Sap AG ADR Stock Buy Recommendation Reiterated (SAP)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Sap AG ADR (NYSE:SAP) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a ratings score of A- . The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, increase in net income, expanding profit margins and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 2.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 30.1%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
• Investors have apparently begun to recognize positive factors similar to those we have mentioned in this report, including earnings growth. This has helped drive up the company's shares by a sharp 25.81% over the past year, a rise that has exceeded that of the S&P 500 Index. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, SAP should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Software industry average. The net income increased by 4.5% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $1,446.20 million to $1,511.28 million.
• The gross profit margin for SAP AG is currently very high, coming in at 77.30%. Regardless of SAP's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 21.61% trails the industry average.
• SAP AG's earnings per share improvement from the most recent quarter was slightly positive. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, SAP AG reported lower earnings of $3.12 versus $3.75 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($3.49 versus $3.12).

SAP AG provides enterprise application software and software-related services worldwide. Sap AG ADR has a market cap of $96.19 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.5, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 0.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

You can view the full Sap AG ADR Ratings Report or get investment ideas from our investment research center.

--Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff.

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