(VIANEWS) – Dorian LPG Ltd. (LPG), ResMed (RMD), Powell Industries (POWL) 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. Dorian LPG Ltd. (LPG)
60.7% sales growth and 19.22% return on equity
Dorian LPG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through its LPG tankers worldwide. The company owns and operates very large gas carriers (VLGCs). As of March 31, 2020, its fleet consisted of twenty-four VLGCs. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Dorian LPG Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.26.
PE Ratio
Dorian LPG Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.03 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 19.22%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Dorian LPG Ltd.’s stock is valued at $25.68 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $26.63 and way higher than its 52-week low of $12.90.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 4, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 15.56%.
2. ResMed (RMD)
15.9% sales growth and 23.93% return on equity
ResMed Inc. develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets medical devices and cloud-based software applications for the healthcare markets. The company operates in two segments, Sleep and Respiratory Care, and Software as a Service. It offers various products and solutions for a range of respiratory disorders, including technologies to be applied in medical and consumer products, ventilation devices, diagnostic products, mask systems for use in the hospital and home, headgear and other accessories, dental devices, and cloud-based software informatics solutions to manage patient outcomes, as well as provides customer and business processes. The company also provides AirView, a cloud-based system that enables remote monitoring and changing of patients' device settings; myAir, a personalized therapy management application for patients with sleep apnea that provides support, education, and troubleshooting tools for increased patient engagement and improved compliance; U-Sleep, a compliance monitoring solution that enables home medical equipment (HME)to streamline their sleep programs; connectivity module and propeller solutions; and Propeller portal. It offers out-of-hospital software solution, such as Brightree business management software and service solutions to providers of HME, pharmacy, home infusion, orthotics, and prosthetics services; MatrixCare care management and related ancillary solutions to senior living, skilled nursing, life plan communities, home health, home care, and hospice organizations, as well as related accountable care organizations; and HEALTHCAREfirst that offers electronic health record, software, billing and coding services, and analytics for home health and hospice agencies. The company markets its products primarily to sleep clinics, home healthcare dealers, and hospitals through a network of distributors and direct sales force in approximately 140 countries. ResMed Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ResMed has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.87.
PE Ratio
ResMed has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.55 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 23.93%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ResMed’s stock is valued at $220.43 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $247.65 and higher than its 52-week low of $202.04.
3. Powell Industries (POWL)
11.7% sales growth and 9.17% return on equity
Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for the distribution, control, and monitoring of electrical energy. The company's principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts; and are used in oil and gas refining, onshore and offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, liquid natural gas terminals, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. It also provides value-added services, such as spare parts, field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Powell Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.29.
PE Ratio
Powell Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.46 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 9.17%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Powell Industries’s stock is valued at $60.59 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $64.76 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.17.
4. KBR (KBR)
10.6% sales growth and 21.51% return on equity
KBR, Inc. provides professional services and technologies across the asset and program life-cycle within the government services and hydrocarbons industries worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Government Solutions, Technology Solutions, and Energy Solutions. The Government Solutions segment offers life-cycle support solutions to defense, space, aviation, and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. This segment's services cover from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, systems integration and program management, to operations support, maintenance, and field logistics. The Technology Solutions segment provides proprietary technologies, equipment and catalyst supply, digital solutions and associated knowledge-based services into a global business for refining, petrochemicals, inorganic, and specialty chemicals, as well as gasification, syngas, ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers. The Energy Solutions segment offers life-cycle support solutions across the upstream, midstream, and downstream hydrocarbons markets; comprehensive project and program delivery solutions, as well as engineering services, front-end consulting and feasibility studies, sustaining capital construction, turnarounds, maintenance services, and others. This segment provides EPC, and consulting and engineering services for onshore oil and gas; LNG/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; offshore oil and gas; and floating solutions. KBR, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, KBR has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.29.
PE Ratio
KBR has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.19 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 21.51%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.54 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.83%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for KBR is 856466 which is 37.81% below its average volume of 1377190.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 0.6%, now sitting on 6.55B for the twelve trailing months.
5. Regional Management Corp. (RM)
9.1% sales growth and 10.77% return on equity
Regional Management Corp., a diversified consumer finance company, provides various installment loan products primarily to customers with limited access to consumer credit from banks, thrifts, credit card companies, and other lenders in the United States. It offers small and large installment loans; and retail loans to finance the purchase of furniture, appliances, and other retail products. The company also provides insurance products, including credit life, credit accident and health, credit property, vehicle single interest, and credit involuntary unemployment insurance; collateral protection insurance; and property insurance, as well as reinsurance products. In addition, its loans are sourced through branches, centrally managed direct mail campaigns, digital partners, and retailers, as well as its consumer website. As of February 24, 2022, the company operated through a network of approximately 350 branches in 14 states. Regional Management Corp. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Greer, South Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Regional Management Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.75.
PE Ratio
Regional Management Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.73 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 10.77%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 46% and positive 44.3% for the next.
Sales Growth
Regional Management Corp.’s sales growth is 8% for the present quarter and 9.1% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Regional Management Corp. is 6595 which is 79.25% below its average volume of 31786.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.2%, now sitting on 507.55M for the twelve trailing months.
6. Cigna (CI)
6.5% sales growth and 15.07% return on equity
The Cigna Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and related products and services in the United States. Its Evernorth Health Services segment provides a range of coordinated and point solution health services, including pharmacy benefits, home delivery pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, distribution, and care delivery and management solutions to health plans, employers, government organizations, and health care providers. The company's Cigna Healthcare segment offers medical, pharmacy, behavioral health, dental, and other products and services for insured and self-insured customers; Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, and Medicare Part D plans for seniors, as well as individual health insurance plans; and health care coverage in its international markets, as well as health care benefits for mobile individuals and employees of multinational organizations. The company also offers permanent insurance contracts sold to corporations to provide coverage on the lives of certain employees for financing employer-paid future benefit obligations. It distributes its products and services through insurance brokers and consultants; directly to employers, unions and other groups, or individuals; and private and public exchanges. The company was formerly known as Cigna Corporation and changed its name to The Cigna Group in February 2023. The Cigna Group was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cigna has a trailing twelve months EPS of $21.82.
PE Ratio
Cigna has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.01 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 15.07%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Cigna’s stock is valued at $283.93 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $340.11 and way above its 52-week low of $240.50.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Cigna is 594517 which is 63.9% below its average volume of 1647210.
7. First Bancorp (FBNC)
5.4% sales growth and 10.6% return on equity
First Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides banking products and services for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. It accepts deposit products, such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits, including certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers loans for a range of consumer and commercial purposes comprising loans for business, real estate, personal, home improvement, and automobiles, as well as residential mortgages and small business administration loans; and accounts receivable financing and factoring, inventory financing, and purchase order financing services. In addition, it provides credit and debit cards, letter of credits, and safe deposit box rental services, as well as electronic funds transfer services consisting of wire transfers; and internet and mobile banking, cash management, bank-by-phone services, and remote deposit capture services. Further, the company offers investment and insurance products, such as mutual funds, annuities, long-term care insurance, life insurance, and company retirement plans, as well as property and casualty insurance products; and financial planning services. First Bancorp was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.54.
PE Ratio
First Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.27 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 10.6%.
