Retalix Ltd. Stock Upgraded (RTLX)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Retalix (Nasdaq:RTLX) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share and reasonable valuation levels. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

• RETALIX LTD has improved earnings per share by 12.5% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, RETALIX LTD increased its bottom line by earning $0.44 versus $0.30 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.77 versus $0.44).
• Investors have apparently begun to recognize positive factors similar to those we have mentioned in this report, including earnings growth. This has helped drive up the company's shares by a sharp 32.57% over the past year, a rise that has exceeded that of the S&P 500 Index. Turning to the future, naturally, any stock can fall in a major bear market. However, in almost any other environment, the stock should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed nice gains in the past year.
• RTLX's debt-to-equity ratio is very low at 0.00 and is currently below that of the industry average, implying that there has been very successful management of debt levels. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 3.88, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
• The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 0.9%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 11.2%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.

Retalix Ltd. provides integrated software solutions to food and fuel retailers, grocery, convenience stores, and foodservice distributors primarily in Israel, the United States, and Europe. The company has a P/E ratio of 32.9, equal to the average computer software & services industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Retalix has a market cap of $350.1 million and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are up 5.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

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