(VIANEWS) – Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX), PACCAR (PCAR), FleetCor Technologies (FLT) are the highest sales growth and return on equity stocks on this list.
Here is a list of stocks with an above 5% expected next quarter sales growth, and a 3% or higher return on equity. May these stocks be a good medium-term investment option?
1. Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX)
42.2% sales growth and 11.51% return on equity
Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, operates as a bottler of Coca-Cola trademark beverages. The company produces, markets, and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. It also operates small-box retail chain stores in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Brazil under the OXXO name; retail service stations for fuels, motor oils, lubricants, and car care products under the OXXO GAS name in Mexico; and drugstores in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico under the Cruz Verde, Fybeca, SanaSana, YZA, La Moderna, and Farmacon names. In addition, the company is involved in the production and distribution of collers, commercial refrigeration equipment, plastic boxes, food processing, and preservation and weighing equipment; and provision of logistic transportation, distribution and maintenance, point-of-sale refrigeration, and plastics solutions, as well as distribution platform for cleaning products and consumables. Further, it operates small-box retail and food convenience chain stores in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands under the k kiosk, Brezelkönig, BackWerk, Ditsch, Press & Books, avec, Caffè Spettacolo, and ok.–) names, as well as pretzels under the Ditsch name. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Monterrey, Mexico.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.54.
PE Ratio
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.65. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.65 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 11.51%.
Moving Average
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $93.49 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $78.88.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. is 114217 which is 80.62% below its average volume of 589638.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.’s stock is valued at $101.43 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $101.80 and way above its 52-week low of $58.73.
2. PACCAR (PCAR)
14.1% sales growth and 24.17% return on equity
PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods. It sells its trucks through a network of independent dealers under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. The Parts segment distributes aftermarket parts for trucks and related commercial vehicles. The Financial Services segment conducts full-service leasing operations under the PacLease trade name, as well as provides finance and leasing products and services to customers and dealers. This segment also offers equipment financing and administrative support services for its franchisees; retail loan and leasing services for small, medium, and large commercial trucking companies, as well as independent owners/operators and other businesses; and truck inventory financing services to independent dealers. In addition, this segment offers loans and leases directly to customers for the acquisition of trucks and related equipment. The company also manufactures and markets industrial winches under the Braden, Carco, and Gearmatic nameplates. PACCAR Inc was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PACCAR has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.
PE Ratio
PACCAR has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.17 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 24.17%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
PACCAR’s stock is valued at $73.00 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $76.72 and way higher than its 52-week low of $51.33.
3. FleetCor Technologies (FLT)
13% sales growth and 32.88% return on equity
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc., a business payments company that helps businesses spend less by enabling them to manage their expense-related purchasing and vendor payments processes. It offers corporate payments solutions, such as accounts payable automation; Virtual Card, which provides a single-use card number for a specific amount usable within a defined timeframe; Cross-Border that is used by its customers to pay international vendors, foreign office and personnel expenses, capital expenditures, and profit repatriation and dividends; and purchasing cards and travel and entertainment cards for its customers to analyze and manage their corporate spending. The company also provides vehicle and mobility solutions, including fuel solutions to businesses and government entities that operate vehicle fleets, as well as to oil and leasing companies, and fuel marketers; lodging solutions to businesses that have employees who travel overnight for work purposes, as well as to airlines and cruise lines to accommodate traveling crews and stranded passengers; and electronic toll payments solutions to businesses and consumers in the form of radio frequency identification tags affixed to vehicles' windshields. In addition, it offers gift card program management and processing services in plastic and digital forms that include card design, production and packaging, delivery and fulfillment, card and account management, transaction processing, promotion development and management, website design and hosting, program analytics, and card distribution channel management. Further, the company provides other products consisting of payroll cards, vehicle maintenance service solution, long-haul transportation solution, prepaid food vouchers or cards, and prepaid transportation cards and vouchers. It serves business, merchant, consumer, and payment network customers in North America, Brazil, and Internationally. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FleetCor Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.49.
PE Ratio
FleetCor Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.23 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 32.88%.
4. Darling Ingredients (DAR)
7.7% sales growth and 20.63% return on equity
Darling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. The company collects and transforms various animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as collagen, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstock, green energy, natural casings, and hides. It also recovers and converts used cooking oil and animal fats, and residual bakery products into valuable feed and fuel ingredients. In addition, the company provides environmental services, including grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments. It primarily operates under the Sonac, Dar Pro, Rothsay, Rousselot, CTH, Ecoson, and Rendac brand names in North America, Europe, China, South America, Australia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Darling International Inc. and changed its name to Darling Ingredients Inc. in May 2014. Darling Ingredients Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Darling Ingredients has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.48.
