Wipro Ltd. Stock Upgraded (WIT)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Wipro (NYSE:WIT) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 9.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 16.1%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
• WIT's debt-to-equity ratio is very low at 0.19 and is currently below that of the industry average, implying that there has been very successful management of debt levels. To add to this, WIT has a quick ratio of 1.67, 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 IT Services industry. The net income increased by 24.3% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $234.58 million to $291.55 million.
• Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 98.65% to $373.93 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, WIPRO LTD has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -101.81%.

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Wipro Limited provides information technology (IT) products and services, and consumer care and lighting products primarily in India, the United States, and Europe. The company operates in four segments: IT Services, IT Products, Consumer Care and Lighting, and Other. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.7, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Wipro has a market cap of $22.97 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are up 6.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

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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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