NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of TripAdvisor were falling 0.13% to $82.40 after-hours Thursday after the online travel review company announced the resignation of its CFO. TripAdvisor announced Julie M.B. Bradley will resign from her position at the company. Bradley will remain CFO for an interim period to help the company find a new CFO and help with the transition process. After resigning, Bradley will continue working with the company as a board member of the TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation. Bradley served as CFO, Chief Accounting Office, and Treasurer of TripAdvisor since October 2011. "Julie has been a strong and talented leader for TripAdvisor for nearly four years -- guiding the company through a spin-off, building a world-class finance organization, and playing an important role in developing and executing the company's global growth strategy," TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer said in a statement. TheStreet Ratings team rates TRIPADVISOR INC as a Buy with a ratings score of B-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate TRIPADVISOR INC (TRIP) a BUY. This is driven by a number of strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 1.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 35.4%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share. The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.30, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. To add to this, TRIP has a quick ratio of 1.87, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs. TRIPADVISOR INC reported significant earnings per share improvement 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, TRIPADVISOR INC increased its bottom line by earning $1.56 versus $1.41 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.27 versus $1.56). The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Internet & Catalog Retail industry. The net income increased by 77.6% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $20.27 million to $36.00 million. The gross profit margin for TRIPADVISOR INC is currently very high, coming in at 95.83%. Regardless of TRIP's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, TRIP's net profit margin of 12.50% compares favorably to the industry average. You can view the full analysis from the report here: TRIP Ratings Report Must Read: Warren Buffett's Top 25 Stocks for 2015
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