PE Ratio
Darling Ingredients has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.17 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 20.63%.
5. Alamo Group (ALG)
7.6% sales growth and 13.67% return on equity
Alamo Group Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes, and services agricultural and infrastructure maintenance equipment for governmental and industrial use worldwide. The company offers hydraulically-powered and tractor-mounted mowers, including boom-mounted mowers; other cutters and replacement parts for heavy-duty and intensive uses; and heavy duty, tractor- and truck-mounted mowing, and vegetation maintenance equipment and replacement parts. It also provides truck-mounted air vacuum, mechanical broom, and regenerative air sweepers; pothole patchers; leaf collection equipment and replacement brooms; parking lot and street sweepers; excavators; catch basin cleaners and roadway debris vacuum systems; truck-mounted vacuum trucks, combination sewer cleaners, and hydro excavators; ice control products; snow plows and heavy duty snow removal equipment, hitches, attachments, and graders; landscape and vegetation maintenance equipment; and public works and runway maintenance products, parts, and services. In addition, the company offers rotary and finishing mowers, flail and disc mowers, front-end loaders, backhoes, rotary tillers, posthole diggers, scraper blades, and replacement parts, as well as zero turn radius mowers; cutting parts, plain and hard-faced replacement tillage tools, disc blades, and fertilizer application components; aftermarket agricultural parts; and heavy-duty mechanical rotary mowers, snow blowers, rock removal equipment, and replacement parts. Further, it provides tractor attachments; agricultural implements; hydraulic and boom-mounted hedge and grass cutters, and other tractor attachments and implements; hedgerow cutters, industrial grass mowers, and agricultural seedbed preparation cultivators; self-propelled sprayers and multi-drive load-carrying vehicles; cutting blades; hydraulic and mechanical boom mowers; and high pressure cleaning systems and trenchers. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Seguin, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alamo Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.54.
PE Ratio
Alamo Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.69. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.69 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 13.67%.
Sales Growth
Alamo Group’s sales growth is 7.7% for the ongoing quarter and 7.6% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Alamo Group is 66523 which is 3.6% below its average volume of 69010.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Alamo Group’s stock is valued at $176.73 at 01:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $186.37 and way above its 52-week low of $108.35.
6. Merchants Bancorp (MBIN)
7.2% sales growth and 16.67% return on equity
Merchants Bancorp operates as the diversified bank holding company in the United States. The company operates through Multi-family Mortgage Banking, Mortgage Warehousing, and Banking segments. The Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment originates and services government sponsored mortgages for multi-family and healthcare facilities. The Mortgage Warehousing segment funds agency eligible residential loans, including origination, purchase, and sale in the secondary market, as well as commercial loans to non-depository financial institutions. The Banking segment offers a range of financial products and services to consumers and businesses, such as various types of deposit products comprising checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and time deposit accounts; and multi-family construction and bridge, commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential mortgage, and consumer loan products. This segment also engages in the agricultural lending, small business administration lending, single-family mortgage lending, and correspondent lending and servicing businesses. It operates 16 branches in various states, including Indiana, Illinois, Florida, New York, and Minnesota. Merchants Bancorp was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Merchants Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.52.
PE Ratio
Merchants Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.1 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 16.67%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Merchants Bancorp is 26731 which is 68.35% below its average volume of 84483.
Moving Average
Merchants Bancorp’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $25.44 and way under its 200-day moving average of $25.88.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.4%, now sitting on 437.41M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Merchants Bancorp’s stock is valued at $23.05 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $31.36 and higher than its 52-week low of $21.50.
7. Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM)
6.6% sales growth and 67.67% return on equity
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), founded in 1951, is the global leader for storage and information management services. Trusted by more than 225,000 organizations around the world, and with a real estate network of more than 90 million square feet across more than 1,480 facilities in approximately 50 countries, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of valued assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and cultural and historical artifacts. Providing solutions that include secure records storage, information management, digital transformation, secure destruction, as well as data centers, cloud services and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps customers lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable a more digital way of working.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.9.
PE Ratio
Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.82 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 67.67%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Iron Mountain Incorporated is 115754 which is 91.47% below its average volume of 1357090.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Iron Mountain Incorporated’s stock is valued at $54.76 at 01:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $57.21 and way higher than its 52-week low of $43.33.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.47 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.47%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 7.9% and a negative 15.2%, respectively.
