4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: TBS International

TBS facts Headquarters (Founded) Hamilton, Bermuda (1993) Market Cap $355.74 Million Industry Marine Trailing-12-Month Revenue $589 Million Management Founder/Chairman/CEO Joseph Royce CFO Ferdinand Lepere Return on Equity (Average, Past Three Years) 32.4% Competitors Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) Kirby (NYSE: KEX) CAPS Members Bullish on TBSI Also Bullish on: Excel Maritime Carriers (NYSE: EXM) Vale (NYSE: RIO) CAPS Members Bearish on TBSI Also Bearish on: DryShips (Nasdaq: DRYS) Citigroup (NYSE: C) Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.  On CAPS, 151 of the 171 All-Star members who have rated TBS -- 88% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include daharkleroad and TheHuney. Last month, daharkleroad tapped TBS as a tasty bet during the downturn: "With sales growing at over 40% and income growing at nearly 120% and [profit margins] nearly 33% in a recession, imagine what will happen when things improve." Two days ago, TheHuney followed that contrarian line of thinking: Drybulkers are obviously suffering right now, but my motto when it comes to cyclical stocks - buy in when everyone is afraid to touch these stocks. … [W]ith a strong balance sheet, I like them to survive the current economic climate and this stock should see a big jump in the next boom phase. It sold for nearly $60 in the summer of '08. Even if it only gets to $40 and it takes 10 years to get there, that's still a nearly 30% annually - not too shabby, eh?Copyright © 2008 Universal Press Syndicate.