(VIANEWS) – PGS (PGS.OL), ASM INTERNATIONAL (ASM.AS), SALMAR (SALM.OL) 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. PGS (PGS.OL)
51.4% sales growth and 8.65% return on equity
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PGS has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr0.42.
PE Ratio
PGS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr21.48 for every norwegian krone of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 8.65%.
Moving Average
PGS’s value is above its 50-day moving average of kr8.52 and higher than its 200-day moving average of kr8.26.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for PGS is 5984920 which is 41.04% above its average volume of 4243230.
Sales Growth
PGS’s sales growth is 34.3% for the ongoing quarter and 51.4% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
PGS’s stock is valued at kr9.02 at 17:20 EST, way below its 52-week high of kr10.44 and way higher than its 52-week low of kr5.12.
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2. ASM INTERNATIONAL (ASM.AS)
26.5% sales growth and 17.12% return on equity
ASM International NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The company's products include wafer processing deposition systems for atomic layer deposition (ALD), epitaxy, silicon carbide, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and vertical furnace systems, including low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), diffusion, and oxidation products, as well as provides spare parts and support services. It also manufactures and sells equipment, which is used in wafer processing, encompassing the fabrication steps in which silicon wafers are layered with semiconductor devices. The company offers its products to semiconductor manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Advanced Semiconductor Materials International NV. ASM International NV was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ASM INTERNATIONAL has a trailing twelve months EPS of €11.18.
PE Ratio
ASM INTERNATIONAL has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 50.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €50.66 for every euro of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 17.12%.
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3. SALMAR (SALM.OL)
10.5% sales growth and 17.68% return on equity
SalMar ASA, an aquaculture company, produces and sells farmed salmon in Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Fish Farming Central Norway, Fish Farming Northern Norway, Icelandic Salmon, Sales & Industry, and SalMar Aker Ocean segments. It is involved in the broodstock, harvesting, processing, and smolt production activities. In addition, the company offers fish fillets and related products. SalMar ASA was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Kverva, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SALMAR has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr27.32.
PE Ratio
SALMAR has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr20.1 for every norwegian krone of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 17.68%.
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4. IMCD (IMCD.AS)
5.4% sales growth and 16.47% return on equity
IMCD N.V. distributes, markets, and sells specialty chemicals and ingredients in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides adhesives, core materials, filler reinforcements, flame retardants, masterbatch, modifiers, operating materials, pigments, plasticizers, processing aids, PUR raw materials, rubber elastomers, solvents, stabilizers, thermoplastic elastomers, thermoplastics, thermoplastics, and other additives. It offers actives, UV sunscreens, rheology modifiers, thickeners, surfactants, emulsifiers, emollients, film formers, humectants, waxes, conditioners, hair styling polymers, solvent, solubilizers, pigments, pearls, powders and colorants, opacifiers, pearlizers, preservatives, antioxidants, fragrances, and essential oils. In addition, the company provides functional fillers, pigments, resins, and specialty solvents; taste, texture, nutrition, and function; and abrasives, acids, alkalines, anti-soil redeposition and foam control systems, bio-actives, biocides, bittering and bleaching agents, builders, capsules, chelating agents, concentrates/ready-to-use, corrosion and dye transfer inhibitors, disintegrants, dispersants, emulsifiers, enzymes, fluorinated polymers, oleo chemicals, optical brighteners, perfumes, dyes, phosphates, plasticisers, proteins, rheology modifiers and thickeners, silicones, solvents/diluents, TAED, UV-filters, and waxes. Further, it offers base oils; lubricants addictive; lubricants finished fluids; fuel additives; solvents, degreasers, and fuel compounds; and upstream, midstream, and downstream oil, gas, and energy. IMCD N.V. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, IMCD has a trailing twelve months EPS of €4.94.
PE Ratio
IMCD has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €31.57 for every euro of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 16.47%.
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