Centerstate Banks Inc Stock Downgraded (CSFL)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Centerstate Banks (Nasdaq:CSFL) 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, solid stock price performance and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that we feel that the company's cash flow from its operations has been weak overall.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 30.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 24.7%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• Powered by its strong earnings growth of 228.57% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 32.98% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Regarding the stock's future course, our hold rating indicates that we do not recommend additional investment in this stock despite its gains in the past year.
• The gross profit margin for CENTERSTATE BANKS INC is currently very high, coming in at 89.10%. It has increased significantly from the same period last year. Despite the strong results of the gross profit margin, CSFL's net profit margin of 6.70% significantly trails the industry average.
• 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. When compared to other companies in the Commercial Banks industry and the overall market, CENTERSTATE BANKS INC's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
• Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to $3.00 million or 78.01% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.

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CenterState Banks, Inc. operates as the holding company for CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A. that provides consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and industries in central Florida. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.7, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Centerstate Banks has a market cap of $232.2 million and is part of the financial sector and banking industry. Shares are up 15.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

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