Electronics For Imaging Inc Stock Downgraded (EFII)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Electronics for Imaging (Nasdaq:EFII) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold. 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 and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, unimpressive growth in net income and weak operating cash flow.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth significantly trails the industry average of 59.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 14.3%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displaying stagnant earnings per share.
• EFII 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, EFII has a quick ratio of 1.84, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
• ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC reported flat earnings per share in the most recent quarter. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC increased its bottom line by earning $0.58 versus $0.15 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.32 versus $0.58).
• Net operating cash flow has decreased to $9.97 million or 10.40% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
• EFII has underperformed the S&P 500 Index, declining 5.64% from its price level of one year ago. Looking ahead, we do not see anything in this company's numbers that would change the one-year trend. It was down over the last twelve months; and it could be down again in the next twelve. Naturally, a bull or bear market could sway the movement of this stock.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. provides color digital print controllers, digital inkjet printers, and business process automation solutions. The company has a P/E ratio of 27.8, below the average computer hardware industry P/E ratio of 28.3 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Electronics for Imaging has a market cap of $748.2 million and is part of the technology sector and computer hardware industry. Shares are up 13.1% 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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