Use Schiff to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences somewhat bearish sentiment, but market may correct it shortly
1 Month Beta ..........
0.24
As returns on market increase, Schiff returns are expected to increase less than the market. However during bear market, the loss on holding Schiff will be expected to be smaller as well.
Eric Weider Chairman, Member of Executive Committee, CEO of Weider Health and Fitness and President of Weider Health and Fitness and Director of Weider Health and Fitness
Scott Milsten Senior Vice President General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Schiff Price and Market Media
The median price of Schiff for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 16.29 with a coefficient of variation of 4.93. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.78, arithmetic mean of 15.86, and mean deviation of 0.64. The Stock received some media coverage during the period.
Schiff Nutrition International Inc. [WNI] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Salt Lake City, UT and employs 414 people. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with total capitalization of 451.94 M. Schiff Nutrition International Inc. runs under Services sector within Drug Stores industry. This company has 29.27 M outstanding shares of which 534.29 K shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 10.3 days to cover shorted positions.
Schiff Liquidity
SCHIFF NUTRIT INT has about 25.69 M in cash with 30.47 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.88.
The company has 10 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.1 which may show that the company is not taking advantage of profits from borrowing. Schiff Nutrition International Inc. has Current Ratio of 2.58 demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due.
Over the last 30 days Schiff Nutrition International Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.