(VIANEWS) - Preferred Bank (PFBC), Sonoco Products Company (SON), Innospec (IOSP) 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. Preferred Bank (PFBC)
33.9% sales growth and 18.54% return on equity
Preferred Bank offers a variety of commercial banking services and products to entrepreneurs, small- and medium-sized business owners, investors, property developers, professional and wealthy individuals throughout the United States. Preferred Bank accepts individual retirement accounts, as well as fixed-rate, fixed maturity, retail and fixed rate fixed maturity certificates. The company also offers real estate loans secured by residential, commercial, industrial, or special-purpose properties, as well as loans to build real estate. It also has lines of credit that include working capital and term loans for capital expenses. The company also offers international trade financing services including export and commercial letters of credit and import lines of credit. It also provides documentation collections and accepts/trust receipt financing products. It also offers high-wealth services for wealthy people living in the Pacific Rim. Remote deposit capture and online banking are some of its offerings. The company also offers different banking services for physicians, lawyers, business managers and accountants. It provides safe deposit boxes and account reconciliation services, as well as cash management services to manufacturing and service companies. It had 11 full-service branches in Alhambra and Century City, City of Industry and Torrance. There were also one branch located in Flushing. Los Angeles is the headquarters of this company, which was founded in 1991.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Preferred Bank has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.17.
PE Ratio
Preferred Bank has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.14 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 18.54%.2. Sonoco Products Company (SON)
26.6% sales growth and 22.7% return on equity
Sonoco Products Company produces and sells consumer and industrial packaging products throughout North America, South America, Europe and Australia. There are four main segments to the company: Consumer Packaging and Display and Packaging; Paper and Industrial Converted Products; Protective Solutions and Paper and Packaging. Consumer Packaging offers paper, thermoformed plastic round- and shaped plastic trays and containers; extruded or injection-molded plastic products and printed flexible packaging products. Brand artwork management is also available. Metal and peelable membrane closures are also offered. Display and Packaging offers both temporary and semi-permanent point of purchase displays, supply chain management services including contract packaging, fulfillment, and scaleable service centers, and retail packaging. This includes printed backer cards and thermoformed blisters as well as heat sealing equipment. Paper amenities include coasters and covers. Paper and Industrial Converted Products provides fiber-based construction tubes and paperboard cones and cores. It also offers paperboard tube, wire and cable reels and cables made of metal, wood, and composite wire and/or cable. Protective Solutions offers custom-engineered and paperboard-based, molded foam protective packaging components and products; as well as temperature-assured packaged products. It sells products on a variety of markets including paper, film, chemical, packaging and construction as well as wire and cable. Sonoco Products Company was established in Hartsville in South Carolina in 1899.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sonoco Products Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.24.
PE Ratio
Sonoco Products Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.54 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 22.7%.Sales Growth
Sonoco Products Company's sales growth is 34.4% for the present quarter and 26.6% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Sonoco Products Company's stock is valued at $61.67 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $67.06 and way higher than its 52-week low of $51.52.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 38.4%, now sitting on 6.54B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 52.7% and 36.7%, respectively.3. Innospec (IOSP)
13.5% sales growth and 11.37% return on equity
Innospec Inc. creates, produces, blends and markets specialty chemicals throughout the United States and Europe. The company operates in three segments: Fuel Specialties and Performance Chemicals. A variety of specialty chemicals are used in the Fuel Specialties segment as fuel additives. These products can be used to operate engines for automotive, aviation, and marine aircraft; generators and heating oils. Performance Chemicals provides technological-based solutions to its customers or products that are focused on the metal extraction, personal care and home care markets. Oilfield Services develops and markets products that prevent drilling accidents; chemicals for stimulation and completion; as well products for oil production. These products allow flow assurance and preserve asset integrity. The company sells products to the following: oil and gas production and exploration companies; fuel producers and users; personal care and home-care companies; formulators of metal extraction and agrochemical formulations and other industrial and chemical companies. Innospec Inc. was previously known as Octel Corp. Innospec Inc. was established in 1938. It is located in Englewood Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Innospec has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.67.
PE Ratio
Innospec has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.2 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 11.37%.Sales Growth
Innospec's sales growth is 34% for the ongoing quarter and 13.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 15, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.26 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.34%.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Innospec is 72619 which is 13.07% below its average volume of 83540.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 22.6% and 11.5%, respectively.4. Ashland (ASH)
5.7% sales growth and 4.79% return on equity
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. supplies specialty and additive ingredients around the world. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences, Personal Care & Household, Specialty Additives and Intermediates and Solvents. Life Sciences offers pharmaceutical solutions including disintegrants and thickeners for tablet coatings and tablets, thickeners and solubilizers for tablet bindings and thickeners. Nutrition solutions include thickeners and stabilizers as well as nutraceutical products that can be used to manage weight, joints, digestive health, stomach and intestinal function, sport nutrition and overall wellness. Personal Care & Household offers a variety of biodegradable and performance ingredients. These include solutions for dentures cleaning and toothpastes; household supplies that are derived from nature, such as biodegradable surfaces wetting agents and performance encapsulates; and home products that contain nature-derived rheology and emulsifiers. Specialty Additives offers advanced ceramics that are used in catalytic converters and environmental filters. It also includes rheology modifiers and foam control agents as well as surfactants, wetting agents and wetting agents. Intermediates and Solvents produces 1,4 Butanediol and its derivatives including n-methylpyrrolidone. Ashland Global Holdings Inc. sells its products in many markets including industrial and consumer markets such as architecture, building, energy, food, beverage, nutraceuticals and personal care. The original name of the company was Ashland Inc., but it changed its name in September 2016 to Ashland Global Holdings Inc. Ashland Global Holdings Inc. is located in Wilmington, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ashland has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.67.
PE Ratio
Ashland has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.67 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 4.79%.