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1.67 (1y: -36%)
Market Cap 79.6 M P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 202.44 M P/B 0.40
MEA- AMEX (USA)
Metalico, Inc.
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a companyย’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 6/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 0.042
MEA's Cash to Debt is ranked lower than
82% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 3.06 vs. MEA: 0.042 )
MEA' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0.02   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.04
Equity to Asset 0.241
MEA's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
82% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 0.49 vs. MEA: 0.241 )
MEA' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: 0.09   Max: 0.38
Current: 0.24
0.09
0.38
F-Score: 3
Z-Score: 1.8
M-Score: -3.06
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the companyย’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
ย•ย•3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rankย•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 5/10

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industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) -2.60
MEA's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
85% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 5.70 vs. MEA: -2.60 )
MEA' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -4.9   Max: 9.6
Current: -2.6
-4.9
9.6
Net-margin (%) -2.3
MEA's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
84% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 3.70 vs. MEA: -2.3 )
MEA' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -5.8   Max: 14.3
Current: -2.3
-5.8
14.3
ROE (%) -7.3
MEA's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
84% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 5.60 vs. MEA: -7.3 )
MEA' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: -42.3   Max: 51.7
Current: -7.3
-42.3
51.7
ROA (%) -3.7
MEA's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
87% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. MEA: -3.7 )
MEA' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -12.8   Max: 18.3
Current: -3.7
-12.8
18.3
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) -6.90
MEA's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
85% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 10.40 vs. MEA: -6.90 )
MEA' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: -34.8   Max: 34.7
Current: -6.9
-34.8
34.7
Revenue Growth (%) 14.2
MEA's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked higher than
69% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 0.45 vs. MEA: 14.2 )
MEA' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: -19.8   Max: 40.2
Current: 14.2
-19.8
40.2
EBITDA Growth (%) -45.5
MEA's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked lower than
74% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: -0.35 vs. MEA: -45.5 )
MEA' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: -45.5   Max: 64
Current: -45.5
-45.5
64
EPS Growth (%) 36.8
MEA's EPS Growth (%) is ranked lower than
77% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 3.40 vs. MEA: 36.8 )
MEA' s 10-Year EPS Growth (%) Range
Min: -14.4   Max: 49.5
Current: 36.8
-14.4
49.5
ยป MEA's 10-Y Financials

Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

MEA Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Paul Tudor Jones 149,400 sh (+260.87%)
Chuck Royce 14,400 sh (-22.56%)
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Q3 2012

MEA Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Jim Simons 27,300 sh (New)
Paul Tudor Jones Sold Out
Chuck Royce Sold Out
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Q4 2012

MEA Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Jim Simons 37,225 sh (+36.36%)
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Q1 2013

MEA Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Jim Simons 97,500 sh (+161.92%)
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with MEA

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
George Soros 2011-06-30 Sold Out $5.3 - $6.34 $ 1.71-70%0
George Soros 2011-03-31 New Buy$5.17 - $6.55 $ 1.71-71%12000
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Ratios

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industry		 vs
history
P/B 0.40
MEA's P/B is ranked higher than
88% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 1.48 vs. MEA: 0.40 )
MEA' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.38   Max: 4.39
Current: 0.4
0.38
4.39
P/S 0.10
MEA's P/S is ranked higher than
91% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 0.75 vs. MEA: 0.10 )
MEA' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.07   Max: 1.24
Current: 0.1
0.07
1.24
PFCF 5.90
MEA's PFCF is ranked higher than
64% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 15.61 vs. MEA: 5.90 )
MEA' s 10-Year PFCF Range
Min: 0.82   Max: 634
Current: 5.9
0.82
634
EV-to-EBIT 18.5
MEA's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
67% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 12.70 vs. MEA: 18.5 )
MEA' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 4.1   Max: 28.8
Current: 18.5
4.1
28.8
Shiller P/E 172.7
MEA's Shiller P/E is ranked lower than
73% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 16.60 vs. MEA: 172.7 )
MEA' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 61   Max: 660
Current: 172.7
61
660

