(VIANEWS) – HBT Financial (HBT), Choice Hotels International (CHH), The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) 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. HBT Financial (HBT)
30.1% sales growth and 12.5% return on equity
HBT Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company and State Bank of Lincoln that provides business, commercial, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and municipal entities. It offers money market, savings, checking, HSA, IRA, and interest-bearing transaction accounts; time, brokered, and noninterest-bearing demand deposits; and certificates of deposits. The company also offers commercial and industrial, agricultural and farmland, commercial real estate– owner and– non-owner occupied, multi-family, construction and land development, one-to-four family residential, and municipal, consumer, and other loans. In addition, it offers wealth management services, including financial planning to individuals, trusts, and estates; trustee and custodial, investment management, corporate retirement plan consulting and administration, and retail brokerage services; farmland management, farmland sale, and crop insurance services; and treasury management services, as well as originates and sells residential mortgage loans. Further, the company provides digital banking services, such as online and mobile banking, and digital payment services, as well as personal financial management tools. It operates through 60 full-service and three limited-service branch locations across 18 counties in Central and Northeastern Illinois. The company was formerly known as Heartland Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to HBT Financial, Inc. in September 2019. HBT Financial, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HBT Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.79.
PE Ratio
HBT Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.44 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 12.5%.
2. Choice Hotels International (CHH)
18.3% sales growth and 175.63% return on equity
Choice Hotels International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a hotel franchisor worldwide. The company operates in Hotel Franchising and Corporate & Other segments. It franchises lodging properties under the brand names of Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, WoodSpring Suites, Everhome Suites, Cambria Hotels, and Ascend Hotel Collection. The company also develops and markets cloud-based property management software to non-franchised hoteliers. As of December 31, 2020, it had 7,147 hotels with 597,977 rooms located in 50 states, the District of Columbia and approximately 40 countries and territories. The company was founded in 1939 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Choice Hotels International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.77.
PE Ratio
Choice Hotels International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.94 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 175.63%.
Moving Average
Choice Hotels International’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $121.14 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $119.29.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 29.1%, now sitting on 1.48B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Choice Hotels International’s EBITDA is 5.17.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 18.2% and 22.4%, respectively.
3. The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL)
16.7% sales growth and 9.02% return on equity
The Simply Good Foods Company operates as a consumer packaged food and beverage company in North America and internationally. The company develops, markets, and sells snacks and meal replacements. It offers primarily nutrition bars, ready-to-drink (RTD) shakes, sweet and salty snacks, protein bars, cookies, pizza, protein chips, recipes, and confectionery products, as well as licensed frozen meals under the Atkins, Atkins Endulge, and Quest brand names. The company distributes its products to various retail channels, such as mass merchandise, grocery and drug channels, club stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and other channels. It also sells its products through e-commerce channels, including atkins.com, questnutrition.com, and amazon.com. The Simply Good Foods Company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Simply Good Foods Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.31.
PE Ratio
The Simply Good Foods Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30 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 9.02%.
Sales Growth
The Simply Good Foods Company’s sales growth is 2.2% for the current quarter and 16.7% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for The Simply Good Foods Company is 122228 which is 78.57% below its average volume of 570396.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
The Simply Good Foods Company’s EBITDA is 3.31.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The Simply Good Foods Company’s stock is valued at $39.29 at 06:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $41.91 and way higher than its 52-week low of $29.21.
4. China Automotive Systems (CAAS)
10.7% sales growth and 6.72% return on equity
China Automotive Systems, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automotive systems and components in the People's Republic of China. It produces rack and pinion power steering gears for cars and light-duty vehicles; integral power steering gears for heavy-duty vehicles; power steering parts for light duty vehicles; sensor modules; automobile steering systems and columns; and automobile electronic and hydraulic power steering systems and parts. The company also offers automotive motors and electromechanical integrated systems; polymer materials; and intelligent automotive technology research and development services. In addition, it provides after sales services, and research and development support services, as well as markets automotive parts in North America and Brazil. The company primarily sells its products to the original equipment manufacturing customers. China Automotive Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Jingzhou, the People's Republic of China.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, China Automotive Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.66.
