(VIANEWS) - Masimo Corporation (MASI), South State Corporation (SSB), Aramark (ARMK) 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. Masimo Corporation (MASI)
82.3% sales growth and 12.56% return on equity
Masimo Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets noninvasive monitoring technologies and hospital automation solutions worldwide. The company offers masimo signal extraction technology (SET) pulse oximetry with measure-through motion and low perfusion pulse oximetry monitoring to address the primary limitations of conventional pulse oximetry. It also provides Masimo rainbow SET platform that includes rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry products that noninvasively monitor hemoglobin species, including oxygen saturation, pulse rate, perfusion index, pleth variability index, and respiration rate from the pleth; noninvasively monitor hemoglobin concentration, and carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin; monitor arterial oxygen saturation and acoustic respiration rate; and calculates oxygen content and oxygen reserve index. The company offers SedLine brain function monitoring technology to measure the brain's electrical activity by detecting EEG signals; capnography and gas monitoring products comprising external plug-in-and-measure capnography and gas analyzers, integrated modules, handheld capnograph and capnometer devices, and capnography sampling lines; O3 regional oximetry for tissue oxygen saturation measurement; and hemodynamic monitoring solutions. Its Masimo Hospital Automation platform includes Patient SafetyNet, Patient SafetyNet surveillance, Kite, UniView, Replica, UniView : 60, and MyView. The company offers coronavirus-2019 response and telehealth solutions; connectivity devices; and nasal high flow ventilation and neuromodulation solutions. The company provides its products through direct sales force, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers partners to hospitals, emergency medical service and home care providers, physician offices, long term care facilities, veterinarians, and consumers; and non-medical/consumer products through e-commerce site, masimopersonalhealth.com. Incorporated in 1989, the company is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Earnings per Share
Masimo Corporation's trailing 12 months profit per share is $3.07.
PE Ratio
Masimo Corporation's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 47.18. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $47.18 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 12.56%.2. South State Corporation (SSB)
30.3% sales growth and 9.46% return on equity
South State Corporation operates as the bank holding company for South State Bank that provides a range of banking services and products. The company accepts checking accounts, savings deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, certificates of deposits, and other time deposits. It also offers commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans, commercial, and industrial loans, as well as consumer loans, including auto, boat, and personal installment loans. In addition, the company provides treasury management services, merchant services, debit card products, automated clearing house services, lock-box services, remote deposit capture services, and other treasury services. As of December 31, 2020, it served customers through 285 branches in Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as First Financial Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to South State Corporation in July 2013. South State Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida.
Earnings per Share
South State Corporation's trailing 12 months profit per share is $6.23
PE Ratio
South State Corporation's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 13.75. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $13.75 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 9.46%.Sales Growth
South State Corporation's sales growth is 27.8% for the current quarter and 30.3% for the next.
Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 6.6%. We now have 1.51B in the 12 trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 27% and 48% respectively.Volume
Today's last reported volume for South State Corporation is 166341 which is 50.07% below its average volume of 333187.
3. Aramark (ARMK)
12.8% sales growth and 6.73% return on equity
Aramark provides food, facilities, and uniform services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Food and Support Services United States, Food and Support Services International, and Uniform and Career Apparel. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services. It also provides on-site restaurants, catering, convenience stores, and executive dining services; beverage and vending services; and facility management services comprising landscaping, transportation, payment, and other facility consulting services relating to building operations. In addition, the company offers concessions, banquet, and catering services; retail services and merchandise sale, recreational, and lodging services; and facility management services at sports, entertainment, and recreational facilities. Further, the company offers correctional food; and operates commissaries, laundry facilities, and property rooms. Additionally, it provides design, sourcing and manufacturing, delivery, cleaning, maintenance, and marketing services for uniforms and accessories; provides managed restroom services; and rents uniforms, work clothing, outerwear, particulate-free garments, and non-garment items and related services that include mats, shop towels, and first aid supplies. The company was formerly known as ARAMARK Holdings Corporation and changed its name to Aramark in May 2014. Aramark was founded in 1959 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Aramark has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.76.
