6 Companies With Strong Earnings, Revenue Growth

CNO Financial Group tops the list

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Nov 08, 2018
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According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following companies have grown their revenues and earnings over the last several years.

CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 9% and a five-year annual earnings per share growth rate of 8%. The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 0.85 and has a six-month return of -6.7%.

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The insurance company has a market cap of $3.08 billion and an enterprise value of $6.42 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of -9.24% and return on assets of -1.27% are underperforming 81% of companies in the Global Insurance - Life industry. Its financial strength was rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.14 is below the industry median of 7.42.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Hotchkis & Wiley with 3.45% of outstanding shares, followed by Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.47%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 0.2% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%.

Delek Drilling LP (DKDRF, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 12% and a five-year annual earnings per share growth rate of 74%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 4 and has a six-month return of 8.3%.

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The company, which explores and exploits oil and natural gas resources, has a market cap of $3.31 billion and an enterprise value of $5.51 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 133.92% and return on assets of 30.20% are outperforming 98% of companies in the Global Oil and Gas E&P industry. Its financial strength was rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.20 is below the industry median of 0.51.

Wyndham Destinations Inc. (WYND, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 8% and a five-year annual earnings per share growth rate of 21%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 4.4 and has a six-month return of -9%.

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The hospitality company has a market cap of $4.17 billion and an enterprise value of $9.17 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 448.10% and return on assets of 10.80% are outperforming 86% of companies in the Global Lodging industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.03 is below the industry median of 0.71.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.55% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Heebner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.56%, Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.26% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.

New Residential Investment Corp. (NRZ, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 45% and a five-year annual earnings per share growth rate of 36%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 4.5 and has a six-month return of 2%.

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The real estate investment trust has a market cap of $5.89 billion and an enterprise value of $12.91 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 23.64% and return on assets of 5.28% are outperforming 70% of companies in the Global REIT - Residential industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.05 is below the industry median of 0.06.

Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.73% of outstanding shares, followed by David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd. (CUPHF, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 10% and a five-year annual earnings per share growth rate of 10%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 4.7 and has a six-month return of -11.9%.

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The manufacturer of building materials and decoration products has a market cap of $1.7 billion and an enterprise value of $2.76 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 18.45% and return on assets of 8.39% are outperforming 82% of companies in the Global Building Materials industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.41 is above the industry median of 0.37.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (SC, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 14% and a five-year annual earnings per share growth rate of 8%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 5.05 and has a six-month return of 1.8%.

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The consumer finance company has a market cap of $6.78 billion and an enterprise value of $38.39 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 20.87% and return on assets of 3.43% are outperforming 94% of companies in the Global Specialty Finance industry. Its financial strength is rated 2 out of 10. The equity-asset ratio of 0.17 is above the industry median of 0.11.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.16% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 0.51%, Simons with 0.03% and Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%.

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

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