(VIANEWS) – Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG), Apollo Medical Holdings (AMEH), Southwest Airlines (LUV) 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. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG)
28.1% sales growth and 7.83% return on equity
PG&E Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central California, the United States. It generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources. The company owns and operates interconnected transmission lines; electric transmission substations, distribution lines, transmission switching substations, and distribution substations; and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consisting of distribution pipelines, backbone and local transmission pipelines, and various storage facilities. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Oakland, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.86.
PE Ratio
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.87 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 7.83%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s EBITDA is 4.31.
2. Apollo Medical Holdings (AMEH)
19.6% sales growth and 9.55% return on equity
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., a physician-centric technology-powered healthcare management company, provides medical care services. The company is leveraging its proprietary population health management and healthcare delivery platform, operates an integrated, value-based healthcare model which empowers the providers in its network to deliver care to its patients. It offers care coordination services to patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. The company's physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians, and hospitalists. It serves patients, primarily covered by private or public insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization plans; and non-insured patients in California. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Alhambra, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Apollo Medical Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.99.
PE Ratio
Apollo Medical Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.64 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 9.55%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 29.1%, now sitting on 1.3B for the twelve trailing months.
3. Southwest Airlines (LUV)
9.5% sales growth and 4.52% return on equity
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2022, the company operated a total fleet of 770 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment portal and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircrafts; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.81.
PE Ratio
Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.22 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 4.52%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.9%, now sitting on 25.44B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Southwest Airlines’s stock is valued at $24.48 at 00:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $40.38 and way above its 52-week low of $21.91.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 4, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.72 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.11%.
Previous days news about Southwest Airlines(LUV)
- According to MarketWatch on Wednesday, 15 November, "Microsoft and Oracle alone contributed 20% of the $3 billion increase in U.S. third quarter dividends, while the restoration of payouts from Southwest Airlines , Las Vegas Sands and Delta Airlines after pandemic-induced interruptions contributed about 15% of the increase."
4. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
8.3% sales growth and 57.1% return on equity
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at financial institutions in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and business development companies. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers money market programs; and retirement solutions for commission-and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.76.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.77 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 57.1%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.6%, now sitting on 9.74B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is 14.1% and a drop 10% for the next.
