(VIANEWS) – Preferred Bank (PFBC), iRadimed Corporation (IRMD), Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 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. Preferred Bank (PFBC)
31.3% sales growth and 21.21% return on equity
Preferred Bank provides various commercial banking products and services to small and mid-sized businesses and their owners, entrepreneurs, real estate developers and investors, professionals, and high net worth individuals in the United States. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail, and non-retail certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts. It also provides real estate mortgage loans that are secured by retail, industrial, office, special purpose, and residential single and multi-family properties; real estate construction loans; and commercial loans comprising lines of credit for working capital, term loans for capital expenditures, and commercial and stand-by letters of credit; and SBA loans. In addition, the company offers trade finance services, including commercial and export letters of credit, import lines of credit, documentary collections, international wire transfers, acceptances/trust receipt financing products, export financing, documentary collections, and bills purchase programs. Further, it provides various high-wealth banking services to wealthy individuals residing in the Pacific Rim area; and remote deposit capture, and online and mobile banking services. Additionally, the company offers various banking services to physicians, accountants, attorneys, business managers, and other professionals; and safe deposit boxes, account reconciliation, courier service, and cash management services to the manufacturing, service, and distribution companies. As of December 31, 2021, it had eleven full-service branch offices in Alhambra, Century City, City of Industry, Torrance, Arcadia, Irvine, Diamond Bar, Pico Rivera, Tarzana, and San Francisco; and one branch in Flushing, New York. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Preferred Bank has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.8.
PE Ratio
Preferred Bank has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.02 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 21.21%.
Sales Growth
Preferred Bank’s sales growth is 49% for the current quarter and 31.3% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 51.7% and 35.8%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Preferred Bank is 51482 which is 35.08% below its average volume of 79306.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 53.6%, now sitting on 249.87M for the twelve trailing months.
2. iRadimed Corporation (IRMD)
19.8% sales growth and 17.59% return on equity
IRADIMED CORPORATION develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible medical devices, and related accessories and services in the United States and internationally. It offers MRidium MRI compatible intravenous (IV) infusion pump system with associated disposable IV tubing sets; and MRI compatible patient vital signs monitoring system. The company also provides non-magnetic IV poles, wireless remote displays/controls, side car pump modules, dose error reduction systems, and SpO2 monitoring with sensors and accessories. It serves hospitals, acute care facilities, and outpatient imaging centers. The company sells its products through direct field sales representatives, regional sales directors, clinical support representatives, and independent distributors. IRADIMED CORPORATION was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Winter Springs, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, iRadimed Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.02.
PE Ratio
iRadimed Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.75 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 17.59%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
iRadimed Corporation’s stock is valued at $37.48 at 05:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $55.92 and way above its 52-week low of $26.00.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
iRadimed Corporation’s EBITDA is 7.86.
Moving Average
iRadimed Corporation’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $33.25 and way above its 200-day moving average of $32.48.
Sales Growth
iRadimed Corporation’s sales growth is 20.6% for the present quarter and 19.8% for the next.
3. Barrett Business Services (BBSI)
9% sales growth and 24.46% return on equity
Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. It offers professional employer services under which it enters into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers' compensation coverage, and other administration functions for the client's existing workforce. The company also provides staffing and recruiting services, such as on-demand or short-term staffing assignment, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management services. It serves electronics manufacturers, light-manufacturing industries, agriculture-based companies, transportation and shipping enterprises, food processors, telecommunications companies, public utilities, general contractors in various construction-related fields, and professional services firms. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Barrett Business Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.32.
PE Ratio
Barrett Business Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.31 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 24.46%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 9.3% and a drop 350% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Barrett Business Services is 56695 which is 12.33% above its average volume of 50470.
Moving Average
Barrett Business Services’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $95.53 and way above its 200-day moving average of $84.91.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 16, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.23%.
4. Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC)
8.9% sales growth and 6.47% return on equity
COPT is a REIT that owns, manages, leases, develops and selectively acquires office and data center properties. The majority of its portfolio is in locations that support the United States Government and its contractors, most of whom are engaged in national security, defense and information technology (“IT”) related activities servicing what it believes are growing, durable, priority missions (“Defense/IT Locations”). The Company also owns a portfolio of office properties located in select urban/urban-like submarkets in the Greater Washington, DC/Baltimore region with durable Class-A office fundamentals and characteristics (“Regional Office Properties”). As of September 30, 2020, the Company derived 88% of its core portfolio annualized rental revenue from Defense/IT Locations and 12% from its Regional Office Properties. As of the same date and including 15 properties owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, COPT's core portfolio of 174 office and data center shell properties encompassed 20.2 million square feet and was 94.6% leased; the Company also owned one wholesale data center with a critical load of 19.25 megawatts that was 86.7% leased.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Corporate Office Properties Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.87.
PE Ratio
Corporate Office Properties Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.75 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 6.47%.
Sales Growth
Corporate Office Properties Trust’s sales growth is 7.6% for the ongoing quarter and 8.9% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Corporate Office Properties Trust is 171820 which is 73.51% below its average volume of 648761.
Moving Average
Corporate Office Properties Trust’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $26.64 and under its 200-day moving average of $26.25.
