Appliance Recycling Centers Stock Upgraded (ARCI)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Appliance Recycling Centers (Nasdaq:ARCI) 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, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

• ARCI's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 0.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 10.4%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
• Current return on equity exceeded its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of strength within the company. Compared to other companies in the Specialty Retail industry and the overall market, APPLIANCE RECYCLING CTR AMER's return on equity significantly exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
• Looking at where the stock is today compared to one year ago, we find that it is not only higher, but it has also clearly outperformed the rise in the S&P 500 over the same period, despite the company's weak earnings results. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.
• APPLIANCE RECYCLING CTR AMER 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. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, APPLIANCE RECYCLING CTR AMER increased its bottom line by earning $0.77 versus $0.36 in the prior year. This year, the market expects earnings to be in line with last year ($0.77 versus $0.77).

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Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, sells new household appliances through a chain of its factory outlet stores under the name ApplianceSmart. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.1, above the average consumer durables industry P/E ratio of six and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Appliance Recycling Centers has a market cap of $27.1 million and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer durables industry. Shares are up 25% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

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