(VIANEWS) - The First Bancshares (FBMS), Coastal Financial Corporation (CCB), Kirby Corporation (KEX) 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. The First Bancshares (FBMS)
67.8% sales growth and 9.67% return on equity
The First Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding firm for The First, a National Banking Association which provides general retail and commercial banking services. It operates in three distinct segments: Commercial/Retail Bank and Mortgage Banking Division. The company offers deposit services including checking, savings, and NOW accounts. It also provides other time deposits such as day money market accounts, longer-term certificates, and individual retirement or health savings accounts. It also offers commercial loans that include secured and unsecure loans to fund working capital and business expansion; as well as consumer loans, which are equity lines of credit and secured or unsecured loans that can be used for automobiles, personal investments, house improvements and education; as well as loans for real estate construction and acquisition. It also originates loans for existing or new residential properties, as well as refinance and purchase of existing mortgages. The company also offers online banking, voice response phone inquiry services and automated teller machines. It also provides cash management services and safe deposit boxes. The company serves small- to medium-sized companies, professionals, as well as individuals, groups, organisations, and government authorities. The company had 90 locations across Mississippi, Alabama and Florida as of December 31, 2021. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is where The First Bancshares, Inc., was established in 1995.
Earnings per Share
For profitability, the trailing twelve-month EPS for The First Bancshares is $2.92
PE Ratio
Trailing 12 months, the First Bancshares' price-to-earnings ratio is 10.27. The purchaser of the shares is investing $10.27 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 9.67%.Moving Average
First Bancshares is currently trading at $32.51 below its 50-day moving mean and $31.09 below its 200 day moving average.2. Coastal Financial Corporation (CCB)
65.2% sales growth and 16.34% return on equity
Coastal Financial Corporation is the bank holding firm for Coastal Community Bank. It provides a variety of banking products and services to professionals and small- to medium-sized business owners, as well as individuals, in Washington's Puget Sound area. You can deposit in a variety of products including demand and savings, checking, money market, time deposits and cash. It offers industrial and commercial loans. These include term loans and small-business administration loans. Commercial lines of credit are available. Borrowing base loans and residential loans can also be offered. Remote deposit capture, online and mobile banking are all available. Debit cards can also be obtained. The company also offers cash management and business accounts. These include business checking, savings, and Treasury services. The company has 15 fully-service banks. Coastal Financial Corporation was established in 1997. It is headquartered at Everett in Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Coastal Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.51.
PE Ratio
Coastal Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.91 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 16.34%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 40.4% and 80.4%, respectively.Sales Growth
Coastal Financial Corporation's sales growth is 106.3% for the present quarter and 65.2% for the next.
3. Kirby Corporation (KEX)
16.8% sales growth and 3.32% return on equity
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation services and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. This segment also transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barge and tugboat units that are engaged in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargoes in the United States coastal trade. As of December 31, 2019, this segment owned and operated 1,053 inland tank barges with 23.4 million barrels of capacity, 299 inland towboats, 49 coastal tank barges with 4.7 million barrels of capacity, 47 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 4 offshore tugboats, and 1 docking tugboat. The company's Distribution and Services segment sells replacement parts; provides service mechanics to overhaul and repair engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related oilfield services equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents industrial compressors, railcar movers, and high capacity lift trucks; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units. It serves oilfield service, on-highway transportation, marine transportation, commercial fishing, construction, and power generation companies, as well as oil and gas operators and producers, and the United States government. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kirby Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.58.
PE Ratio
Kirby Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.14 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 3.32%.Sales Growth
Kirby Corporation has seen a 20.8% increase in sales for its current quarter, and 16.8% the following.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 24.5%, now sitting on 2.65B for the twelve trailing months.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 00:22 EST Kirby Corporation stock was valued at $63.42, which is way lower than its 52 week high of $75.08, and much higher than its 52 week low of $55.03.
4. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)
13.8% sales growth and 11.03% return on equity
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company. The Regulated Energy segment engages in the natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. The Unregulated Energy segment engages in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; and provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the eastern United States. This segment also provides other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sales; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services; and plumbing and electrical services. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.
Earnings per Share
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's trailing 12 months EPS is $4.86.
PE Ratio
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 25.27. The purchaser of the shares is thus investing $25.27 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 11.03%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's stock is valued at $122.79 at 00:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $142.81 and way higher than its 52-week low of $105.79.
Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has an EBITDA of 72.77.
5. Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (MGIC)
9% sales growth and 14.8% return on equity
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. provides proprietary application development, business process integration, vertical software solutions, and information technologies (IT) outsourcing software services in Israel and internationally. The company's Software Services segment develops, markets, sells, and supports application platform, software applications, and business and process integration solutions and related services. Its IT Professional Services segment offers IT services in the areas of infrastructure design and delivery, application development, technology planning and implementation services, communications services and solutions, and supplemental outsourcing services. The company offers proprietary application platforms, such as Magic xpa for developing and deploying business applications; AppBuilder for building, deploying, and maintaining high-end and mainframe-grade business applications; Magic xpi for application integration; Magic xpc, a hybrid integration platform as a service; Magic SmartUX, a mobile development application platform; and FactoryEye for virtualization of production data. It also provides vertical software solutions comprising Clicks, a software solution for healthcare providers; Leap, a software solution for business support systems; Hermes Solution, a packaged software solution for managing air cargo ground handling; HR Pulse, a customized single-tenant software as a service tool; and MBS Solution, a proprietary system for managing TV broadcast management. In addition, the company provides software maintenance, support, training, and consulting services. It serves oil and gas, telecommunications, financial, healthcare, and industrial sectors; and public institutions and international agencies. The company was formerly known as Mashov Software Export (1983) Ltd. and changed its name to Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. in 1991. Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.64.
PE Ratio
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.52 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 14.8%.Volume
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.'s current volume is 5465, which is 62.25% lower than its average volume of 1478.
6. Build (BBW)
5.4% sales growth and 54.27% return on equity
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a multi-channel retailer of plush animals and related products. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, International Franchising, and Commercial. Its merchandise comprises various styles of plush products to be stuffed, pre-stuffed plush products, and sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, as well as range of clothing, shoes, accessories, and other toy and novelty items. The company operates its stores under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand name; and sells its products through its e-commerce sites. As of January 30, 2021, it operated 354 stores, including 305 stores in the United States and Canada; and 49 stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and China, as well as 71 franchised stores internationally. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Build has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.47.
PE Ratio
Build has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.86 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 54.27%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Build is 189828 which is 34.47% below its average volume of 289716.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 15.5% and 14.6% respectively.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.8%, now sitting on 452.79M for the twelve trailing months.
7. Alamo Group (ALG)
5.2% sales growth and 12.88% return on equity
Alamo Group Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes, and services agricultural and infrastructure maintenance equipment for governmental and industrial use worldwide. The company offers hydraulically-powered and tractor-mounted mowers, including boom-mounted mowers; other cutters and replacement parts for heavy-duty and intensive uses; and heavy duty, tractor- and truck-mounted mowing, and vegetation maintenance equipment and replacement parts. It also provides truck-mounted air vacuum, mechanical broom, and regenerative air sweepers; pothole patchers; leaf collection equipment and replacement brooms; parking lot and street sweepers; excavators; catch basin cleaners and roadway debris vacuum systems; truck-mounted vacuum trucks, combination sewer cleaners, and hydro excavators; ice control products; snow plows and heavy duty snow removal equipment, hitches, attachments, and graders; landscape and vegetation maintenance equipment; and public works and runway maintenance products, parts, and services. In addition, the company offers rotary and finishing mowers, flail and disc mowers, front-end loaders, backhoes, rotary tillers, posthole diggers, scraper blades, and replacement parts, as well as zero turn radius mowers; cutting parts, plain and hard-faced replacement tillage tools, disc blades, and fertilizer application components; aftermarket agricultural parts; and heavy-duty mechanical rotary mowers, snow blowers, rock removal equipment, and replacement parts. Further, it provides tractor attachments; agricultural implements; hydraulic and boom-mounted hedge and grass cutters, and other tractor attachments and implements; hedgerow cutters, industrial grass mowers, and agricultural seedbed preparation cultivators; self-propelled sprayers and multi-drive load-carrying vehicles; cutting blades; hydraulic and mechanical boom mowers; and high pressure cleaning systems and trenchers. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Seguin, Texas.
Earnings per Share
Alamo Group's trailing 12 months profit per share is $7.65
PE Ratio
Alamo Group's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 20.04. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $20.04 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 company, was 12.88%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 19.8% and 20.2%, respectively.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Alamo Group's stock is valued at $153.27 at 00:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $158.97 and way above its 52-week low of $108.35.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9%, now sitting on 1.46B for the twelve trailing months.