(VIANEWS) – First Merchants Corporation (FRME), Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF), Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (RELL) 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 Merchants Corporation (FRME)
15.1% sales growth and 11.25% return on equity
First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. It accepts time, savings, and demand deposits; and provides consumer, commercial, agri-business, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as public finance. The company also offers personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. It operates 109 banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. The company also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Merchants Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.03.
PE Ratio
First Merchants Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.87 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 11.25%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 30, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.28 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.99%.
Sales Growth
First Merchants Corporation’s sales growth is 40.3% for the present quarter and 15.1% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 27.5% and 82.5%, respectively.
2. Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF)
14.5% sales growth and 15.13% return on equity
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V., a franchise bottler, produces, markets, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages. The company offers sparkling beverages, including colas and flavored sparkling beverages; and waters and still beverages, such as juice drinks, coffee, teas, milk, value-added dairy products, sports drinks, energy drinks, and plant-based drinks. It provides a portfolio of products through retail outlets, such as wholesale supermarkets, discount stores, and convenience stores; retailers, such as restaurants and bars, as well as stadiums, auditoriums, and theaters; points-of-sale outlets; and home delivery and other locations. The company also distributes and sells Heineken beer products in its Brazilian territories. It operates in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1979 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico. Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. is a subsidiary of Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.99.
PE Ratio
Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.76 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 15.13%.
Moving Average
Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. ‘s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $75.97 and way above its 200-day moving average of $66.63.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. ‘s EBITDA is 1.68.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. ‘s stock is valued at $83.64 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $84.55 and way higher than its 52-week low of $51.96.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. is 77330 which is 58.4% below its average volume of 185898.
3. Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (RELL)
13.6% sales growth and 16.85% return on equity
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. engages in the power and microwave technologies, customized display solutions, and healthcare businesses in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. The company's Power and Microwave Technologies Group segment provides engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes, and related consumables; technical services for microwave and industrial equipment; flat panel detector solutions, replacement parts, tubes, and service training for diagnostic imaging equipment; customized display solutions; and power conversion and RF and microwave component for broadcast transmission, CO2 laser cutting, diagnostic imaging, dielectric and induction heating, high energy transfer, high voltage switching, plasma, power conversion, radar, and radiation oncology applications. Its products are used to control, switch, or amplify electrical power signals, as well as are used as display devices in alternative energy, healthcare, aviation, communications, industrial, marine, medical, military, scientific, and semiconductor markets. The company's Canvys segment provides custom display solutions, such as touch screens, protective panels, all-in-one computers, custom enclosures, specialized cabinet finishes, application specific software packages, and certification services to corporate enterprise, financial, healthcare, industrial, and medical original equipment manufacturer markets. Its Healthcare segment manufactures and distributes diagnostic imaging replacement parts for CT and MRI systems; replacement CT and MRI tubes; MRI coils, cold heads, and RF amplifiers; hydrogen thyratrons, klystrons, and magnetrons; flat panel detector upgrades; pre-owned CT systems; and additional replacement solutions, as well as offers CT service training. It serves hospitals, medical centers, asset management companies, independent service organizations, and multi-vendor service providers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in LaFox, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Richardson Electronics, Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.12.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 16.85%.
4. FleetCor Technologies (FLT)
9.4% sales growth and 35.29% return on equity
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc., a business payments company that helps businesses spend less by enabling them to manage their expense-related purchasing and vendor payments processes. It offers corporate payments solutions, such as accounts payable automation; Virtual Card, which provides a single-use card number for a specific amount usable within a defined timeframe; Cross-Border that is used by its customers to pay international vendors, foreign office and personnel expenses, capital expenditures, and profit repatriation and dividends; and purchasing cards and travel and entertainment cards for its customers to analyze and manage their corporate spending. The company also provides vehicle and mobility solutions, including fuel solutions to businesses and government entities that operate vehicle fleets, as well as to oil and leasing companies, and fuel marketers; lodging solutions to businesses that have employees who travel overnight for work purposes, as well as to airlines and cruise lines to accommodate traveling crews and stranded passengers; and electronic toll payments solutions to businesses and consumers in the form of radio frequency identification tags affixed to vehicles' windshields. In addition, it offers gift card program management and processing services in plastic and digital forms that include card design, production and packaging, delivery and fulfillment, card and account management, transaction processing, promotion development and management, website design and hosting, program analytics, and card distribution channel management. Further, the company provides other products consisting of payroll cards, vehicle maintenance service solution, long-haul transportation solution, prepaid food vouchers or cards, and prepaid transportation cards and vouchers. It serves business, merchant, consumer, and payment network customers in North America, Brazil, and Internationally. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FleetCor Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.57.
