(VIANEWS) – Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) 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. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
57.2% sales growth and 10.43% return on equity
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada and the United States. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; and merchandise freight, such as energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals and consumer, automotive, and forest products. It transports intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers. The company offers rail and intermodal transportation services through a network of approximately 13,000 miles serving business centers in Quebec and British Columbia, Canada; and the United States Northeast and Midwest regions. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Canadian Pacific Railway has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.35.
PE Ratio
Canadian Pacific Railway has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.52 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 10.43%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 4.9% and 14.7%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Canadian Pacific Railway is 995466 which is 58.55% below its average volume of 2401750.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 27, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.55 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.73%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 44.4%, now sitting on 11.24B for the twelve trailing months.
2. Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR)
15.6% sales growth and 3.17% return on equity
Rexford Industrial, a real estate investment trust focused on owning and operating industrial properties throughout Southern California infill markets, owns 232 properties with approximately 27.9 million rentable square feet and manages an additional 20 properties with approximately 1.0 million rentable square feet.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.05.
PE Ratio
Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 50. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $50 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 3.17%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Rexford Industrial Realty’s EBITDA is 17.12.
Sales Growth
Rexford Industrial Realty’s sales growth is 16.3% for the current quarter and 15.6% for the next.
3. Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
9.8% sales growth and 18.19% return on equity
Main Street Capital Corporation is a principal investment firm that primarily provides equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. Main Street's lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.97.
PE Ratio
Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.61 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 18.19%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 3, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.76%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is 1% and a drop 3.9% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Main Street Capital Corporation is 82642 which is 76.86% below its average volume of 357190.
4. Manhattan Associates (MANH)
6.9% sales growth and 81.18% return on equity
Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations for retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, logistics providers, and other organizations. The company offers Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solutions that provide trading partner management, yard management, optimization, warehouse management, and transportation execution services; and Manhattan Active, a set of enterprise and store omni-channel solutions. It also provides inventory optimization and planning solutions; maintenance services comprising customer support services and software enhancements; professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services; and training and change management services. In addition, the company resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. It offers products through direct sales personnel, as well as through partnership agreements with various organizations. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Manhattan Associates, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Manhattan Associates has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.66.
PE Ratio
Manhattan Associates has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 83.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $83.36 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 81.18%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.6%, now sitting on 888.57M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Manhattan Associates’s sales growth is 13.1% for the ongoing quarter and 6.9% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Manhattan Associates is 425961 which is 0.26% above its average volume of 424818.