PE Ratio
China Automotive Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.76 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 6.72%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
China Automotive Systems’s EBITDA is 35.14.
Moving Average
China Automotive Systems’s value is way under its 50-day moving average of $5.61 and way under its 200-day moving average of $5.30.
5. EMCOR Group (EME)
10.5% sales growth and 21.14% return on equity
EMCOR Group, Inc. provides electrical and mechanical construction, and facilities services primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers design, integration, installation, starts-up, operation, and maintenance services related to electrical power transmission, distribution, and generation systems; energy solutions; premises electrical and lighting systems; process instrumentation in the refining, chemical processing, and food processing industries; low-voltage systems, such as fire alarm, security, and process control systems; voice and data communications systems; roadway and transit lighting, signaling, and fiber optic lines; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and geothermal solutions; clean-room process ventilation systems; fire protection and suppression systems; plumbing, process, and high-purity piping systems; controls and filtration systems; water and wastewater treatment systems; central plant heating and cooling systems; crane and rigging services; millwright services; and steel fabrication, erection, and welding services. The company also provides building services that cover commercial and government site-based operations and maintenance; facility management, maintenance, and services; outage services to utilities and industrial plants; military base operations support services; mobile mechanical maintenance and services; services for indoor air quality; floor care and janitorial services; landscaping, lot sweeping, and snow removal services; vendor management and call center services; installation and support for building systems; program development, management, and maintenance for energy systems; technical consulting and diagnostic services; infrastructure and building projects; small modification and retrofit projects; and other building services. It offers industrial services to oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. EMCOR Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EMCOR Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.02.
PE Ratio
EMCOR Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.29 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 21.14%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
EMCOR Group’s stock is valued at $164.95 at 06:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $174.05 and way higher than its 52-week low of $95.64.
Sales Growth
EMCOR Group’s sales growth is 11.3% for the current quarter and 10.5% for the next.
Moving Average
EMCOR Group’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $161.10 and way above its 200-day moving average of $144.23.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.72 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.43%.
6. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)
7.9% sales growth and 13.86% return on equity
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates restaurants. It operates two bakeries that produces cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. As of October 27, 2022, the company owned and operated 312 restaurants in the United States and Canada under brands, including The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, and a collection of Fox Restaurant Concepts, as well as 29 The Cheesecake Factory restaurants under licensing agreements internationally. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.86.
PE Ratio
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.13 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 13.86%.
7. Nustar Energy L.P. (NS)
7.5% sales growth and 15.11% return on equity
NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the terminalling, storage, and marketing of petroleum products in the United States and internationally. The company also engages in the transportation of petroleum products and anhydrous ammonia. It operates through three segments: Pipeline, Storage, and Fuels Marketing. The Pipeline segment transports refined petroleum products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia. The Storage segment owns terminal and storage facilities, which offer storage, handling, and other services for petroleum products, crude oil, specialty chemicals, and other liquids. This segment also provides pilotage, tug assistance, line handling, launch, emergency response, and other ship services. The Fuels Marketing segment is involved in bunkering operations in the Gulf Coast; blending operations; and purchase of petroleum products for resale. As of December 31, 2019, the company had 3,205 miles of refined product pipelines and 2,155 miles of crude oil pipelines in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico; a 2,150-mile refined product pipeline originating in southern Kansas and terminating at Jamestown, North Dakota; a 450-mile refined product pipeline originating at Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Mandan, North Dakota refinery and terminating in Minneapolis, Minnesota; 2,000 miles of anhydrous ammonia pipelines; and 40 terminal and storage facilities, which offer approximately 61.3 million barrels of storage capacity. NuStar Energy L.P. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nustar Energy L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.36.
PE Ratio
Nustar Energy L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.44 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 15.11%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3%, now sitting on 1.68B for the twelve trailing months.