PE Ratio
FleetCor Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.64 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 35.29%.
Moving Average
FleetCor Technologies’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $207.68 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $200.85.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 0.5% and 1.2%, respectively.
Sales Growth
FleetCor Technologies’s sales growth is 11.6% for the current quarter and 9.4% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for FleetCor Technologies is 137387 which is 77.92% below its average volume of 622445.
5. Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI)
6.9% sales growth and 10.51% return on equity
Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Citizens Community Federal N.A. that provides various traditional community banking services to businesses, agricultural operators, and consumers. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposits, savings and money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It also offers various loan products comprising commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, agricultural real estate, agricultural operating, and consumer loans; and residential mortgages and home equity lines-of-credit. In addition, the company provides a portfolio of investments, such as mortgage-backed, corporate asset-backed, U.S. Government sponsored agency, corporate debt, and trust preferred securities. It operates through a network of 25 branch locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Citizens Community Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.68.
PE Ratio
Citizens Community Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.32 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 10.51%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 15.6% and a negative 7.3%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Citizens Community Bancorp’s sales growth is 15.1% for the present quarter and 6.9% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 11.4%, now sitting on 65.32M for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 1, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.29 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.73%.
6. NVIDIA (NVDA)
5.9% sales growth and 17.93% return on equity
NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics, and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, and internationally. The company's Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building 3D designs and virtual worlds. Its Compute & Networking segment provides Data Center platforms and systems for AI, HPC, and accelerated computing; Mellanox networking and interconnect solutions; automotive AI Cockpit, autonomous driving development agreements, and autonomous vehicle solutions; cryptocurrency mining processors; Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms; and NVIDIA AI Enterprise and other software. The company's products are used in gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive markets. NVIDIA Corporation sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, add-in board manufacturers, retailers/distributors, independent software vendors, Internet and cloud service providers, automotive manufacturers and tier-1 automotive suppliers, mapping companies, start-ups, and other ecosystem participants. It has a strategic collaboration with Kroger Co. NVIDIA Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NVIDIA has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.74.
PE Ratio
NVIDIA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 160.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $160.34 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 17.93%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
NVIDIA’s EBITDA is 24.83.
Moving Average
NVIDIA’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $243.83 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $177.60.
7. First Savings Financial Group (FSFG)
5.6% sales growth and 8.1% return on equity
First Savings Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First Savings Bank that provides various financial services to consumers and businesses in southern Indiana. The company operates through three segments: Core Banking, SBA Lending, and Mortgage Banking. It accepts deposits, such as checking accounts, NOW and money market accounts, regular savings accounts, and time deposits. The company also provides loans, including one-to four-family residential real estate, commercial real estate, construction, land and land development, multi-family real estate, and commercial business loans, as well as consumer loans, such as automobile loans, home equity lines of credit, unsecured loans, and loans secured by deposits. In addition, it is involved in the mortgage banking; investment activities; and the provision of property and casualty insurance products, and reinsurance to other third-party insurance captives. The company operates 15 branches. First Savings Financial Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Savings Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.16.
PE Ratio
First Savings Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.43 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 8.1%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 15, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.56 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.4%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 32.7% and positive 78.4% for the next.
Sales Growth
First Savings Financial Group’s sales growth is 20% for the ongoing quarter and 5.6% for the next.
