(VIANEWS) – Northeast Bank (NBN), The Joint Corp. (JYNT), Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) 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. Northeast Bank (NBN)
24.3% sales growth and 15.96% return on equity
Northeast Bank provides personal and business banking services in Maine, the United States. The company's deposit products include demand deposit, NOW, money market, savings, certificate of deposit, and individual retirement accounts, as well as checking accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises residential mortgage loans; multi-family and other commercial real estate loans; commercial and industrial loans, such as term loans, lines of credit and equipment, and receivables financing; consumer loans comprising mobile home and overdraft, and deposit-secured loans; and small business administration loans. In addition, the company offers telephone banking, online banking and bill payment, mobile banking, cash management, and remote deposit capture services, as well as debit and credit card, ATM, electronic transfer, and check services. It operates a network of nine branches in Western, Central, and Southern Maine. Northeast Bank was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Northeast Bank has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.71.
PE Ratio
Northeast Bank has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.42 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 15.96%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 3, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.04 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.1%.
Moving Average
Northeast Bank’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $36.97 and above its 200-day moving average of $40.35.
Sales Growth
Northeast Bank’s sales growth is 24% for the current quarter and 24.3% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 22.9%, now sitting on 115.58M for the twelve trailing months.
2. The Joint Corp. (JYNT)
22.1% sales growth and 11.36% return on equity
The Joint Corp. develops, owns, operates, supports, and manages chiropractic clinics in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Operations. It operates through direct ownership, management arrangements, franchising, and the sale of regional developer rights. As of January 27, 2021, the company operated approximately 550 locations in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Joint Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.24.
PE Ratio
The Joint Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.25 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 11.36%.
Sales Growth
The Joint Corp.’s sales growth is 20.2% for the current quarter and 22.1% for the next.
3. Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT)
19.2% sales growth and 16.99% return on equity
Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 23 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was formerly known as Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited and changed its name to Nordic American Tankers Limited in June 2011. Nordic American Tankers Limited was founded in 1995 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.43.
PE Ratio
Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.38 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 16.99%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 461.1%, now sitting on 410.91M for the twelve trailing months.
4. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)
12.9% sales growth and 12.69% return on equity
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. invests in a diversified portfolio of structured finance assets in the multifamily, single-family rental, and commercial real estate markets. The company operates in two segments, Structured Business and Agency Business. It primarily invests in real estate-related bridge and mezzanine loans, including junior participating interests in first mortgages, and preferred and direct equity, as well as real estate-related notes and various mortgage-related securities. The company offers bridge financing products to borrowers who seek short-term capital to be used in an acquisition of property; financing by making preferred equity investments in entities that directly or indirectly own real property; mezzanine financing in the form of loans that are subordinate to a conventional first mortgage loan and senior to the borrower's equity in a transaction; and junior participation financing in the form of a junior participating interest in the senior debt. In addition, it underwrites, originates, sells, and services multifamily mortgage loans through conduit/commercial mortgage-backed securities programs. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Uniondale, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Arbor Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.73.
PE Ratio
Arbor Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.14 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 12.69%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Arbor Realty Trust’s stock is valued at $14.08 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $16.77 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.10.
5. FirstCash (FCFS)
12.3% sales growth and 15.01% return on equity
FirstCash Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates retail pawn stores in the United States, Mexico, and rest of Latin America. Its pawn stores lend money on the collateral of pledged personal property, including jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, and musical instruments; and retails merchandise acquired through collateral forfeitures on forfeited pawn loans and over-the-counter purchases of merchandise directly from customers. The company is also involved in melting scrap jewelry, as well as sells gold, silver, and diamonds in commodity markets. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 1,081 stores in the United States and the District of Columbia; 1,656 stores in Mexico; 60 stores in Guatemala; 13 stores in El Salvador; and 15 stores in Colombia. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FirstCash has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.86.
PE Ratio
FirstCash has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.93 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 15.01%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
FirstCash’s EBITDA is 2.02.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for FirstCash is 252895 which is 29.54% above its average volume of 195217.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.6%, now sitting on 2.83B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 11, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.43%.
6. ExlService Holdings (EXLS)
12.1% sales growth and 21.15% return on equity
ExlService Holdings, Inc. operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. The company provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services across the insurance industry in areas, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform. It also offers CareRadius, an integrated care management offering; and health care services related to care management, utilization management, disease management, payment integrity, revenue optimization and customer engagement to healthcare payers, providers, pharmacy benefit managers, and life sciences organizations. Further, it offers predictive and prescriptive analytics in the areas of customer acquisition and lifecycle management, risk underwriting and pricing, operational effectiveness, credit and operational risk monitoring and governance, payment integrity and care management, and data management. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ExlService Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.73.
PE Ratio
ExlService Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.94 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 21.15%.
Sales Growth
ExlService Holdings’s sales growth is 15.3% for the ongoing quarter and 12.1% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 12% and 11%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ExlService Holdings’s EBITDA is 3.4.
7. NICE Ltd (NICE)
7.4% sales growth and 9.56% return on equity
NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for CX that discovers automation opportunities for self-service; digital-entry points solutions that enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing. The company also provides smart self service solutions that empower organizations to build intelligent automated conversations based on data; and prepared agent solutions and tools enable contact center agents to guide and alert them in real time; complete performance solutions that help organizations to record structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data; and NICE Evidencentral, an digital evidence management platform for public safety emergency communications, law enforcement, and criminal justice helps agencies. In addition, it offers X-Sight, is an open and flexible AI-cloud platform for financial crime and compliance; Xceed, a cloud platform for comprehensive AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; data intelligence solutions that enable organizations to turn raw data into comprehensive actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics technologies to detect and prevent financial crimes in real-time; money laundering and fraud prevention solutions that help organizations adhere to capital markets compliance and anti-money laundering compliance regulations; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions that provide organizations with customization and self-development capabilities. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is based in Ra'anana, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.22.
PE Ratio
NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 49.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $49.22 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 9.56%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
NICE Ltd’s stock is valued at $207.71 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $235.11 and way higher than its 52-week low of $164.65.
Sales Growth
NICE Ltd’s sales growth is 9.2% for the current quarter and 7.4% for the next.
8. BCE (BCE)
6.2% sales growth and 12.07% return on equity
BCE Inc., a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Bell Wireless, Bell Wireline, and Bell Media. The Bell Wireless segment offers integrated digital wireless voice and data communication products and services, as well as consumer electronics products. The Bell Wireline segment offers data, including Internet access and Internet protocol television (IPTV), local telephone, and long distance services, as well as other communication services and products; and satellite TV service and connectivity services. This segment also buys and sells local telephone, long distance, data, and other services from or to resellers and other carriers. The Bell Media segment provides conventional TV, specialty TV, pay TV, streaming services, digital media services, radio broadcasting services, and out-of-home advertising services. BCE Inc. was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BCE has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.13.
PE Ratio
BCE has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.44 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 12.07%.
Moving Average
BCE’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $46.71 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $45.65.
