Why Resolute Forest Is Poised to Outperform

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, pulp and paper company Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: RFP  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Resolute and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Resolute facts

Headquarters	Montreal
Market Cap	$1.2 billion
Industry	Paper products
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$4.5 billion
Management	CEO Richard Garneau (since June 2012) CFO Jo-Ann Longworth (since August 2011)
Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years)	(0.6%)
Cash / Debt	$343.0 million / $625.0 million
Competitors	Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY  )

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 134 members who have rated Resolute believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those bulls, AnsgarJohn, succinctly summed up the outperform case for our community: "Resolute Forest Products is currently priced at $12, but it has a book value of approximately $35, low debt, huge tax loss carry forwards ... and a highly capable management."

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