(VIANEWS) – ELIS (ELIS.PA), SPAREBANKEN ØST (SPOG.OL), ASML HOLDING (ASML.AS) 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. ELIS (ELIS.PA)
77.2% sales growth and 5.03% return on equity
Elis SA provides linen and work wear textile, hygiene, and well-being services in France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Central Europe, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company offers table, kitchen, and hotel linens; workwear and personal protective equipment; floor protection mats, mops, and wiping cloths; industrial wipers; beverage solutions, such as water coolers and accessories, cups and bottles, and coffee machines; and pest control, insect control, or disinfection services. It also provides washroom hygiene services, such as hand washing and drying, lavatories, air fragrancing, toilet hygiene and urinal, and feminine hygiene; and reusable cleanroom garments, footwear, goggles, logistics, and related contamination control solutions, as well as cleaning systems. In addition, the company offers medical waste collection, management, and disposal services, as well as personal laundry services for residential facilities, daycares, and schools. It primarily serves the catering, accommodation, healthcare and welfare, industries, trade and retail, and services sectors, as well as public authorities and administration. Elis SA was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Saint-Cloud, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ELIS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.68.
PE Ratio
ELIS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €25.32 for every euro 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 5.03%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for ELIS is 92975 which is 75.76% below its average volume of 383711.
2. SPAREBANKEN ØST (SPOG.OL)
20.9% sales growth and 6.25% return on equity
Sparebanken Øst operates as a savings bank in Eastern Norway. The company offers financial products, such as savings, credit, and payment products; mortgages on homes; and debenture financing for second-hand cars, as well as services in the areas of financing, savings and investment, and money-transfer. It also distributes insurance, fund shares, interest rate hedging, and currency, as well as operates, manages, leases, and sells real estate properties. The company was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in Drammen, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SPAREBANKEN ØST has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr6.62.
PE Ratio
SPAREBANKEN ØST has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr7.85 for every norwegian krone 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 6.25%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
SPAREBANKEN ØST’s stock is valued at kr52.00 at 06:20 EST, way below its 52-week high of kr63.20 and way above its 52-week low of kr43.90.
3. ASML HOLDING (ASML.AS)
17.9% sales growth and 59.35% return on equity
ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems consisting of lithography, metrology, and inspection systems for memory and logic chipmakers. The company provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies. It also offers metrology and inspection systems, including YieldStar optical metrology solutions to assess the quality of patterns on the wafers; and HMI e-beam solutions to locate and analyze individual chip defects. In addition, the company provides computational lithography and lithography process and control software solutions; and refurbishes and upgrades older lithography systems, as well as offers customer support and associated services. It operates in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, rest of Asia, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The company was formerly known as ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and changed its name to ASML Holding N.V. in 2001. ASML Holding N.V. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ASML HOLDING has a trailing twelve months EPS of €14.11.
PE Ratio
ASML HOLDING has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €41 for every euro 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 59.35%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 29%, now sitting on 21.17B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
ASML HOLDING’s value is below its 50-day moving average of €589.06 and way above its 200-day moving average of €523.75.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ASML HOLDING’s EBITDA is 10.74.
4. BOIRON (BOI.PA)
17.2% sales growth and 9.87% return on equity
Boiron SA manufactures and sells homeopathic medicines in France, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. The company offers non-proprietary, proprietary, branded homeopathic medicines. Its branded homeopathic medicines include Oscillococcinum to treat influenza symptoms, such as fever, chills, headaches, and aches; Stodal and Stodaline for treating coughs; Arnigel for adjunctive local treatment of benign trauma in the absence of open wounds; Camilia for the treatment of teething problems for babies; and Sédatif PC to treat anxiety and emotional, and minor sleep disorders. The company's homeopathic medicines also comprise Coryzalia for the treatment of cold symptoms and rhinitis; Homéoptic to treat eye discomfort and irritation due to various causes for adults and children; and Homéovox for vocal disorders. In addition, it provides dietary supplement; Dermoplasmine stick, baume, and mousse to treat dry lips and skin; Mag' Nuit, a formula to fall asleep; Arnitrosium for joint pain; Castor Equi Boiron ointment for treatment of cracked skin; and Storinyl, a syrup to treat colds. Further, it offers herbal medicines, such as Canephron to increase the amount of urine and to improve urinary elimination; moisturizing baby milk; and medical devices, including a range of COVID self-tests and rapid antigenic tests. The company offers its products through distribution centers, pharmacies, pharmacy chains, wholesalers, grocery and drugstores, health food stores, and online retail. Boiron SA was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Messimy, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BOIRON has a trailing twelve months EPS of €2.93.
