(VIANEWS) - Trinity Industries (TRN), Schlumberger (SLB), Kirby Corporation (KEX) 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. Trinity Industries (TRN)
62.6% sales growth and 5.44% return on equity
Trinity Industries, Inc. provides rail transportation products and services under the TrinityRail name in North America. It operates in two segments, Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, and Rail Products Group. The Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group segment leases freight and tank railcars; originates and manages railcar leases for third-party investors; and provides fleet maintenance and management services. As of December 31, 2021, it had a fleet of 106,970 owned or leased railcars. This segment serves industrial shipper and railroad companies operating in agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. The Rail Products Group segment manufactures freight and tank railcars for transporting various liquids, gases, and dry cargo; and offers railcar maintenance and modification services. This segment serves railroads, leasing companies, and industrial shippers of products in the agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. It sells or leases products and services through its own sales personnel and independent sales representatives. Trinity Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1933 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings per Share
Trinity Industries' trailing twelve-month EPS is $0.73.
PE Ratio
Trinity Industries' trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 40.67. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $40.67 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 5.44%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Trinity Industries stock was valued at $29.69 as of 10:22 EST. This is way below its 52 week high of $35.35, and far above its 52 week low of $20.94.
Sales Growth
Trinity Industries's sales growth is 79.7% for the current quarter and 62.6% for the next.
2. Schlumberger (SLB)
36.2% sales growth and 19.38% return on equity
Schlumberger Limited is a global provider of technology to the energy sector. It operates in four segments: Digital & Integration; Reservoir Performance; Well Construction and Production Systems. The company offers IT infrastructure, software and information management services. It also provides consulting services to reservoir characterization and field development planning. It also offers mud logging and engineering support services; drilling machinery and equipment for energy companies and shipyards; drilling tools and land drilling rigs; well cementing products; well drilling services and services; well drilling and planning; engineering, supervision logistics procurement contracting and drilling rig management. The company designs, manufactures and markets fixed-cut and roller cone drill bits. It also offers well completion and equipment, artificial lift production equipment, optimization services, valves, process systems, and integrated subsea systems consisting of wellheads subsea tree, flowline connectors control systems, connectors and services. The firm was formerly called Societe'de Prospection Electro'lectrique. Schlumberger Limited was established in Houston, Texas in 1926.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Schlumberger has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-2.04.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 19.38%.Previous days news about Schlumberger(SLB)
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3. Kirby Corporation (KEX)
16.8% sales growth and 3.32% return on equity
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation services and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. This segment also transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barge and tugboat units that are engaged in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargoes in the United States coastal trade. As of December 31, 2019, this segment owned and operated 1,053 inland tank barges with 23.4 million barrels of capacity, 299 inland towboats, 49 coastal tank barges with 4.7 million barrels of capacity, 47 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 4 offshore tugboats, and 1 docking tugboat. The company's Distribution and Services segment sells replacement parts; provides service mechanics to overhaul and repair engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related oilfield services equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents industrial compressors, railcar movers, and high capacity lift trucks; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units. It serves oilfield service, on-highway transportation, marine transportation, commercial fishing, construction, and power generation companies, as well as oil and gas operators and producers, and the United States government. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings per Share
Kirby Corporation's trailing 12 months EPS is $1.58.
PE Ratio
Kirby Corporation's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 40.42. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $40.42 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 3.32%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 10:22 EST Kirby Corporation stock was valued at $63.86. This is way lower than the 52-week high at $75.08, and much higher than its 52 week low at $55.03.
Revenue growth
The year-over-year revenue growth was 24.5%. It now stands at 2.65B in the 12 trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Kirby Corporation's EBITDA is 2.09.
4. Incyte Corporation (INCY)
12.7% sales growth and 26.92% return on equity
Incyte Corporation is a biopharmaceutical firm that focuses on developing, commercializing, and distributing proprietary therapeutics throughout the United States. The company offers JAKAFI, a drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera; PEMAZYRE, a fibroblast growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor that act as oncogenic drivers in various liquid and solid tumor types; and ICLUSIG, a kinase inhibitor to treat chronic myeloid leukemia and philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Its clinical stage products include ruxolitinib, a steroid-refractory chronic graft-versus-host-diseases (GVHD); itacitinib, which is in Phase II/III clinical trial to treat naive chronic GVHD; and pemigatinib for treating bladder cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, myeloproliferative syndrome, and tumor agnostic. Parsaclisib is also being developed by the company. It is currently in phase II clinical trials for marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma. It also develops Retifanlimab, which is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials in MSI-high endometrial carcinoma, merkel cells carcinoma and anal carcinoma. There are collaboration agreements with Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Agenus Inc., Calithera Biosciences, Inc., MacroGenics, Inc., Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Innovent Biologics, Inc., Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Innovent Biologics, Inc., Zai Lab Limited, Cellenkos, Inc., and Nimble Therapeutics. These collaborations include clinical collaborations AG and a combination of plamotamab, plamotamab, lenalidomide, refractory follicular and relapsed/refractory follicular follicular and tab, tamab, fab, follicular and lenalidomide, ab, follicular and refractory or refractory follicular tamab, Inc. It was founded in 1991. The headquarters are in Wilmington, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Incyte Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.36.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 26.92%.5. PriceSmart (PSMT)
7.3% sales growth and 10.96% return on equity
PriceSmart, Inc. operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs throughout the United States, Central America, Central America, Caribbean, and Colombia. The warehouse clubs offer brand-name and private label consumer goods as well as fresh produce, prepared food, and fresh baked goods. They also provide services such as optical and tire centers, and other ancillary service. Click and Go is an ecommerce platform that allows customers to order online, pick up at curbside, or deliver their goods. It had 49 warehouse clubs across 12 countries, and one U.S. Territory. PriceSmart, Inc., was founded in 1994. Its headquarters are in San Diego, California.
Earnings per Share
PriceSmart's trailing 12 month EPS is $3.38.
PE Ratio
PriceSmart's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 18.17. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $18.17 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 10.96%.