Tivo Inc. Stock Upgraded (TIVO)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Tivo (Nasdaq:TIVO) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's return on equity has been disappointing.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 3.4%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 26.6%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• The gross profit margin for TIVO INC is rather high; currently it is at 53.70%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 71.96% significantly outperformed against the industry average.
• Despite currently having a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, it is higher than that of the industry average, inferring that management of debt levels may need to be evaluated further. Even though the debt-to-equity ratio shows mixed results, the company's quick ratio of 3.91 is very high and demonstrates very strong liquidity.
• Compared to where it was 12 months ago, the stock is up, but it has so far lagged the appreciation in the S&P 500. We feel that the combination of its price rise over the last year and its current price-to-earnings ratio relative to its industry tend to reduce its upside potential.
• Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. In comparison to the other companies in the Software industry and the overall market, TIVO INC's return on equity is significantly below that of the industry average and is below that of the S&P 500.

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TiVo Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software, technology, in-home, and outside-of-the-home cloud-based video solutions, which are included in DVRs, non-DVR set-top boxes, and other consumer electronic applications and devices in the United States and internationally. The company has a P/E ratio of -19.6, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Tivo has a market cap of $1.27 billion and is part of the services sector and media industry. Shares are up 21% 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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