(VIANEWS) - Kirby Corporation (KEX), Kimball Electronics (KE), CoStar Group (CSGP) 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. Kirby Corporation (KEX)
17.2% sales growth and 3.32% return on equity
Kirby Corporation owns and operates tank bars in the United States. The Marine Transportation segment of Kirby Corporation provides maritime transportation services, towing vessels, and tank barges for bulk liquids. It also operates tank bars along the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway coastwise, including on three US coasts and Alaska and Hawaii. The segment transports oil products such as petrochemicals and black oil. It also operates tugboat and dry-bulk barge units which are involved in dry-bulk cargo transportation in the United States coast trade. This segment operated 1053 inland tanks barges that have 23.4 million barrels capacity. 299 inland tugboats. 49 coast tank bars with 4.7million barrels capacity. 47 coast tugboats. 4 offshore drybulk cargo barges. 4 offshore tugboats. Distribution and Services, the company segment, sells replacement parts, provides service mechanics for overhauling and fixing engines, transmissions and reducer gears and other oilfield equipment. It also rebuilds components or diesel engines and transmissions and reducer gears and equipment that is used in oilfield, maritime, power generation and on-highway applications. The company serves on-highway, maritime, commercial fishing and construction companies as well as producers and oil and gas operators. In 1990, the company, formerly Kirby Exploration Company, Inc., changed its name into Kirby Corporation. Kirby Corporation was established in Houston, Texas in 1921.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kirby Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.62.
PE Ratio
Kirby Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.43 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 3.32%.Sales Growth
Kirby Corporation's sales growth is 21.2% for the present quarter and 17.2% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 24.5%, now sitting on 2.65B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Kirby Corporation is 641851 which is 65.88% above its average volume of 386926.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Kirby Corporation's stock is valued at $67.11 at 00:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $75.08 and way above its 52-week low of $50.58.
2. Kimball Electronics (KE)
15.7% sales growth and 8.53% return on equity
Kimball Electronics, Inc. provides contract electronics manufacturing services and diversified manufacturing services to customers in the automotive, medical, industrial, and public safety end markets. The company's manufacturing services include design services and support, supply chain services and support, and rapid prototyping and product introduction support services, as well as product design, and process validation and qualification services. Its manufacturing services also comprise industrialization and automation of manufacturing processes; reliability testing, including testing of products under a series of environmental conditions; production and testing of printed circuit board assemblies; assembly, production, and packaging of medical disposables and other non-electronic products; design engineering and manufacturing of automation equipment, test and inspection equipment, and precision molded plastics; software design services; and product life cycle management services. The company has operations in the United States, China, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Thailand, and Vietnam. Kimball Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Jasper, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kimball Electronics has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.52.
PE Ratio
Kimball Electronics has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.07 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 8.53%.Sales Growth
Kimball Electronics saw a 30.9% increase in sales for its current quarter, and 15.7% the following quarter.
3. CoStar Group (CSGP)
13.7% sales growth and 5.49% return on equity
CoStar Group, Inc. offers information, analytics, online marketplace services, and other related professions to the residential, commercial, hotel, and hospitality industries. It is located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada, and the United States. CoStar Property, which provides an inventory of commercial, residential, multifamily and hospitality properties, as well as land, is offered by the company. CoStar Market Analytics provides market trends and aggregated data on submarket and market trends. CoStar Tenant provides information and business-to-business prospecting tools that provide tenant information. CoStar Risk Analytics and CoStar Investment are also offered by the company. In addition, it offers apartment marketing sites, such as ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, WestsideRentals.com, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com, Apartamentos.com, and Off Campus Partners; LoopNet Premium Lister; LoopNet Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Ads; LandsofAmerica.com, LandAndFarm.com, and LandWatch.com for rural land for-sale; BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com, and FindaFranchise.com for operating businesses and franchises for-sale; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; and HomeSnap, an online and mobile software platform, as well as Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site. CoStar Group, Inc., was established in 1987. It is located in Washington, DC.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.86.
PE Ratio
CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.22 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 5.49%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 2.9% and 16.1%, respectively.Volume
The CoStar Group's current volume is 1561080, which is 56.55% less than its average volume (35933300).
4. Wabash National Corporation (WNC)
12.9% sales growth and 12.28% return on equity
Wabash National Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes engineered solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment provides dry van and platform trailers; refrigerated trailers; converter dollies; van bodies for dry-freight transportation; cutaway van bodies for commercial applications; service bodies; insulated van bodies; stake bodies; refrigerated truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products. This segment also offers stainless steel and aluminum tank trailers for the dairy, food and beverage, oil, gas, and chemical end markets; dry bulk trailers; and fiberglass reinforced poly tank trailers. The Parts & Services segment provides aftermarket parts and services; aluminum and steel flatbed bodies, shelving for package delivery, partitions, roof racks, hitches, liftgates, and thermal solutions; and door repair and replacement, collision repair, and basic maintenance services. This segment also offers stainless steel storage tanks and silos, mixers, and processors for the dairy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, craft brewing, and biotech end markets; and composite products, including truck bodies, overhead doors, and other industrial application products. The company offers its products under the Wabash, DuraPlate, DuraPlateHD, DuraPlate AeroSkirt, and AeroSkirt CX brands, as well as EcoNex brand. It distributes its products directly, as well as through its retail operations and independent dealers to truckload common carriers, leasing companies, private fleet carriers, less-than-truckload common carriers, and package carriers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana.
