(VIANEWS) – Tidewater (TDW), Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC), Columbia Banking System (COLB) 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. Tidewater (TDW)
69.5% sales growth and 7.29% return on equity
Tidewater Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore support vessels and marine support services to the offshore energy industry through the operation of a fleet of marine service vessels worldwide. It provides services in support of offshore crude oil and natural gas exploration, field development, and production, as well as windfarm development and maintenance, including towing of and anchor handling for mobile offshore drilling units; transporting supplies and personnel necessary to sustain drilling, workover, and production activities; offshore construction, and seismic and subsea support; geotechnical survey support for windfarm construction; and various specialized services, such as pipe and cable laying. The company operates anchor handling towing supply vessels, platform supply vessels, crew boats, utility vessels, and offshore tugs. The company serves oil and natural gas exploration, field development, and production companies; mid-sized and smaller independent exploration and production companies; foreign government-owned or government-controlled organizations, and other related companies; drilling contractors; and other companies, such as offshore construction, windfarm development, diving, and well stimulation companies. Tidewater Inc. was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tidewater has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.4.
PE Ratio
Tidewater has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.43 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 7.29%.
Moving Average
Tidewater’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $63.81 and way above its 200-day moving average of $57.72.
2. Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC)
41.3% sales growth and 11.92% return on equity
Capital Southwest Corporation is a business development company specializing in credit and private equity and venture capital investments in middle market companies, mezzanine, later stage, mature, late venture, emerging growth, buyouts, recapitalizations and growth capital investments. It does not invest in startups, publicly traded companies, real estate developments, project finance opportunities, oil and gas exploration businesses, troubled companies, turnarounds, and companies in which significant senior management is departing. In lower middle market, the firm typically invests in growth financing, bolt-on acquisitions, new platform acquisitions, refinancing, dividend recapitalizations, sponsor-led buyouts, and management buyouts situations. The investment structures are Unitranche debt, subordinated debt, senior debt, first and second lien debt, and preferred and common equity. The firm makes equity co-investments alongside debt investments, up to 20% of total check and only makes non-control investments. It prefers to invest in Industrial manufacturing and services, value-added distribution, healthcare products and services, business services, specialty chemicals, food and beverage, tech-enabled services and SaaS models. The firm seeks to invest in energy services and products, industrial technologies, and specialty chemicals and products. Within energy services and products, the firm seeks to invest in each segment of the industry, including upstream, midstream and downstream, excluding exploration and production with a focus on differentiated products and services, equipment and tool rental, consumable products, and drilling and completion chemicals. Within industrial technologies, it seeks to invest in automation and process controls, handling and packaging equipment, industrial filtration and fluid handling, measurement, monitoring and testing, professional tools, and sensors and instrumentation. Within and specialty chemicals and products, the firm seeks to invest in businesses that develop and manufacture highly differentiated chemicals and products including adhesives, coatings and sealants, catalysts and absorbents, cosmeceuticals, fine chemicals, flavors and fragrances, performance lubricants, polymers, plastics and composites, chemical dispensing and filtration equipment, professional and industrial trade consumables and tools, engineered solutions for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical installations, specified high performance materials for fire protection and oilfield applications. It may also invest in exceptional opportunities in building products. The firm seeks to invest in the United States. The firm seeks to make investments ranging from $5 to $25 million in securities. It seeks to make equity investments up to $5 million and debt investments between $5 million and $20 million and co-invest in transaction size upto $40 million. It prefers to invest in companies with revenues approaching above $10 million, profitable operations, historical growth rate of at least 15 percent per year. . Within the lower middle market, it seeks to invest in with less than $15 million in EBITDA and also opportunistically invests in the upper middle market, generally defined as companies with EBITDA in excess of $50 million. In addition to making direct investments, the firm allocates capital to syndicated first and second lien term loans in the upper middle market. Criteria for Upper Middle Market Syndicated 1st Lien is EBITDA Size more than $30 million, Closing Leverage greater than 4 times, investment hold size between $5 million and $7 million, investment yield greater than 6.5%. Criteria for Upper Middle Market Syndicated 2nd Lien is EBITDA Size more than $50 million, Closing Leverage greater than 6 times, investment hold size between $5 million and $7 million, investment yield greater than 9%. It prefers to take a majority and minority stake. The firm has the flexibility to hold investments for very long period in its portfolio companies. It may also invest through warrants. The firm prefers to take Board participation in its portfolio companies. Capital Southwest Corporation was founded on April 19, 1961 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Capital Southwest Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.85.
PE Ratio
Capital Southwest Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.58 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 11.92%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.52 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.03%.
Moving Average
Capital Southwest Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $22.90 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $20.86.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 6.5% and 4.6%, respectively.
