Celera Corporation Stock Upgraded (CRA)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Celera Corporation (Nasdaq:CRA) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the growth in the company's net income has been quite unimpressive.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Biotechnology industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 68.2% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $7.76 million to $2.47 million.
• The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Biotechnology industry and the overall market, CELERA CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
• Compared to where it was a year ago today, the stock is now trading at a higher level, regardless of the company's weak earnings results. Despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year, there is currently no conclusive evidence that warrants the purchase or sale of this stock.
• Net operating cash flow has increased to $7.68 million or 14.42% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of -14.06%.
• CRA has no debt to speak of therefore resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of zero, which we consider to be a relatively favorable sign. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 11.34, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.

Celera Corporation offers personalized disease management through a combination of products and services primarily in the United States. Celera has a market cap of $674.1 million and is part of the services sector and diversified services industry. Shares are up 28.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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