(VIANEWS) – Pinduoduo (PDD), Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN), Alphabet (GOOG) 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. Pinduoduo (PDD)
112.7% sales growth and 34.92% return on equity
PDD Holdings Inc., a multinational commerce group, owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. It operates Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform that offers products in various categories, including agricultural produce, apparel, shoes, bags, mother and childcare products, food and beverage, electronic appliances, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care, sports and fitness items and auto accessories; and Temu, an online marketplace. It focuses on bringing businesses and people into the digital economy. The company was formerly known as Pinduoduo Inc. and changed its name to PDD Holdings Inc. in February 2023. PDD Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pinduoduo has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.87.
PE Ratio
Pinduoduo has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.78 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 34.92%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 66.3%, now sitting on 165.24B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 31.9% and 6.2%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Pinduoduo’s sales growth is 92.2% for the present quarter and 112.7% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Pinduoduo’s EBITDA is 0.84.
2. Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)
64.3% sales growth and 16.68% return on equity
Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options. The fund does not invest in start-ups. The fund seeks to invest in manufacturing, consumer products and business/consumer services sector. It seeks to invest in small and mid-sized companies based in the United States. The fund prefers to make debt investments between $5 million and $30 million and equity investments between $10 million and $40 million in companies. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenue between $20 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with EBITDA from $3 million to $20 million. It seeks minority equity ownership and prefers to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies. It also prefers to take majority stake in its portfolio companies. The fund typically holds the investments for seven years and exits via sale or recapitalization, initial public offering, or sale to third party.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.29.
PE Ratio
Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.18 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 16.68%.
3. Alphabet (GOOG)
12.3% sales growth and 25.33% return on equity
Alphabet Inc. provides various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment offers products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play store; and Fitbit wearable devices, Google Nest home products, Pixel phones, and other devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube non-advertising services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, platform, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells health technology and internet services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alphabet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.22.
PE Ratio
Alphabet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.34 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 25.33%.
Sales Growth
Alphabet’s sales growth is 12% for the current quarter and 12.3% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11%, now sitting on 297.13B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Alphabet(GOOG)
- Zacks investment ideas feature highlights: Alphabet, NVIDIA and caterpillar. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 27 December, "Google-parent Alphabet is flashing an aggressive entry point after displaying several bullish chart patterns, including an inverse head-and-shoulders and a cup-with-handle. ", "Chicago, IL - December 27, 2023 - Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) , Nvidia (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) and Caterpillar (CAT Quick QuoteCAT – Free Report) ."
- Alphabet (googl) stock declines while market improves: some information for investors. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 27 December, "The most recent trading session ended with Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) standing at $140.41, reflecting a -0.78% shift from the previouse trading day’s closing. ", "From a valuation perspective, Alphabet is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 24.31. "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 27 December, "Shares of Alphabet and Microsoft climbed about 60% in 2023 amid enthusiasm for the company’s AI-related advancements."
4. Copart (CPRT)
9.5% sales growth and 23.46% return on equity
Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and Spain. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the internet through its virtual bidding third generation internet auction-style sales technology to vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, fleet operators, dealers, vehicle rental companies, and individuals. The company's services include online seller access, salvage estimation, estimating, end-of-life vehicle processing, transportation, vehicle inspection stations, on-demand reporting, title processing and procurement, loan payoff, flexible vehicle processing programs, buy it now, member network, sales process, and dealer services. Its services also comprise services to sell vehicles through CashForCars.com, CashForCars.ca, CashForCars.de, CashForCars.co.uk, and Cash-for-cars.ie; Copart Recycling service, which allows the public to purchase parts from salvaged and end-of-life vehicles; copart 360, an online technology for posting vehicle images that captures clear 360-degree views of interiors and exteriors of cars, trucks, and vans; membership tiers for those registering to buy vehicles through Copart.com; and virtual queue to secure a place in line while visiting one of its locations. In addition, it provides non-salvage powersport vehicle remarketing services through live and online auction platforms. The company sells its products principally to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, and exporters, as well as to the public. Copart, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Copart has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.37.
PE Ratio
Copart has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.55 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 23.46%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.2%, now sitting on 4B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 16.7% and 8.3%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Copart’s sales growth for the next quarter is 9.5%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Copart’s stock is valued at $48.70 at 00:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $51.53 and way above its 52-week low of $29.90.
5. Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares (NVGS)
6.5% sales growth and 6.55% return on equity
Navigator Holdings Ltd. owns and operates a fleet of liquefied gas carriers worldwide. It provides international and regional seaborne transportation services of petrochemical gases, liquefied petroleum gases, and ammonia for energy companies, industrial users, and commodity traders. The company also offers ship shore infrastructure and consultancy services. It operates a fleet of 56 semi- or fully-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers. The company was formerly known as Isle of Man public limited company and changed its name to Navigator Holdings Ltd. in 2006. Navigator Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.99.
PE Ratio
Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.87 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 6.55%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares’s EBITDA is 3.43.
Sales Growth
Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares’s sales growth is 1.4% for the ongoing quarter and 6.5% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares’s stock is valued at $14.72 at 00:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $15.22 and way above its 52-week low of $11.09.
Moving Average
Navigator Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $14.38 and above its 200-day moving average of $13.75.
6. Visteon Corporation (VC)
6.3% sales growth and 23.03% return on equity
Visteon Corporation engineers, designs, and manufactures cockpit electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers worldwide. The company provides instrument clusters, including standard analog gauge clusters to high-resolution, all-digital, fully reconfigurable, 2-D, and 3-D display-based devices; information displays that integrate a range of user interface technologies and graphics management capabilities; and audio and infotainment systems that allows vehicle occupants to connect their mobile devices to the system and safely access phone functions, listen to music, stream media, and enable mobile connectivity applications. It also offers infotainment solutions, including Phoenix display audio and embedded infotainment platform; telematics control unit to enable secure connected car services, software updates, and data; SmartCore, an automotive-grade, integrated domain controller to enhance efficiency, and reduce power consumption and cost; and head-up displays (HUD), such as combiner HUD and windshield HUD that present critical information to the driver. Visteon Corporation was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Visteon Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.39.
PE Ratio
Visteon Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.75 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 23.03%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Visteon Corporation’s EBITDA is 0.87.
Moving Average
Visteon Corporation’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $122.21 and below its 200-day moving average of $139.41.
