Boise Inc Stock Upgraded (BZ)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Boise (NYSE:BZ) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, solid stock price performance, 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 company, on the basis of net income growth from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly outperformed against the S&P 500 and exceeded that of the Containers & Packaging industry average. The net income increased by 14.8% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $11.90 million to $13.66 million.
• Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 9.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 5.8%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
• Powered by its strong earnings growth of 27.27% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 56.21% 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, BZ should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
• BOISE INC has improved earnings per share by 27.3% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. 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, BOISE INC reported lower earnings of $0.71 versus $0.74 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.81 versus $0.71).

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Boise Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of packaging and paper products in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Canada. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.3, below the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio of 12.2 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Boise has a market cap of $906.3 million and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. Shares are up 25.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

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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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