3. Columbia Banking System (COLB)
21.5% sales growth and 9.59% return on equity
Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Columbia State Bank that provides a range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It offers personal banking products and services, including non-interest and interest-bearing checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; home mortgages for purchases and refinances, home equity loans and lines of credit, and other personal loans; debit and credit cards; and digital banking services. The company also provides business banking products and services, such as checking, savings, interest-bearing money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; agricultural, asset-based, builder and other commercial real estate loans, as well as loans guaranteed by the small business administration; debit and credit cards; and professional banking, treasury management, merchant card, and international banking services. In addition, it offers wealth management solutions that include financial planning services, such as asset allocation, net worth analysis, estate planning and preservation, education funding, and wealth transfer; insurance solutions, which include long-term care, and life and disability insurance; individual retirement solutions comprising retirement planning, retirement income strategies, and traditional and roth individual retirement accounts; and business solutions, which comprise business retirement plans, key person insurance, business succession planning, and deferred compensation plans to individuals, families, and professional businesses. Further, the company provides fiduciary, investment, and administrative trust services, such as personal and special needs trusts, estate settlement services, and investment agency and charitable management services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated approximately 145 branches. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Columbia Banking System has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.91.
PE Ratio
Columbia Banking System has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.85 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 9.59%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 10.2% and positive 65.2% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 68.6%, now sitting on 1.63B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Meta Platforms (META)
17.8% sales growth and 22.27% return on equity
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Meta Platforms has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.32.
PE Ratio
Meta Platforms has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.6 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 22.27%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Meta Platforms’s EBITDA is 44.38.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Meta Platforms is 11349900 which is 36.7% below its average volume of 17933200.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 23.2%, now sitting on 126.96B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Meta Platforms(META)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 22 January, "Based on short-term price targets offered by 38 analysts, the average price target for Meta Platforms comes to $392.68. "
5. NV5 Global (NVEE)
13.9% sales growth and 5.92% return on equity
NV5 Global, Inc. provides professional and technical engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients in the infrastructure, utility services, construction, real estate, and environmental markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Infrastructure; Building, Technology & Sciences; and Geospatial Solutions. The company offers site selection and planning, design, water resources, transportation, structural engineering, land development, surveying, power delivery, building code compliance, and other services; and construction materials testing and engineering, geotechnical engineering and consulting, and forensic consulting services. It also provides governmental outsourcing and consulting, and technical outsourcing services; and geospatial data analytic and mapping services. In addition, the company offers mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design; commissioning; energy performance, management, and optimization; building program management; acoustical design consulting; and audiovisual–security and surveillance–information technology–data center services, as well as energy services. Further, it provides various services, such as investigating and analyzing environmental conditions, and recommending corrective measures and procedures; occupational health and safety services; radiation exposure and protection, and nuclear safety and industrial hygiene analyses services; hydrogeological modeling and environmental programs; water resource planning, monitoring, and environmental management of wastewater facilities; solid waste landfill investigations; permitting and compliance; storm water pollution; environmental impact statement support; agricultural waste management and permitting; and wetland evaluations. The company was formerly known as NV5 Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to NV5 Global, Inc. in December 2015. NV5 Global, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NV5 Global has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.76.
PE Ratio
NV5 Global has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.67 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 5.92%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for NV5 Global is 49682 which is 34.72% below its average volume of 76117.
6. MGM Resorts (MGM)
13.1% sales growth and 11.81% return on equity
MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casino, hotel, and entertainment resorts in the United States and Macau. The company operates through three segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations, and MGM China. Its casino resorts offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities. The company's casino operations include slots and table games, as well as online sports betting and iGaming through BetMGM. Its customers include premium gaming customers; leisure and wholesale travel customers; business travelers; and group customers, including conventions, trade associations, and small meetings. The company was formerly known as MGM MIRAGE and changed its name to MGM Resorts International in June 2010. MGM Resorts International was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MGM Resorts has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.98.
PE Ratio
MGM Resorts has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.37. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.37 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 11.81%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.3%, now sitting on 15.33B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 7, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.01 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.03%.
7. Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)
10.7% sales growth and 8.88% return on equity
Addus HomeCare Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal care services to elderly, chronically ill, disabled persons, and individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Hospice, and Home Health. The Personal Care segment provides non-medical assistance with activities of daily living. This segment offers services that include assistance with bathing, grooming, oral care, feeding and dressing, medication reminders, meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, and transportation services. The Hospice segment provides palliative nursing care, social work, spiritual counseling, homemaker, and bereavement counseling services for people who are terminally ill, as well as related services for their families. The Home Health segment offers skilled nursing and physical, occupational, and speech therapy for the individuals who requires assistance during an illness or after hospitalization. The company's payor clients include federal, state, and local governmental agencies; managed care organizations; commercial insurers; and private individuals. Addus HomeCare Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Addus HomeCare Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.53.
PE Ratio
Addus HomeCare Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.1 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 8.88%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Addus HomeCare Corporation is 55530 which is 29.48% below its average volume of 78754.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.6%, now sitting on 1.03B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Addus HomeCare Corporation’s EBITDA is 52.9.
Sales Growth
Addus HomeCare Corporation’s sales growth is 11.1% for the present quarter and 10.7% for the next.
