(VIANEWS) – First Bank (FRBA), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 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. First Bank (FRBA)
18% sales growth and 11.64% return on equity
First Bank provides various banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and governmental entities. The company accepts various deposits, including non-interest bearing demand deposits, interest bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as commercial checking accounts. Its loan products include commercial and industrial loans; commercial real estate loans, such as owner-occupied, investor, construction and development, and multi-family loans; residential real estate loans comprising residential mortgages, first and second lien home equity loans, and revolving lines of credit; and consumer and other loans that include auto, personal, and traditional installment loans. The company also provides electronic banking services, including Internet and mobile banking, electronic bill payment, and banking by phone, as well as ATM and debit cards, and wire and ACH transfer services; remote deposit capture; and cash management services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 18 full-service branches in Cinnaminson, Cranbury, Delanco, Denville, Ewing, Flemington, Hamilton, Hamilton, Lawrence, Mercerville, Pennington, Randolph, Somerset, and Williamstown counties in New Jersey, as well as Doylestown, Trevose, Warminster, and West Chester counties in Pennsylvania. First Bank was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Bank has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.69.
PE Ratio
First Bank has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.96 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 11.64%.
Sales Growth
First Bank’s sales growth is 15.8% for the ongoing quarter and 18% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 1.4%, now sitting on 95.2M for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about First Bank(FRBA)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 17 November, "Shares of First Bank are down 11.5% year-to-date but have jumped 8.1% in the last month. "
2. Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR)
15.6% sales growth and 3.17% return on equity
Rexford Industrial, a real estate investment trust focused on owning and operating industrial properties throughout Southern California infill markets, owns 232 properties with approximately 27.9 million rentable square feet and manages an additional 20 properties with approximately 1.0 million rentable square feet.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.05.
PE Ratio
Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.81. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.81 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 3.17%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Rexford Industrial Realty’s EBITDA is 15.97.
3. Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO)
12.8% sales growth and 46.31% return on equity
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers welding products, including arc welding power sources, plasma cutters, wire feeding systems, robotic welding packages, integrated automation systems, fume extraction equipment, consumable electrodes, fluxes and welding accessories, and specialty welding consumables and fabrication products. The company's product offering also includes computer numeric controlled plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, and regulators and torches used in oxy-fuel welding, cutting, and brazing; and consumables used in the brazing and soldering alloys market. In addition, it is involved in the retail business in the United States. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. serves general fabrication, energy and process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. The company sells its products directly to users of welding products, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lincoln Electric Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.7.
PE Ratio
Lincoln Electric Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.14 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 46.31%.
4. Franklin Electric Co. (FELE)
7% sales growth and 17.71% return on equity
Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. It operates through three segments: Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, pumps, drives, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment. Its motors and pumps are used principally for pumping clean water and wastewater in various residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and manufactures electronic drives and controls that are used in motors for controlling functionality, as well as provides protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or tanks. The Fueling Systems segment provides pumps, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in fueling system applications. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, as well as includes electronic devices for online monitoring of the power utility, hydroelectric, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells products produced by the Water Systems segment. The company sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, original equipment manufacturers, industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, and oil and utility companies through its employee sales force and independent manufacturing representatives. Franklin Electric Co., Inc. was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Franklin Electric Co. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.13.
PE Ratio
Franklin Electric Co. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.93 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 17.71%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Franklin Electric Co.’s EBITDA is 1.94.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 31, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.9 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.06%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 2.4% and 11.9%, respectively.
