6 Companies Boosting Earnings and Revenue

Rayanair, Cirrus Logic, Lazard top the list

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Oct 31, 2017
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According to GuruFocus' All-In-One Screener, the following companies have boosted their revenues and earnings over the past several years.

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CVÂ (IBA, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 11% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 27%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.1 and has a positive six-month return of 11.7%.

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The Mexican poultry products producer has a market cap of $2.98 billion and an enterprise value of $2.41 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of 13.51% and return on assets (ROA) of 9.51% are outperforming 67% of companies in the Global Farm Products industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 3.18 is above the industry median of 0.63.

The company's largest shareholder among gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.06% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.53%.

Embraer SAÂ (ERJ, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 16% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 6%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 8.72 and has a positive six-month return of 1.1%.

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The Brazilian jet manufacturer has a market cap of $3.54 billion and an enterprise value of $5.1 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The ROE of 10.56% and ROA of 3.42% are outperforming 51% of companies in the Global Aerospace and Defense industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.69 is above the industry median of 0.43.

Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 10.81% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 4.45%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 3.04% and Simons with 0.97%.

Lazard Ltd. (LAZ, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 6% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 41%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.4 and has a positive six-month return of 12.3%.

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The Bermuda-based asset management company has a market cap of $5.74 billion and an enterprise value of $5.28 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The ROE of 37.61% and ROA of 10.18% are outperforming 86% of companies in the Global Capital Markets industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.44 is below the industry median.

The company's largest guru shareholder is John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.54% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.27%, Royce with 1.08% and Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

Ryanair Holdings PLCÂ (RYAAY, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 12% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 28%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.4 and has a positive six-month return of 14.3%.

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The European airline operator has a market cap of $22.07 billion and enterprise value of $21.78 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 33.19% and ROA of 12.73% are outperforming 83% of companies in the Global Airlines industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.98 is above the industry median of 0.46.

Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.01% of outstanding shares, followed by Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.42%, Manning & Napier Advisors Inc. with 0.2% and Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%.

Cirrus Logic Inc. (CRUS, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 26% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 14%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.7 and has a six-month return of -12.5%.

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The semiconductor manufacturer has a market cap of $3.64 billion and enterprise value of $3.46 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The ROE of 26.45% and ROA of 20.37% are outperforming 96% of companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. Financial strength has a rating of 9 out of 10 with no debt.

With 0.64% of outstanding shares, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Royce with 0.26% and John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 7% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 8%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.7 and has a positive six-month return of 22.6%.

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The Canadian bank has a market cap of $104.84 billion and enterprise value of $74.86 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. While the ROE of 13.61% is outperforming the sector, the ROA of 0.83% is underperforming 55% of companies in the Global Banks industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 5.12 is above the industry median of 2.05.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.09% of outstanding shares, followed by Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.