(VIANEWS) - H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Plains Group Holdings, L.P. (PAGP), Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC) 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. H&E Equipment Services (HEES)
18.1% sales growth and 31.84% return on equity
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. operates as an integrated equipment services company. The company operates in five segments: Equipment Rentals, Used Equipment Sales, New Equipment Sales, Parts Sales, and Repair and Maintenance Services. The Equipment Rentals segment provides construction and industrial equipment for rent on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis through a fleet of approximately 42,725 pieces of equipment. The Used Equipment Sales segment sells used equipment through retail sales force primarily from its rental fleet, as well as inventoried equipment that are acquired through trade-ins from equipment customers. The New Equipment Sales segment sells new construction equipment through a professional in-house retail sales force. The Parts Sales segment sells parts for the equipment customers, as well as offers for its rental fleet. The Repair and Maintenance Services segment serves its rental fleet and equipment owned customers, as well as offers ongoing preventative maintenance services to industrial customers. It also provides ancillary equipment support activities, including transportation, hauling, parts shipping, and loss damage waivers. The company's rental fleet consists of hi-lift or aerial work platforms, cranes, earthmoving and material handling equipment, and others. It serves industrial and commercial companies, construction contractors, manufacturers, public utilities, municipalities, maintenance contractors, and various other industrial account customers. As of December 31, 2021, the company had a network of 102 service facilities in the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. H&E Equipment Services, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, H&E Equipment Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.23.
PE Ratio
H&E Equipment Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 209.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $209.03 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 31.84%.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be on August 24, 2022. The forward dividend rate for the year is estimated at 1.1, and the forward dividend yield to be 3.47%.
Sales Growth
H&E Equipment Services's sales growth is 13.7% for the current quarter and 18.1% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 43.1% and 44% respectively.2. Plains Group Holdings, L.P. (PAGP)
15% sales growth and 10.71% return on equity
Plains GP Holdings L.P. operates and owns midstream infrastructure across the United States. The company operates in three main segments, Transportation, Facilities, Supply and Logistics. Transport is responsible for transporting crude oil and other natural gas liquids via pipelines, truck and barges, as well as gathering and processing systems. It owned or leased 18,535 miles worth of crude oil pipelines and NGL gathering systems, 35 million barrels above-ground storage capacity, 825 trailers, 50 transport and stock barges and 20 transport tugs as of December 31 2019. This segment provides storage, terminalling and throughput services for oil, NGLs and natural gas. It also offers NGL fractionation, isomerization, natural gas, and condensate processing. The segment had approximately 79,000,000 barrels of crude oil storage capacity, 34 million barrels NGL storage capacities, 63 billion cubic feet natural gas storage capacity and 25 billion cubic foot of base gas. It also owned seven natural gas processing facilities and an NGL fractionation facility. There were 30 NGL and crude oil rail terminals. Six marine facilities and over 430 miles worth of pipelines. Supply and Logistics is engaged in merchant-related activities. This includes purchase of crude oil as well as NGL, from processors and marketers, storage of NGL and gas, and the resale and transportation of crude oil and NGL. The segment had 16 million barrels and NGL fill; 4,000,000 barrels and NGL linesfill in third-party pipelines and other inventories; 760 trucks; 900 trailers; and 8000 crude oil or NGL railcars. It provides logistics services, including crude oil, NGLs and natural gas. PAA GP Holdings LLC is a general partner in the business. Plains GP Holdings L.P., was established in 2013. It is headquartered at Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Plains Group Holdings, L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.07.
PE Ratio
Plains Group Holdings, L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.04 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 10.71%.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by a net 11.6% and 44.1% respectively.Moving Average
Plains Group Holdings L.P. is worth more than its moving average over 50 days of $12.64, and its moving average over 200 days of $11.83.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Plains Group Holdings, L.P.'s stock is valued at $12.88 at 19:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $13.42 and way above its 52-week low of $9.39.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 33%, now sitting on 57.38B for the twelve trailing months.
3. Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC)
9% sales growth and 11.27% return on equity
Lancaster Colony Corporation manufactures and markets food products for the retail and foodservice markets in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice. It offers frozen garlic bread under the New York BRAND Bakery; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Cardini's, and Girard's; flatbread wraps and pizza crusts under the Flatout brand; croutons and salad toppings under the New York BRAND Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti; frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand; and vegetable and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand. In addition, it manufactures and sells other products to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces and Chick-fil-A sauces. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. Lancaster Colony Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lancaster Colony Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.5.
PE Ratio
Lancaster Colony Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 55.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $55.24 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 11.27%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Lancaster Colony Corporation is 39322 which is 80.45% below its average volume of 201167.
Sales Growth
Lancaster Colony Corporation's sales growth is 10.9% for the present quarter and 9% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.5%, now sitting on 1.71B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 12.8% and 44%, respectively.4. NV5 Global (NVEE)
7.7% sales growth and 8.93% return on equity
NV5 Global, Inc. provides professional and technical engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients in the infrastructure, utility services, construction, real estate, and environmental markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Infrastructure; Building, Technology & Sciences; and Geospatial Solutions. The company offers site selection and planning, design, water resources, transportation, structural engineering, land development, surveying, power delivery, building code compliance, and other services; and construction materials testing and engineering, geotechnical engineering and consulting, and forensic consulting services. It also provides governmental outsourcing and consulting, and technical outsourcing services; and geospatial data analytic and mapping services. In addition, the company offers mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design; commissioning; energy performance, management, and optimization; building program management; acoustical design consulting; and audiovisual–security and surveillance–information technology–data center services, as well as energy services. Further, it provides various services, such as investigating and analyzing environmental conditions, and recommending corrective measures and procedures; occupational health and safety services; radiation exposure and protection, and nuclear safety and industrial hygiene analyses services; hydrogeological modeling and environmental programs; water resource planning, monitoring, and environmental management of wastewater facilities; solid waste landfill investigations; permitting and compliance; storm water pollution; environmental impact statement support; agricultural waste management and permitting; and wetland evaluations. The company was formerly known as NV5 Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to NV5 Global, Inc. in December 2015. NV5 Global, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida.
Earnings per Share
NV5 Global's trailing 12 months EPS is $3.87.
PE Ratio
NV5 Global's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 35.07. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $35.07 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 8.93%.Sales Growth
NV5 Global's sales growth is 8.9% for the current quarter and 7.7% for the next.