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The following ratings changes were generated on Friday, May 22.
We've upgraded CenturyTel(CTL Quote) from hold to buy, driven by its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat weak growth in earnings per share.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95 is below the industry average, but its quick ratio of 0.6 displays a potential problem in covering short-term cash needs. The 63.1% gross profit margin has decreased from the year-ago quarter. The 10.6% net profit margin compared favorably with the industry average. Revenue fell by 2% since the same quarter last year, and Return on equity also decreased. ...
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