6 Companies Boosting Revenue and Earnings

Discovery Commnications, Air Lease on the list

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Jan 24, 2018
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According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following companies have grown their revenues and earnings over the past several years.

The Toronto-Dominion Bank(TD) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 7% and a five-year annual earnings per share (EPS) growth rate of 10%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.5 and has a positive six-month return of 16.4%.

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The company provides financial products and services. It has a market cap of $109.29 billion and an enterprise value of $73.18 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While the return on equity (ROE) of 13.98% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets (ROA) of 0.85% is underperforming 55% of companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 5.79 is below the industry median of 2.05.

The company's largest shareholder among gurus is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.52% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11% and Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

Spirit Airlines Inc. (SAVE) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 12% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 27%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.7 and has a negative six-month return of 13.6%.

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The airline company has a market cap of $3.01 billion and an enterprise value of $3.36 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The ROE of 15.09% and ROA of 46.34% are outperforming 53% of companies in the Global Airlines industry. Financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.73 is below the industry median of 0.46.

FPA Capital Fund (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.37% of outstanding shares.

Air Lease Corp Class A (AL) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 26% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 37%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 14.1 and has a positive six-month return of 23.7%.

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The aircraft leasing company has a market cap of $5.09 billion and an enterprise value of $14.1 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 11.01% and ROA of 2.66% are outperforming 52% of companies in the Global Rental and Leasing Services industry. Financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is below the industry median of 0.62.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.29% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.34% and Jerome Dodson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.43%.

Discovery Communications Inc Class B (DISCB) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 24% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 14%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.8 and has a positive six-month return of 21.9%.

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The media and entertainment company has a market cap of $9.76 billion and an enterprise value of $17.47 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The ROA of 14.20% and return on capital (ROC) of 6.40% are outperforming 76% of companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry. Financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.48 is below the industry median of 1.47.

Discovery Communications Inc Class A (DISCA) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 24% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 14%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.8 and has a negative six-month return of -0.8%.

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The media and entertainment company has a market cap of $9.76 billion and an enterprise value of $17.47 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The ROE of 14.20% and ROA of 6.40% are outperforming 76% of companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry. Financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.48 is below the industry median of 1.47.

HOTCHKIS & WILEY is the company's largest guru shareholder with 4.94% of outstanding shares, followed by Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55%, Dalio with 0.27% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%.

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 6% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 38%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 14.1 and has a positive six-month return of 15.2%.

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The company is engaged in rail transportation with a market cap of $27.06 billion and an enterprise value of $32.41 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 44.54% and ROA of 12.30% are outperforming 87% of companies in the Global Railroads industry. Financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 0.34.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.66% of outstanding shares, followed by Halvorsen with 2.37% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28%.

(Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.)