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MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is rated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a grade of A+. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 10.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 5.5%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• MASTERCARD INC has improved earnings per share by 9.6% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, MASTERCARD INC increased its bottom line by earning $14.83 versus $14.05 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($21.95 versus $14.83).
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the IT Services industry average. The net income increased by 7.7% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $717.00 million to $772.00 million.
• The gross profit margin for MASTERCARD INC is rather high; currently it is at 58.50%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 40.25% significantly outperformed against the industry average.
• Net operating cash flow has remained constant at $1,014.00 million with no significant change when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, MASTERCARD INC has modestly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -5.60%.

MasterCard Incorporated, a payments and technology company, together with its subsidiaries, provides transaction processing and other payment-related services in the United States and internationally. MasterCard has a market cap of $57.43 billion and is part of the services sector and diversified services industry.

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