(VIANEWS) – ELIS (ELIS.PA), ASML HOLDING (ASML.AS), ALTRI SGPS (ALTR.LS) 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 €0.02.
PE Ratio
ELIS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 950. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €950 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%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ELIS’s stock is valued at €17.10 at 06:20 EST, above its 52-week high of €17.07.
2. 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 €14.5.
PE Ratio
ASML HOLDING has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €40.28 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%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 137.6% and 23.2%, respectively.
3. ALTRI SGPS (ALTR.LS)
16% sales growth and 24.22% return on equity
Altri, SGPS, S.A. produces and sells bleached eucalyptus pulp in Portugal and internationally. It offers bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp for use in a range of papers, such as tissues, and printing and writing papers; and dissolving pulp for use in textile production. The company is also involved timber commercialization; forest management; the production of energy from forest resources, such as industrial cogeneration from black liquor and biomass; real estate activities; and production of plants in nurseries, as well as the provision of services related with forests and landscapes. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Porto, Portugal.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ALTRI SGPS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.17.
PE Ratio
ALTRI SGPS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.35. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €27.35 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 24.22%.
4. ITERA (ITERA.OL)
11.2% sales growth and 138.07% return on equity
Itera ASA, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and operates digital solutions for companies and organizations in Norway, Denmark, and Slovakia. It offers data, artificial intelligence and analytics, development and architecture, test and quality assurance solutions, as well as cloud and application services. The company delivers projects and services in the strategy and consulting, customer experience, and technology and cloud transformation areas. Itera ASA was founded in 1989 and is based in Oslo, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ITERA has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr0.53.
PE Ratio
ITERA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr24.91 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 138.07%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 27, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.52%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ITERA’s stock is valued at kr13.20 at 06:20 EST, below its 52-week high of kr14.50 and way higher than its 52-week low of kr9.80.
5. ORKLA (ORK.OL)
6.1% sales growth and 12.77% return on equity
Orkla ASA engages in branded consumer goods, and industrial and financial investment businesses. The company offers branded products, including frozen pizza, ketchup, soups, sauces, bread toppings, and ready-to-eat meals through grocery retail trade, as well as the out-of-home, convenience store, and petrol station sectors. It also provides confectionery, biscuit, and snack products; and develops crispbread products, as well as energy snack meals. In addition, the company offers personal care and cleaning products; dietary supplement, sport nutrition, and weight control products; wound care products and first aid equipment; painting tools; basic garments; and professional cleaning products. Further, it operates Gymgrossisten and Bodystore e-commerce portals for health and sports nutrition products; and restaurants. Additionally, the company supplies margarine and butter blends, bread and cake improvers and mixes, yeast, marzipan, and ice cream ingredients; produces and supplies hydro power to the Nordic power market; and develops and sells real estate properties. It offers its food products under the Grandiosa, TORO, Stabburet, Felix, Paulúns, Abba, Kalles, Beauvais, Den Gamle Fabrik, Spilva, Vitana, MTR, and Eastern brands; confectionery and snacks under the KiMs, Nidar, Stratos, Göteborgs Kex, Sætre, OLW, Panda, Laima, Selga, Taffel, Adazu, and Kalev brands; health and sports nutrition under Zalo, Jif, Bliw, Grumme, Blenda, Define, Möller's, Collett, Nutrilett, Maxim, Norgesplaster, and Salvequick brands; and food ingredients under Odense, Mors Hjemmebakte, KronJäst, Bakkedal and NATURLI' brands. It has operations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Baltics, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ORKLA has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr4.37.
PE Ratio
ORKLA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr16.07 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 12.77%.
Sales Growth
ORKLA’s sales growth is 16.8% for the ongoing quarter and 6.1% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ORKLA’s stock is valued at kr70.22 at 06:20 EST, way under its 52-week high of kr85.20 and higher than its 52-week low of kr67.06.
6. DASSAULT SYSTEMES (DSY.PA)
6% sales growth and 13.74% return on equity
Dassault Systèmes SE provides software solutions and services worldwide. It offers SOLIDWORKS design software for 3D design, electrical and printed circuit board design, product data management, simulation, manufacturing, and technical communication; CATIA, an engineering and design software for product 3D computer-aided design; GEOVIA for modeling and simulating the earth; and BIOVIA that provides the scientific community with advanced biological, chemical, and materials experiences. The company also provides SIMULIA that delivers realistic simulation applications; DELMIA, which enables global industrial operations; 3DVIA that provides 3D space planning solutions; and ENOVIA that enables to plan and track the definition of success for customer. In addition, it offers Centric PLM, a product lifecycle management software solution; 3DEXCITE, a real-time 3D visualization software; NETVIBES, which enables organizations to gather, align, and enrich big data; 3DEXPERIENCE platform that provides organizations a holistic and real-time view of their business activities and ecosystem, as well as connecting people, ideas, data, and solutions together in a single environment; and MEDIDATA, a clinical research study software that provides evidences and insights to pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic companies, as well as academic researchers. Further, the company provides consulting, deployment, outcome based, and training services. It primarily serves companies in the transportation and mobility; industrial equipment; aerospace and defense; high-tech; life sciences and healthcare; energy and materials; home and lifestyle; construction, cities, and territories; consumer packaged goods and retail; marine and offshore; and business services sectors through distributors and resellers. Dassault Systèmes SE was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, DASSAULT SYSTEMES has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.65.
PE Ratio
DASSAULT SYSTEMES has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 57.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €57.55 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 13.74%.
7. MOWI (MOWI.OL)
5.9% sales growth and 23.04% return on equity
Mowi ASA, a seafood company, produces and supplies farmed salmon products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Feed, Farming, and Sales and Marketing. It is involved in the salmon feed production, salmon farming and primary processing, and seafood secondary processing activities. The company offers whole gutted fish, including Label Rouge and organic salmon; and white fish and other seafood products, as well as fillets, steaks, cutlets, portions, loins, kebabs, and steak combos. It also provides value added products, such as breaded, pre-fried, dusted, marinated, grilled, battered, topped, filled with sauce, delicatessen, fresh fish ready meal, and smoked fish products. The company offers its products under the Mowi, Mowi Salmon, Donegal Silver, Admiral's, Pieters, Laschinger, Kritsen, Ducktrap River, Harbour Salmon Co., Rebel Fish, Supreme Salmon, Olav's, Northern Harvest, and Mowi Nutrition brand names. The company was formerly known as Marine Harvest ASA and changed its name to Mowi ASA in December 2018. Mowi ASA was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MOWI has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr15.48.
PE Ratio
MOWI has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr11.29 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 23.04%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MOWI is 225866 which is 80.08% below its average volume of 1134400.
