6 Undervalued Companies Growing Earnings

Companies that are growing their earnings are often good investments because they can return a solid profit to investors. According to the discounted cash flow calculator, the following undervalued companies have grown their earnings over a five-year period.

The earnings per share of Thor Industries Inc. (NYSE:THO) have grown 10% annually over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a 62% margin of safety at $66 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 11.16. The share price has been as high as $161.48 and as low as $47.71 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 58.75% below its 52-week high and 39.61% above its 52-week low.

• THO 30-Year Financial Data
• The intrinsic value of THO
• Peter Lynch Chart of THO

The manufacturer of recreational vehicles has a market cap $3.52 billion and an enterprise value of $3.29 billion.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.97% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.44%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.26% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.

Skyworks Solutions Inc.’s (NASDAQ:SWKS) earnings per share have grown 10.54% per year over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a 51% margin of safety at $70 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 13.96. The share price has been as high as $115.98 and as low as $60.12 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 39.58% below its 52-week high and 16.56% above its 52-week low.

The company, which produces semiconductors for wireless handsets, has a market cap of $12.44 billion and an enterprise value of $11.41 billion.

With 0.15% of outstanding shares, Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Pioneer Investments with 0.1%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06% and John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

The earnings per share of InterDigital Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) have grown 15% per year over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a 21% margin of safety at $72 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 22.54. The share price has been as high as $85.85 and as low as $62.34 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 15.74% below its 52-week high and 16.04% above its 52-week low.

The wireless company has a market cap of $2.45 billion and an enterprise value of $1.72 billion.

With 1.52% of outstanding shares, First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 1.38% and the FPA Capital Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.53%.

Eastman Chemical Co.’s (NYSE:EMN) earnings per share have grown 6.39% per year over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 69% at $79. The price-earnings ratio is 7.62. The share price has been as high as $112.45 and as low as $67.40 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 27.79% below its 52-week high and 20.47% above its 52-week low.

The company, which produces chemicals, plastics and fibers, has a market cap of $11.37 billion and an enterprise value of $17.88 billion.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.84% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments with 0.24% and Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.

The earnings per share of Nexstar Media Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST) have grown 10% per year over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the Class A shares are undervalued and the stock is trading with a 40% margin of safety at $83 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 6.41. The share price has been as high as $89.75 and as low as $60.30 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 7.02% below its 52-week high and 38.39% above its 52-week low.

The television broadcasting company has a market cap of $3.86 billion and an enterprise value of $7.91 billion.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Cohen with 0.36% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments with 0.31%.

The earnings per share of Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ:TSCO) have grown 12.55% per year over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 23% at $90 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 21.93. The share price has been as high as $97.65 and as low as $58.27 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 8.37% below its 52-week high and 53.56% above its 52-week low.

The retail company, which operates a chain of agricultural supply stores, has a market cap of $10.92 billion and an enterprise value of $11.46 billion.

With 1.33% of outstanding shares, Pioneer Investments is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by David Rolfe (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.05% and Cohen with 0.25%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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