(VIANEWS) – LCNB Corporation (LCNB), Knowles Corporation (KN), Fabrinet Ordinary Shares (FN) 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. LCNB Corporation (LCNB)
34.1% sales growth and 4.74% return on equity
LCNB Corp. operates as the financial holding company for LCNB National Bank that provides banking services in Ohio. Its deposit products include checking accounts, demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW and money market deposits, as well as individual retirement accounts and time certificates. The company's loan products comprise commercial and industrial, commercial and residential real estate, agricultural, construction, and small business administration loans; and residential mortgage loans that consists of loans for purchasing or refinancing personal residences, home equity lines of credit, and loans for commercial or consumer purposes secured by residential mortgages. It also offers consumer loans, such as automobile, recreational vehicles, boat, home improvement, and personal loans. In addition, the company provides trust administration, estate settlement, and fiduciary services; and investment management services for trusts, agency accounts, individual retirement accounts, and foundations/endowments. Further, it offers investment services and products, including financial needs analysis, mutual funds, securities trading, annuities, and life insurance; and security brokerage services. Additionally, the company provides safe deposit boxes, night depositories, cashier's checks, bank-by-mail, ATMs, cash and transaction services, debit cards, wire transfers, electronic funds transfer, utility bill collections, notary public service, cash management services, telephone banking, PC Internet banking, mobile banking, and other services for individuals and businesses. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LCNB Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.88.
PE Ratio
LCNB Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.89 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 4.74%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 57.1% and a negative 37.8%, respectively.
Sales Growth
LCNB Corporation’s sales growth is 21.3% for the ongoing quarter and 34.1% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for LCNB Corporation is 11786 which is 56.93% below its average volume of 27367.
2. Knowles Corporation (KN)
23% sales growth and 7.93% return on equity
Knowles Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions for the mobile consumer electronics, communications, medtech, defense, automotive, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates in two segments, Audio and Precision Devices (PD). The Audio segment designs and manufactures audio products, including microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio processors, and software and algorithms used in applications that serve the mobile, ear, and Internet of Things markets. The PD segment designs and delivers capacitor products and radio frequency solutions that are used in applications, such as power supplies and medical implants, satellite communication, and radar systems, as well as our telecommunications infrastructure customers. The company also provides single layer electronic components to the telecommunication, fiber optics, and defense markets. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and to their contract manufacturers and suppliers, as well as through distributors. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Knowles Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.88.
PE Ratio
Knowles Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.6 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 7.93%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 36.1%, now sitting on 759.7M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Knowles Corporation’s sales growth is 18.1% for the present quarter and 23% for the next.
Moving Average
Knowles Corporation’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $15.99 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $15.96.
3. Fabrinet Ordinary Shares (FN)
13.2% sales growth and 17.79% return on equity
Fabrinet provides optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company offers a range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities in the manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, printed circuit board assembly, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly, and testing. Its products include switching products, including reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers, optical amplifiers, modulators, and other optical components and modules that enable network managers to route voice, video, and data communications traffic through fiber optic cables at various wavelengths, speeds, and over various distances. The company's products also comprise tunable lasers, transceivers, and transponders; and active optical cables, which provide high-speed interconnect capabilities for data centers and computing clusters, as well as Infiniband, Ethernet, fiber channel, and optical backplane connectivity. In addition, it provides solid state, diode-pumped, gas, and fiber lasers used in semiconductor processing, biotechnology and medical device, metrology, and material processing industries; and differential pressure, micro-gyro, fuel, and other sensors used in automobiles, as well as non-contact temperature measurement sensors for the medical industry. Further, the company designs and fabricates application-specific crystals, lenses, prisms, mirrors, laser components, and substrates; and other custom and standard borosilicate, clear fused quartz, and synthetic fused silica glass products. It serves original equipment manufacturers of optical communication components, modules and sub-systems, industrial lasers, automotive components, medical devices, and sensors. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in George Town, the Cayman Islands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fabrinet Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.54.
PE Ratio
Fabrinet Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.54 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 17.79%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Fabrinet Ordinary Shares is 522955 which is 11.51% above its average volume of 468938.
4. Group 1 Automotive (GPI)
11.7% sales growth and 23.05% return on equity
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the automotive retail industry. The company sells new and used cars, light trucks, and vehicle parts, as well as service and insurance contracts; arranges related vehicle financing; and offers automotive maintenance and repair services. It operates primarily in 17 states in the United States; and 35 towns in the United Kingdom. As of July 11, 2022, the company owned and operated 204 automotive dealerships, 273 franchises, and 47 collision centers that offer 35 brands of automobiles. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Group 1 Automotive has a trailing twelve months EPS of $42.4.
PE Ratio
Group 1 Automotive has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.11 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 23.05%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Group 1 Automotive is 82660 which is 41.53% below its average volume of 141374.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 13.2% and a negative 13.8%, respectively.
5. Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP)
9.2% sales growth and 9.31% return on equity
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the bank holding company for Pinnacle Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposits, including savings, checking, noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing checking, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. Its loan products include commercial loans, such as equipment and working capital loans; commercial real estate loans comprising investment properties and business loans secured by real estate; and loans to individuals consisting of secured and unsecured installment and term loans, lines of credit, residential first mortgage loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit, as well as provides credit cards for consumers and businesses. The company also offers various securities and other financial products; investment products; brokerage and investment advisory programs; and fiduciary and investment management services, such as personal trust, endowments, foundations, individual retirement accounts, pensions, and custody. In addition, it provides insurance agency services primarily in the property and casualty area; merger and acquisition advisory services; and private debt, equity and mezzanine, and other middle-market advisory services. Further, the company offers treasury management, telephone and online banking, mobile banking, debit cards, direct deposit and remote deposit capture, mobile deposit option, automated teller machine, and cash management services. It serves individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, and professional entities. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 114 offices, including 48 in Tennessee, 36 in North Carolina, 20 in South Carolina, 9 in Virginia, and 1 in Georgia. Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pinnacle Financial Partners has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.95.
PE Ratio
Pinnacle Financial Partners has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.95 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 9.31%.
Moving Average
Pinnacle Financial Partners’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $81.85 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $76.69.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Pinnacle Financial Partners’s stock is valued at $83.03 at 01:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $92.33 and way higher than its 52-week low of $47.61.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 2.8%, now sitting on 1.61B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Pinnacle Financial Partners is 301816 which is 25.68% below its average volume of 406111.
6. Afya (AFYA)
6.4% sales growth and 11.76% return on equity
Afya Limited operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. The company provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. It offers health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, and biomedicine; and degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and pedagogy. In addition, the company provides medical postgraduate specialization programs; printed and digital content; and an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. Further, it offers iClinic, a practice management software; educational health and medical imaging solutions through an interactive platform; Cliquefarma, a free-to-use website that tracks prescription drugs, cosmetics and personal hygiene product prices; Shosp, a clinical management software; RX PRO, a solution that connects physicians with the pharmaceutical industry; and Glic, a free diabetes care and management app solution for physicians and patients. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Afya has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.78.
PE Ratio
Afya has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.74 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 11.76%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 25%, now sitting on 2.88B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Afya’s stock is valued at $16.96 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $22.48 and way above its 52-week low of $10.86.
