Navarre Corporation Stock Downgraded (NAVR)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Navarre Corporation (Nasdaq:NAVR) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and weak operating cash flow.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

• NAVARRE CORP has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. Earnings per share have declined over the last year. We anticipate that this should continue in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, NAVARRE CORP reported lower earnings of $0.34 versus $0.51 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 364.7% in earnings (-$0.90 versus $0.34).
• 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 Media industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 1097.2% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $2.92 million to -$29.08 million.
• 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 Media industry and the overall market, NAVARRE CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
• The gross profit margin for NAVARRE CORP is currently extremely low, coming in at 11.60%. It has decreased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -18.90% is significantly below that of the industry average.
• Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to -$3.27 million or 192.01% 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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Navarre Corporation distributes and provides complete logistics solutions to traditional and Internet-based retailers; and publishes computer software in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Distribution and Publishing. Navarre has a market cap of $52.5 million and is part of the services sector and wholesale industry. Shares are up 9.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

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