutraceutica will be expected to be smaller as well.
The median price of Nutraceutica for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 15.0 with a coefficient of variation of 1.06. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.16, arithmetic mean of 14.99, and mean deviation of 0.09. The Stock did not receive any noticable media coverage during the period.
Nutraceutical International Corporation [NUTR] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Park City, UT and employs 727 people. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with current market capitalization of 147.71 M. Nutraceutical International Corporation conducts business under Healthcare sector and is part of Drug Related Products industry. This company has 9.85 M outstanding shares of which 254.67 K shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 14.7 trading days to cover.
Nutraceutica Liquidity
NUTRACEUTICAL INT currently holds about 5.24 M in cash with 27.89 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.53.
The company currently holds 32 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.26 which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Nutraceutical International Corporation has Current Ratio of 3.04 suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when they are due.
Over the last 30 days Nutraceutical International Corporation has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.