Mantech International Corp Stock Downgraded (MANT)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Mantech International (Nasdaq:MANT) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy 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 and attractive valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

• MANT's debt-to-equity ratio is very low at 0.18 and is currently below that of the industry average, implying that there has been very successful management of debt levels. To add to this, MANT has a quick ratio of 1.69, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
• MANT, with its decline in revenue, slightly underperformed the industry average of 1.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 2.3%. The declining revenue appears to have seeped down to the company's bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
• Net operating cash flow has decreased to $43.23 million or 37.66% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
• The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. In comparison to the other companies in the IT Services industry and the overall market, MANTECH INTL CORP's return on equity is significantly below that of the industry average and is below that of the S&P 500.

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ManTech International Corporation provides technologies and solutions for national security programs in the United States and internationally. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.9, equal to the average computer software & services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Mantech International has a market cap of $774 million and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are up 1.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

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