(VIANEWS) – Ship Finance International Limited (SFL), Hexcel Corporation (HXL), The Ensign Group (ENSG) 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. Ship Finance International Limited (SFL)
17% sales growth and 9.56% return on equity
SFL Corporation Ltd., a maritime and offshore asset owning and chartering company, engages in the ownership, operation, and chartering out of vessels and offshore related assets on medium and long-term charters. The company is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of assets. In addition, it operates in various sectors of the maritime, and shipping and offshore industries, including oil, chemical, oil product, container, and car transportation, as well as dry bulk shipments and drilling rigs. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned six crude oil tankers, 15 dry bulk carriers, 35 container vessels, two car carriers, one jack-up drilling rig, one ultra-deepwater drilling unit, two chemical tankers, and four oil product tankers. It primarily operates in Bermuda, Cyprus, Liberia, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Marshall Islands. The company was formerly known as Ship Finance International Limited and changed its name to SFL Corporation Ltd. in September 2019. SFL Corporation Ltd. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ship Finance International Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.78.
PE Ratio
Ship Finance International Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.78 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 9.56%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 22.9%, now sitting on 733.12M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ship Finance International Limited is 805072 which is 15% above its average volume of 700040.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ship Finance International Limited’s stock is valued at $11.53 at 00:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $11.66 and way above its 52-week low of $8.43.
Sales Growth
Ship Finance International Limited’s sales growth is negative 1.2% for the present quarter and 17% for the next.
2. Hexcel Corporation (HXL)
14.6% sales growth and 10.41% return on equity
Hexcel Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets structural materials for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial markets. It operates through two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets carbon fibers, fabrics and specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, structural adhesives, honeycomb, molding compounds, tooling materials, polyurethane systems, and laminates that are used in military and commercial aircraft, wind turbine blades, recreational products, and other industrial applications, as well as in automotive, marine, and trains. The Engineered Products segment manufactures and markets aircraft structures and finished aircraft components, including wing to body fairings, wing panels, flight deck panels, door liners, rotorcraft blades, spars, and tip caps; and aircraft structural sub-components and semi-finished components used in rotorcraft blades, engine nacelles, and aircraft surfaces, such as flaps, wings, elevators, and fairings. The company sells its products directly through its managers, product managers, and sales personnel, as well as through independent distributors and manufacturer representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, India, and Africa. Hexcel Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hexcel Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.89.
PE Ratio
Hexcel Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.81. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.81 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 10.41%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15%, now sitting on 1.76B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Hexcel Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $65.45 and above its 200-day moving average of $69.75.
3. The Ensign Group (ENSG)
11.3% sales growth and 18.78% return on equity
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides health care services in the post-acute care continuum and other ancillary businesses. The company operates in two segments, Skilled Services and Real Estate. The company offers skilled services, which include short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and physical, occupational, and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services. It also provides standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social, recreational, entertainment, and other services. In addition, the company offers senior living, as well as mobile diagnostics services; leases real estate properties; and provides other ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiogram, laboratory, sub-acute, and patient transportation services to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities. As of April 4, 2022, it operated 252 healthcare facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.34.
PE Ratio
The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.62 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 18.78%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for The Ensign Group is 279978 which is 5.02% above its average volume of 266574.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 22.2%, now sitting on 3.56B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
The Ensign Group’s EBITDA is 2.09.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 15.5% and 10.6%, respectively.
4. Caterpillar (CAT)
6.4% sales growth and 50.45% return on equity
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track and multi-terrain, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools. The company's Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, fleet management products, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions, as well as related parts and services. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing services, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. Its All Other operating segment offers filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions and distribution services; brand management and marketing strategy services; and digital investments services. Caterpillar Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Caterpillar has a trailing twelve months EPS of $17.63.
PE Ratio
Caterpillar has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.68 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 50.45%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 11.5% and 0.6%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Caterpillar is 905137 which is 68.35% below its average volume of 2860700.
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