(VIANEWS) – BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (BKCC), Copart (CPRT), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) 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. BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (BKCC)
17.5% sales growth and 3.24% return on equity
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, formerly known as BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation, is a Business Development Company specializing in investments in middle market companies. The fund invests in all industries. It prefers to invest between $10 million and $50 million and can invest more or less in companies with EBITDA or operating cash flow between $10 million and $50 million. The fund invests in the form of senior and junior secured, unsecured, and subordinated debt securities and loans including cash flow, asset backed, and junior lien facilities and equity securities. It's equity investments can be structured in the form of warrants, preferred stock, common equity co-investments, and direct investments in common stock. The fund's debt investments are principally structured to provide for current cash interest and to a lesser extent non-cash interest, particularly with subordinated debt investments, through a pay-in-kind (PIK) feature. It can also make non-control investments.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.15.
PE Ratio
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.47 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 3.24%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 7.7% and positive 9.1% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation’s stock is valued at $3.82 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $4.01 and way higher than its 52-week low of $3.03.
2. Copart (CPRT)
10.6% sales growth and 23.2% return on equity
Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and Spain. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the internet through its virtual bidding third generation internet auction-style sales technology to vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, fleet operators, dealers, vehicle rental companies, and individuals. The company's services include online seller access, salvage estimation, estimating, end-of-life vehicle processing, transportation, vehicle inspection stations, on-demand reporting, title processing and procurement, loan payoff, flexible vehicle processing programs, buy it now, member network, sales process, and dealer services. Its services also comprise services to sell vehicles through CashForCars.com; Copart Recycling service, which allows the public to purchase parts from salvaged and end-of-life vehicles; copart 360, an online technology for posting vehicle images; membership tiers for those registering to buy vehicles through Copart.com; and virtual queue to secure a place in line while visiting one of its locations. The company sells its products principally to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, and exporters, as well as to the public. Copart, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Copart has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.21.
PE Ratio
Copart has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.01 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 23.2%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.7%, now sitting on 3.76B for the twelve trailing months.
3. IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX)
10.6% sales growth and 102.06% return on equity
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test kit for human COVID-19 testing; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.52.
PE Ratio
IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.58 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 102.06%.
Sales Growth
IDEXX Laboratories’s sales growth is 10.2% for the current quarter and 10.6% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 10.2% and 9.8%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.7%, now sitting on 3.51B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
5.5% sales growth and 10.54% return on equity
Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The Aggregates segment provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. The Asphalt Mix segment offers asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as engages in the asphalt construction paving activity in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. The Concrete segment provides ready-mixed concrete in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia, and Washington D.C. The Calcium segment mines, produces, and sells calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Vulcan Materials Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.49.
PE Ratio
Vulcan Materials Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.43 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 10.54%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Vulcan Materials Company’s stock is valued at $210.98 at 11:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $229.75 and way higher than its 52-week low of $147.64.
