TRC Companies Inc. Stock Upgraded (TRR)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TRC Companies (NYSE:TRR) 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, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 1.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 12.9%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• TRR's debt-to-equity ratio is very low at 0.09 and is currently below that of the industry average, implying that there has been very successful management of debt levels. Along with the favorable debt-to-equity ratio, the company maintains an adequate quick ratio of 1.22, which illustrates the ability to avoid short-term cash problems.
• The company's current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Commercial Services & Supplies industry and the overall market, TRC COS INC's return on equity significantly exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
• Powered by its strong earnings growth of 136.84% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 75.00% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, TRR should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.

TRC Companies, Inc. provides consulting, engineering, and construction management services in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 23.3, equal to the average materials & construction industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. TRC Companies has a market cap of $214.9 million and is part of the industrial goods sector and materials & construction industry. Shares are up 11.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model

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