PE Ratio
BOIRON has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €14.4 for every euro 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 9.87%.
5. WEBSTEP (WSTEP.OL)
11.6% sales growth and 11.66% return on equity
Webstep ASA, together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) consultancy services to public and private businesses in Norway and Sweden. The company offers digitalization, cloud migration and integration, Internet of Things, machine learning, IT security, robotics, and analytics. Its services include consulting, digitalization, .Net, Java, open source, full stack, front and back end, user experience, integration, mobility, cloud apps, machine learning, business intelligence, big data, data warehousing, virtual robotics, Devops, application service management, and data science services; and cloud computing, cloud services, integration, sensor technology, product and service development, Beacons, enterprise user experience, web analysis, design team, Amazon Web, Azure, prediction, AI, mobility predictive modelling, predictive modelling, hackathon, business analysis, and search engine optimization services. The company serves banking, finance and insurance, public administration, agriculture and food production, IT and telecommunication, commerce, and transportation industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, WEBSTEP has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr1.38.
PE Ratio
WEBSTEP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr19.83 for every norwegian krone 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 11.66%.
Sales Growth
WEBSTEP’s sales growth is 16.7% for the ongoing quarter and 11.6% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for WEBSTEP is 24039 which is 55.58% below its average volume of 54127.
Moving Average
WEBSTEP’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of kr25.96 and under its 200-day moving average of kr28.02.
6. AIRBUS (AIR.PA)
10.8% sales growth and 53.48% return on equity
Airbus SE engages in the designing, manufacturing, and delivering aerospace products, services, and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space. The Airbus segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells commercial jet aircraft of approximately 100 seats; and regional turboprop aircraft and aircraft components, as well as provides aircraft conversion and related services. The Airbus Helicopters segment engages in the development, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of civil and military helicopters; and provision of helicopter related services. The Airbus Defence and Space segment designs, develops, delivers, and supports military aircraft, such as combat, mission, transport, tanker aircraft, and their associated services; and offers unmanned aerial systems. This segment also offers civil and defense space systems for telecommunications, earth observations, navigation, science, and orbital systems; missile systems; and space launcher systems, as well as services around data processing from platforms, secure communication, and cyber security. The company was formerly known as Airbus Group SE and changed its name to Airbus SE in April 2017. Airbus SE was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Leiden, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AIRBUS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €-0.38.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 53.48%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 26.5%, now sitting on 55.11B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 203.4% and 0.7%, respectively.
7. SMTPC (SMTPC.PA)
10.7% sales growth and 19.13% return on equity
Société Marseillaise du Tunnel Prado Carénage constructs and operates tunnels in France. It operates the Prado Carénage, Rège and Prado Sud, Prado South tunnels. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Marseille, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SMTPC has a trailing twelve months EPS of €1.18.
PE Ratio
SMTPC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €22.64 for every euro 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 19.13%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for SMTPC is 515 which is 61.56% below its average volume of 1340.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.7%, now sitting on 35.32M for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 5, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.9 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 7.01%.
8. MBWS (MBWS.PA)
8.6% sales growth and 3.81% return on equity
Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits SA engages in the producing, marketing, and selling wines and spirits in Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. It primarily offers scotch whisky under the William Peel brand; vodka under the Sobieski and Krupnik brands; wine-based beverages under the Fruits and Wine brand name; liqueurs and syrups under the Marie Brizard brand; and cognac under the Cognac Gautier brand. The company was founded in 1755 and is based in Charenton-le-Pont, France. Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits SA operates as a subsidiary of Compagnie Financiere Europeenne De Prises De Participation SA.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MBWS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.06.
PE Ratio
MBWS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €36.5 for every euro 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 3.81%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MBWS is 1987 which is 87.27% below its average volume of 15620.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
MBWS’s stock is valued at €2.19 at 06:20 EST, way below its 52-week high of €2.81 and way higher than its 52-week low of €1.11.
