(VIANEWS) – Great Elm Capital Corp. (GECC), Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM), Quanta Services (PWR) 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. Great Elm Capital Corp. (GECC)
21.4% sales growth and 7.78% return on equity
Great Elm Capital Corporation is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Great Elm Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.24.
PE Ratio
Great Elm Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.59 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 7.78%.
2. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM)
18.8% sales growth and 5.57% return on equity
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stellus Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.81.
PE Ratio
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.12 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 5.57%.
3. Quanta Services (PWR)
15.5% sales growth and 10.93% return on equity
Quanta Services, Inc. provides specialty contracting services in the United States, Canada, Australia, Latin America, and internationally. Its Electric Power Infrastructure Services segment designs, installs, upgrades, repairs, and maintains electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure, and substation facilities, as well as provides other engineering and technical services; designs, installs, maintains, and repairs commercial and industrial wiring; and operates a postsecondary educational institution. It also offers emergency restoration services, including the repair of infrastructure damaged by inclement weather; installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure; and installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks. In addition, this segment provides services related to development of solar, wind, and various natural gas generation facilities, as well as related switchyards and transmission infrastructure; and construction of electric power generation facilities. The company's Pipeline and Industrial Infrastructure Services segment designs, installs, repairs, and maintains pipeline transmission and distribution systems, gathering systems, production systems, storage systems, and compressor and pump stations, as well as offers related trenching, directional boring, and mechanized welding services; and designs, installs, and maintains fueling systems, and water and sewer infrastructure. This segment also provides pipeline protection, integrity testing, and rehabilitation and replacement, as well as pipeline support systems, and related structures and facilities fabrication services; and high-pressure and critical-path turnaround, electrical, piping, fabrication, and storage tank services. It serves electric power, energy, and communications companies, as well as commercial, industrial, and governmental entities. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Quanta Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.91.
PE Ratio
Quanta Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 42.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $42.17 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 10.93%.
Previous days news about Quanta Services(PWR)
- Factors setting the tone for quanta services' (pwr) Q3 earnings. According to Zacks on Monday, 30 October, "Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Quanta Services this time around. "
4. Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO)
14.6% sales growth and 54.28% return on equity
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's restaurants. It has the exclusive right to own, operate, and grant franchises of McDonald's restaurants in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. As of December 31, 2019, it operated or franchised 2,293 restaurants. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Arcos Dorados Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.79.
PE Ratio
Arcos Dorados Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.68 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 54.28%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 17.2%, now sitting on 3.97B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Arcos Dorados Holdings’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $9.69 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $9.09.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Arcos Dorados Holdings’s EBITDA is 43.89.
5. Badger Meter (BMI)
13.7% sales growth and 18.66% return on equity
Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East, and internationally. It offers mechanical or static water meters, and related radio and software technologies and services to municipal water utilities. The company also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids going through a pipe or pipeline, including water, air, steam, oil, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. In addition, the company offers ORION Migratable for automatic meter reading; ORION (SE) for traditional fixed network applications; and ORION Cellular for infrastructure-free fixed network meter reading solution, as well as BEACON advanced metering analytics, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water customers to view and manage their water usage activity. It also serves water utilities, industrial, and other industries. The company sells its products directly, as well as through resellers and representatives. Badger Meter, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Badger Meter has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.89.
PE Ratio
Badger Meter has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.62 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 18.66%.
6. Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units (AB)
6.8% sales growth and 14.16% return on equity
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. is publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides research services to its clients. It provides its services to investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe. It employs long/short strategy to make its investments. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. was founded in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.26.
PE Ratio
Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.57 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 14.16%.
Moving Average
Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $30.77 and way under its 200-day moving average of $34.08.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 3.1% and a negative 5.7%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units is 415913 which is 33.47% above its average volume of 311603.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 3, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.61 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.19%.
