(VIANEWS) – Equus Total Return (EQS), VSE Corporation (VSEC), EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC) 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. Equus Total Return (EQS)
139.2% sales growth and 29.21% return on equity
Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. It invests in small to mid-sized companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million to $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million to $50 million. It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Equus Total Return has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.87.
PE Ratio
Equus Total Return has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1.48 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 29.21%.
Sales Growth
Equus Total Return’s sales growth is 139.2% for the current quarter and 139.2% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Equus Total Return is 4353 which is 15.26% below its average volume of 5137.
Moving Average
Equus Total Return’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $1.38 and way under its 200-day moving average of $1.46.
2. VSE Corporation (VSEC)
18.8% sales growth and 8.81% return on equity
VSE Corporation operates as a diversified aftermarket products and services company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Aviation and Fleet. The Aviation segment provides aftermarket parts supply and distribution; maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for components and engine accessories supporting commercial, business, and general aviation operators. This segment serves commercial airlines, regional airlines, cargo transporters, MRO integrators and providers, aviation manufacturers, corporate and private aircraft owners, and fixed-base operators. The Fleet segment offers parts supply, inventory management, e-commerce fulfillment, logistics, supply chain support, and other services to support the commercial aftermarket medium- and heavy-duty truck market. This segment also provides sale of vehicle parts and supply chain services to support client truck fleets, as well as sustainment solutions and managed inventory services to government and commercial truck fleets. VSE Corporation was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, VSE Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.18.
PE Ratio
VSE Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.39 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 8.81%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 17, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.44%.
Moving Average
VSE Corporation’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $85.00 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $71.69.
3. EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC)
17.1% sales growth and 11.37% return on equity
EnLink Midstream, LLC provides midstream energy services in the United States. It operates through Permian, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Texas, and Corporate segments. The company is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas; fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas liquids; and stabilizing, trans-loading , and condensate crude oil , as well as providing brine disposal services. Its midstream energy asset network includes approximately 12,100 miles of pipelines; 22 natural gas processing plants;7 fractionators with approximately 320,000 barrels per day; barge and rail terminals; product storage facilities; brine disposal wells; and a crude oil trucking fleet. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EnLink Midstream, LLC has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.35.
PE Ratio
EnLink Midstream, LLC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.54 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 11.37%.
Moving Average
EnLink Midstream, LLC’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $13.39 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $12.85.
4. QCR Holdings (QCRH)
11% sales growth and 12.94% return on equity
QCR Holdings, Inc., a multi-bank holding company, provides commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services. Its deposit products include noninterest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, time, and brokered deposits. The company also provides various commercial and retail lending/leasing, and investment services to corporations, partnerships, individuals, and government agencies. Its loan portfolio comprises loans to small and mid-sized businesses; business loans, including lines of credit for working capital and operational purposes; term loans for the acquisition of facilities, equipment, and other purposes; commercial and residential real estate loans; and installment and other consumer loans, such as home improvement, home equity, motor vehicle, and signature loans, as well as small personal credit lines. In addition, the company engages in leasing of machinery and equipment to commercial and industrial businesses under direct financing lease contracts; and issuance of trust preferred securities. It serves the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny, and Springfield communities. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Moline, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, QCR Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.74.
PE Ratio
QCR Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.27 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 12.94%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 0.7%, now sitting on 336.45M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
QCR Holdings’s stock is valued at $75.95 at 01:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $76.97 and way above its 52-week low of $45.84.
Sales Growth
QCR Holdings’s sales growth is 9.8% for the ongoing quarter and 11% for the next.
5. LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT)
10.4% sales growth and 11.65% return on equity
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. designs, markets, sells, services, and supports medical devices and implants for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease worldwide. It offers restoreflow allografts; angioscope, a fiberoptic catheter used for viewing the lumen of a blood vessel; embolectomy catheters to remove blood clots from arteries or veins; thrombectomy catheters for removing thrombi in the venous system; occlusion catheters that temporarily occlude the blood flow; perfusion catheters to perfuse the blood and other fluids into the vasculature; and thrombectomy catheters, which features a silicone balloon for removing thrombi in the venous system. The company also provides artegraft biologic graft, a bovine carotid artery used for dialysis access in patients with or without a previously-failed synthetic graft; carotid shunts that temporarily shunt the blood to the brain during the removal of plaque from the carotid artery in a carotid endarterectomy surgery; and radiopaque tape, a medical-grade tape applied to the skin that enables interventionists to cross-refer between the inside and the outside of a patient's body, and allows them to locate tributaries or lesions beneath the skin. In addition, it offers valvulotomes, which cut or disrupt valves in the saphenous vein to function as an artery to carry blood past diseased arteries to the lower leg or the foot; and vascular grafts to bypass or replace diseased arteries. Further, the company provides vascular and cardiac patches, which are used for closure of vessels after surgical intervention; and closure systems to attach vessels to one another with titanium clips instead of sutures. It markets its products through a direct sales force and distributors. The company was formerly known as Vascutech, Inc. and changed its name to LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. in April 2001. LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LeMaitre Vascular has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.51.
PE Ratio
LeMaitre Vascular has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.84. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.84 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 11.65%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 30.6% and 27.3%, respectively.
6. Saia (SAIA)
8.3% sales growth and 19.61% return on equity
Saia, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a transportation company in North America. The company provides less-than-truckload services for shipments between 400 and 10,000 pounds; and other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 176 owned and leased facilities; and owned approximately 5,600 tractors and 19,300 trailers. The company was formerly known as SCS Transportation, Inc. and changed its name to Saia, Inc. in July 2006. Saia, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Saia has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.19.
PE Ratio
Saia has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.22 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 19.61%.
Moving Average
Saia’s value is way below its 50-day moving average of $445.21 and way below its 200-day moving average of $466.06.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 5.2% and 6%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Saia’s sales growth is 8.3% for the ongoing quarter and 8.3% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 18.5%, now sitting on 3.1B for the twelve trailing months.
