Infinera Corporation Stock Upgraded (INFN)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Infinera Corporation (Nasdaq:INFN) 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, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

• INFN 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. To add to this, INFN has a quick ratio of 2.32, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
• 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.
• 43.90% is the gross profit margin for INFINERA CORP which we consider to be strong. Regardless of INFN's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, INFN's net profit margin of -17.30% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.
• Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Communications Equipment industry and the overall market, INFINERA CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
• Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to -$5.08 million or 172.48% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.

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Infinera Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of optical networking systems to communications service providers for use in their fiber optic backbone networks. Infinera has a market cap of $789.3 million and is part of the technology sector and telecommunications industry. Shares are up 33.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

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