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 1.1
MEA's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
67% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 4.80 vs. MEA: 1.1 )
MEA' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 1.2   Max: 6.4
Current: 1.1
1.2
6.4
Price/Tangible Book 1
MEA's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than
71% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 2.00 vs. MEA: 1 )
MEA' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 1.1   Max: 13.9
Current: 1
1.1
13.9
Price/DCF (Projected) 0.6
MEA's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than
87% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. MEA: 0.6 )
MEA' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range
Min: 0.7   Max: 2.2
Current: 0.6
0.7
2.2
Price/Median PS Value 0.3
MEA's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
67% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. MEA: 0.3 )
MEA' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.1   Max: 2.1
Current: 0.3
0.1
2.1
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 5.40
MEA's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
79% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 7.10 vs. MEA: 5.40 )
MEA' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 3.5   Max: 24.1
Current: 5.4
3.5
24.1
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) -0.78
MEA's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than
73% of the 1074 Companies
in the Global Metal Fabrication industry.

( Industry Median: 4.32 vs. MEA: -0.78 )
MEA' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: -3.3   Max: 3.2
Current: -0.78
-3.3
3.2

Business Description

Metalico, Inc. was originally organized as a Delaware corporation in 1997. The company operates in three distinct business segments: (a) ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling ('Scrap Metal Recycling'), (b) platinum group and minor metals recycling ('PGM and Minor Metals Recycling'), and (c) lead metal product fabricating ('Lead Fabricating'). The Company's operating facilities as of December 31, 2011 include twenty scrap metal recycling facilities, including a combined aluminum de-oxidizing plant, six PGM and Minor Metal Recycling facilities and four lead product manufacturing and fabricating plants. Scrap Metal Recycling: In February 2011, it purchased a 44-acre parcel of land, including a 177,500-square-foot building, in suburban Buffalo to house an indoor scrap metal shredder. In February 2012 it acquired a small auto dismantler in Buffalo as an additional source of feedstock for the shredder. Its operations primarily involve the collection and processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. It collects industrial and obsolete scrap metal, process it into reusable forms and supply the recycled metals to its ultimate consumers, including electric arc furnace mills, integrated steel mills, foundries, secondary smelters, aluminum recyclers and metal brokers. It acquires unprocessed scrap metals primarily in its local and regional markets and sells to consumers nationally and in Canada as well as to exporters and international brokers. It is also able to supply quantities of scrap aluminum to its aluminum recycling facility, catalytic converters to its PGM recycling subsidiaries and scrap lead to its lead fabricating subsidiaries. PGM and Minor Metals Recycling: It recycles the platinum group metals ('PGMs'), platinum, palladium, and rhodium, from the substrate material retrieved from catalytic converters. The scrap catalytic device collection market is highly fragmented and characterized by a large number of suppliers dealing with a wide range of volumes. Converters for recycling are obtained from networks of auto dismantlers, scrap yards, parts dealers and manufacturers. Minor Metals recycling includes such metals as molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, niobium, rhenium and chrome. Specialized uses for these elements combined with a lack of abundance relative to traditional base metals results in higher pricing for these recyclable materials. Lead Fabricating: Through four physical operations located in three states, it consumes approximately 40 to 45 million pounds of lead metal per year that are utilized in more than one hundred different base products. Its products are sold nationally into diverse industries such as roofing, plumbing, radiation shielding for pharmaceutical and power generation, electronic solders, ammunition, automotive, Department of Defense contractors, and others. The nature of its business and previous operations by others at facilities owned or operated by the company are subject to government regulatio
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Metalico Inc (MEA) CEO & President, 10% Owner Carlos E Aguero sells 100,000 Shares Mar 08 2011 
Metalico Inc (MEA) CEO & President, 10% Owner Carlos E Aguero sells 100,000 Shares Feb 08 2011 
Metalico Inc (MEA) CEO & President, 10% Owner Carlos E Aguero sells 100,000 Shares Dec 07 2010 
Metalico Inc (MEA) CEO & President, 10% Owner Carlos E Aguero sells 23,333 Shares Nov 05 2010 
Metalico Inc (MEA) SVP & CFO Eric W Finlayson sells 10,000 Shares Nov 04 2010 
Metalico Inc (MEA) SVP & CFO Eric W Finlayson sells 20,000 Shares Mar 24 2010 

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