PE Ratio
Aramark has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 53.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $53.47 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 6.73%.4. Amtech Systems (ASYS)
12.5% sales growth and 15.55% return on equity
Amtech Systems, Inc. produces and sells capital equipment, consumables, and other products for the fabrication of silicon carbide (SiC), Silicon power devices, analog, discrete, electronic devices, electronic assemblies, light-emitting diodes, LEDs, and silicon power devices. It operates within the Semiconductor, SiC/LED and Electronics segments. Semiconductor segments design, manufacture, sell, and service thermal processing equipment. This includes solder reflow ovens and diffusion furnaces as well as customer high-temp furnaces. It also provides wafer polishing and related services. Products include belt furnaces and horizontal diffusion furnaces. SiC/LED manufactures and markets consumables, machinery, and equipment for polishing and lapping materials. This includes silicon wafers, sapphire substrates, silicon carbide wafers, silicon carbide wafers, silicon power and LED light device applications, various glass and silica parts for 3D image transmission, quartz and ceramic components to telecommunications device, medical device components and other optical and photonics components. It sells products via sales staff, independent distributors and sales reps. The business was formerly called Quartz Engineering & Materials, Inc., but it changed its name in 1987 to Amtech Systems, Inc. Amtech Systems, Inc. is located in Tempe, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Amtech Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.
PE Ratio
Amtech Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.72 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 15.55%.Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation
Amtech Systems' EBITDA stands at -35.63
Volume
Amtech Systems' last reported volume is currently 21870, which is 15.05% lower than its average volume (25746).
5. Adobe (ADBE)
9.1% sales growth and 33.44% return on equity
Adobe Inc. operates as a diversified software company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising. The Digital Media segment offers products, services, and solutions that enable individuals, teams, and enterprises to create, publish, and promote content; and Document Cloud, a unified cloud-based document services platform. Its flagship product is Creative Cloud, a subscription service that allows members to access its creative products. This segment serves content creators, workers, marketers, educators, enthusiasts, communicators, and consumers. The Digital Experience segment provides an integrated platform and set of applications and services that enable brands and businesses to create, manage, execute, measure, monetize, and optimize customer experiences from analytics to commerce. This segment serves marketers, advertisers, agencies, publishers, merchandisers, merchants, web analysts, data scientists, developers, and executives across the C-suite. The Publishing and Advertising segment offers products and services, such as e-learning solutions, technical document publishing, web conferencing, document and forms platform, web application development, and high-end printing, as well as Advertising Cloud offerings. The company offers its products and services directly to enterprise customers through its sales force and local field offices, as well as to end users through app stores and through its website at adobe.com. It also distributes products and services through a network of distributors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, software vendors and developers, retailers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Adobe Systems Incorporated and changed its name to Adobe Inc. in October 2018. Adobe Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings per Share
Adobe's trailing 12 months earnings per share (EPS) is $11.49.
PE Ratio
Adobe's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 29.71. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $29.71 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 33.44%.6. 36Kr Holdings (KRKR)
5.2% sales growth and 7.7% return on equity
36Kr Holdings Inc. provides content and services for new economic participants in China's People's Republic of China. The company creates and distributes a variety of content including reports that are insightful about companies, market updates and editorials in different industries such as healthcare, retail and consumer. Online advertising, enterprise value-added service, including integrated marketing and offline events as well consulting, are just a few of the services offered by the company. Subscription services can also be provided to institutional investors and individuals. 36Kr Holdings Inc. is located in Beijing in the People's Republic of China.
Earnings per Share
36Kr Holdings' trailing 12 month EPS is $0.09.
PE Ratio
36Kr Holdings' trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 12. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $12 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability of a company relative to shareholders' equity, was 7.7%.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
36Kr Holdings's EBITDA is -1.67.