Earnings per Share
Wabash National Corporation's trailing twelve-month EPS is $0.94.
PE Ratio
Wabash National Corporation's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 27.29. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $27.29 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 12.28%.Volume
The Wabash National Corporation's current reported volume is 318815, which is 25.25% lower than its average volume (426531).
Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation
Wabash National Corporation has an EBITDA of 0.69.
Revenue growth
The year-over-year growth in quarterly revenue was 35.8%. We now have 2.32B dollars for the 12 trailing months.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
Wabash National Corporation stock was valued at $25.65 at 02:22 EST at the time of writing. This is below its 52 week high of $25.79, and well above its 52 week low of $12.23.
5. Salisbury Bancorp (SAL)
12.6% sales growth and 12.38% return on equity
Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Salisbury Bank and Trust Company that provides commercial banking, consumer financing, retail banking, and trust and wealth advisory services. It offers various retail and commercial deposit products. The company also provides loans, such as residential and commercial real estate loans; construction loans; working capital loans; equipment loans; and consumer loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit, collateral loans, and auto and personal installment loans. In addition, it offers a range of fiduciary services, including trust and estate administration, wealth advisory, and investment management services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. Further, the company provides additional depositor related services consisting of landlord/tenant lease security accounts and services, merchant services, payroll services, ATM services, bank-by-phone services, Internet banking services, Internet bill pay services, person to person payments, bank to bank transfers, mobile banking services with remote deposit, and online financial management with account aggregation services, as well as cash management services, including remote deposit capture, ACH origination, wire transfers, and positive pay services. It operates through a network of 14 banking offices and 10 ATMs located in Litchfield County, Connecticut; Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties, New York; and Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Salisbury Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.07.
PE Ratio
Salisbury Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.96 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 12.38%.Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 8, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.56%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.1%, now sitting on 53.39M for the twelve trailing months.
6. Bel Fuse (BELFB)
10.3% sales growth and 21.39% return on equity
Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that are used in the networking, telecommunication, high-speed data transmission, commercial aerospace, military, broadcasting, transportation, and consumer electronic industries in the United States, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, and internationally. It offers magnetic products, such as integrated connector modules; power transformers; SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers; and telecom discrete components. The company also provides power solutions and protection products comprising front-end power supplies; board-mount power; industrial power; external power; module; and circuit protection products. In addition, it offers connectivity solutions, which includes expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and RJ and USB connectors, and cable assemblies. The company sells its products under the Bel, TRP Connector, MagJack, Signal, Bel Power Solutions, Melcher, CUI, Stratos, Fibreco, Cinch, Johnson, Trompeter, Midwest Microwave, Semflex, and Stewart Connector brands through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Bel Fuse has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.6.
PE Ratio
Bel Fuse has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.56 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 21.39%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Bel Fuse's stock is valued at $37.76 at 00:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $38.49 and way above its 52-week low of $11.58.
Moving Average
Bel Fuse's value is way above its 50-day moving average of $30.17 and way above its 200-day moving average of $21.49.Volume
Bel Fuse's current reported volume is now 37237, which is 55.77% less than its 88392 average volume.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 12, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.28 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.87%.
7. Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
9.2% sales growth and 12.23% return on equity
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., an American-based company that produces building materials from natural resources, provides aggregates as well as heavy-side materials for the US and international construction industries. The company offers ready-mix concrete and asphalt, crushed stone and sand products, ready mixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as paving products, services, Portland cement, specialty cement, and Portland for residential and non-residential construction, as well the railway, agricultural, utility and environmental sectors. It also makes magnesia-based chemical products for industrial, agricultural and environmental purposes. Dolomitic lime is primarily sold to steel producers and soil stabilization customers. The company's chemicals are used for flame retardants and wastewater treatment as well as other environmental purposes. It was established in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1939.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Martin Marietta Materials has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.54.
PE Ratio
Martin Marietta Materials has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.59 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 12.23%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Martin Marietta Materials is 243391 which is 37.36% below its average volume of 388583.
Sales Growth
Martin Marietta Materials is expecting 9.2% sales growth in the next quarter.
8. Stag Industrial (STAG)
8.2% sales growth and 7.36% return on equity
STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG) is a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties throughout the United States. By targeting this type of property, STAG has developed an investment strategy that helps investors find a powerful balance of income plus growth.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stag Industrial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.34.
PE Ratio
Stag Industrial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.4 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 7.36%.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects a decline of 68% in growth and 46.7% for the next.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Stag Industrial stock was valued at $32.69 at 02:22 EST at the time. This is way lower than its 52 week high of $48.27, and much higher than its 52 week low of $26.56.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 17%, now sitting on 634.64M for the twelve trailing months.