Telenav Inc. Stock Downgraded (TNAV)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Telenav (Nasdaq:TNAV) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• TELENAV INC has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. Earnings per share have declined over the last two years. We anticipate that this should continue in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, TELENAV INC reported lower earnings of $0.73 versus $0.94 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 69.9% in earnings ($0.22 versus $0.73).
• The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Software industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 91.2% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $10.24 million to $0.90 million.
• 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. When compared to other companies in the Software industry and the overall market, TELENAV INC's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
• In its most recent trading session, TNAV has closed at a price level that was not very different from its closing price of one year earlier. This is probably due to its weak earnings growth as well as other mixed factors. The fact that the stock is now selling for less than others in its industry in relation to its current earnings is not reason enough to justify a buy rating at this time.
• The gross profit margin for TELENAV INC is rather high; currently it is at 69.30%. Despite the high profit margin, it has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, TNAV's net profit margin of 1.78% is significantly lower than the industry average.

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TeleNav, Inc. provides personalized navigation and location based services (LBS) in the United States and internationally. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.1, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Telenav has a market cap of $335.5 million and is part of the technology sector and electronics industry. Shares are up 0.9% 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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