Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Downgraded (QCOR)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:QCOR) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the stock has had a generally disappointing performance in the past year.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• QCOR's very impressive revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 4.3%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues leaped by 144.6%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• QCOR 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, QCOR has a quick ratio of 2.34, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Pharmaceuticals industry. The net income increased by 199.2% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $13.87 million to $41.51 million.
• QCOR has underperformed the S&P 500 Index, declining 23.13% 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.

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Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, provides prescription drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, nephrotic syndrome, and infantile spasms indications. It primarily offers H.P. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.1, equal to the average drugs industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Questcor has a market cap of $1.48 billion and is part of the health care sector and drugs industry. Shares are down 39.2% 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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