(VIANEWS) – BanColombia S.A. (CIB), Ameresco (AMRC), STERIS (STE) 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. BanColombia S.A. (CIB)
56.1% sales growth and 15.73% return on equity
Bancolombia S. A. provides various banking products and services to individual and corporate customers in Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. The company operates through nine segments: Banking Colombia, Banking Panama, Banking El Salvador, Banking Guatemala, Trust, Investment Banking, Brokerage, International Banking, and All Other. It offers checking and savings accounts, fixed term deposits, and investment products; trade financing, loans funded by domestic development banks, working capital loans, credit cards, personal and vehicle loans, payroll loans, and overdrafts; financial support to real estate developers and mortgages for individuals and companies; and financial and operating leasing services. The company also provides hedging instruments, including futures, forwards, options, and swaps; and brokerage, investment advisory, and private banking services, including selling and distributing equities, futures, foreign currencies, fixed income securities, mutual funds, and structured products. In addition, it offers cash management services; foreign currency transaction services; life, auto, commercial, and homeowner's insurance products; and online and computer banking services. Further, the company provides investment banking services comprising project and acquisition finance, debt and equity capital markets, principal investments, M&A, restructurings, and structured financing; money market accounts, mutual and pension funds, private equity funds, payment trust, custody, and corporate trust; and digital banking platform, transportation, securities brokerage, maintenance and remodeling, advertising and marketing, and outsourcing services, as well as credit cards. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 1,057 branches; 18,631 banking correspondents; 535 PAMs; 215 kiosks in El Salvador and 137 in Colombia; and 6,124 automatic teller machines. Bancolombia S.A. was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in MedellÃn, Colombia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BanColombia S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.41.
PE Ratio
BanColombia S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.04 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 15.73%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for BanColombia S.A. is 993058 which is 252.59% above its average volume of 281644.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.6%, now sitting on 21.09T for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
BanColombia S.A.’s stock is valued at $32.31 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $34.43 and way higher than its 52-week low of $22.19.
2. Ameresco (AMRC)
18.7% sales growth and 6.75% return on equity
Ameresco, Inc. provides comprehensive energy services for businesses and organizations in North America and Europe. It offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions. The company operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, and Non-Solar Distributed Generation segments. It designs, develops, engineers, and installs projects that reduce the energy, as well as operations and maintenance costs of customers' facilities. The company's projects primarily include various measures customized for the facility and designed to enhance the efficiency of building systems, such as heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting systems. It also offers renewable energy products and services, such as the construction of small-scale plants for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy; and sells electricity and processed renewable gas fuel, heat, or cooling. In addition, the company provides integrated- photovoltaic (PV) and consulting, and enterprise energy management services; sells solar PV energy products and systems; and owns and operates a wind power project located in County Kerry, Ireland. It serves federal, state, and local governments, as well as healthcare and educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned and operated 99 small-scale renewable energy plants and solar PV installations. Ameresco, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ameresco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.17.
PE Ratio
Ameresco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.16 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 6.75%.
3. STERIS (STE)
14.3% sales growth and 9.11% return on equity
STERIS plc provides infection prevention products and services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies, Life Sciences, and Dental. The Healthcare segment offers cleaning chemistries and sterility assurance products; automated endoscope reprocessing system and tracking products; endoscopy accessories, washers, sterilizers, and other pieces of capital equipment for the operation of a sterile processing department; and equipment used directly in the operating room, including surgical tables, lights, and connectivity solutions, as well as equipment management services. It also provides capital equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; preventive maintenance programs and repair services; instrument and endoscope repair and maintenance services; and custom process improvement consulting and outsourced instrument sterile processing services. The Applied Sterilization Technologies segment provides contract sterilization and testing services for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers through a network of approximately 50 contract sterilization and laboratory facilities. The Life Sciences segment designs, manufactures and sells consumable products, such as formulated cleaning chemistries, barrier, sterility assurance products, steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizers, and washer disinfectors. This segment also offers equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; and preventive maintenance programs and repair services. The Dental segment provides hand and electric-powered dental instruments, infection control products, conscious sedation, personal protective equipment, and water quality products for dental suite. The company serves its products and services to hospitals, other healthcare providers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, STERIS has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.69.
PE Ratio
STERIS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.92 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 9.11%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.8%, now sitting on 5.41B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
STERIS’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $224.37 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $218.86.
4. AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
13.5% sales growth and 8.06% return on equity
As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 299 apartment communities containing 90,669 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion regions of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AvalonBay Communities has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.56.
PE Ratio
AvalonBay Communities has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.31 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 8.06%.
Sales Growth
AvalonBay Communities’s sales growth is 13.2% for the ongoing quarter and 13.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 27, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 6.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.64%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.7%, now sitting on 2.78B for the twelve trailing months.
5. Southwest Airlines (LUV)
8.4% sales growth and 4.39% return on equity
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated a total fleet of 817 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircraft; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. Southwest Airlines Co. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.76.
PE Ratio
Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.41 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 4.39%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 70.4% and a drop 23.9% for the next.
Moving Average
Southwest Airlines’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $31.42 and under its 200-day moving average of $30.23.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 5, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.72 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.1%.
Sales Growth
Southwest Airlines’s sales growth is 13.3% for the present quarter and 8.4% for the next.
Previous days news about Southwest Airlines(LUV)
- Southwest airlines (luv) stock moves 0.57%: what you should know. According to Zacks on Tuesday, 19 March, "On that day, Southwest Airlines is projected to report earnings of -$0.19 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 29.63%. ", "The upcoming earnings release of Southwest Airlines will be of great interest to investors. "
