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 per share over a five-year period.
The earnings per share of Anika Therapeutics Inc. (ANIK, Financial) have grown 10% annually over the last five years.
According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a 16% margin of safety at $30 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 23.95. The share price has been as high as $54.88 and as low as $28.54 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 44.13% below its 52-week high and 7.43% above its 52-week low.
The company, which manufactures products for tissue protection, has a market cap $435.73 million and an enterprise value of $276.72 million.
The company’s largest guru shareholder is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 1.85% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.52% and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.51%.
American Public Education Inc.'s (APEI, Financial) earnings per share have grown 15% per year over the last five years.
According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 72% at $32.6 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 21.31. The share price has been as high as $46.15 and as low as $26.37 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 30.29% below its 52-week high and 21.99% above its 52-week low.
The company, which offers online and campus-based postsecondary education, has a market cap of $528.37 million and an enterprise value of $330.77 million.
With 7.95% of outstanding shares, Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.32% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.
The earnings per share of Boeing Co. (BA, Financial) have grown 13.40% per year over the last five years.
According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with an 8% margin of safety at $400 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 22.15. The share price has been as high as $446.01 and as low as $292.47 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 5.26% below its 52-week high and 44.47% above its 52-week low.
The airplane manufacturer has a market cap of $238.73 billion and an enterprise value of $244.08 billion.
With 0.50% of outstanding shares, Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%, the T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%.
The earnings per share of Baxter International Inc. (BAX, Financial) have grown 13.96% per year over the last five years.
According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 131% at $75 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 25.13. The share price has been as high as $78.38 and as low as $61.05 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 5.42% below its 52-week high and 21.43% above its 52-week low.
The renal and hospital products provider has a market cap of $37.99 billion and an enterprise value of $39.66 billion.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 5.46% of outstanding shares, followed by the Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.39% and Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.39%.
Credit Acceptance Corp.'s (CACC, Financial) earnings per share have grown 16% per year over the last five years.
According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued with a 47% margin of safety at $444 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 15. The share price has been as high as $467.26 and as low as $299 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 5.66% below its 52-week high and 47.42% above its 52-week low.
The company, which provides auto financing, has a market cap of $8.28 billion and an enterprise value of $12.01 billion.
With 5.76% of outstanding shares, Ruane Cunniff (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Simons’ firm with 0.28% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%.
The earnings per share of Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY, Financial) have grown 9.90% per year over the last five years.
According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a 36% margin of safety at $131 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 14. The share price has been as high as $138.45 and as low as $90.42 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 6.63% below its 52-week high and 42.97% above its 52-week low.
The company, which operates convenience stores, has a market cap of $4.73 billion and an enterprise value of $5.98 billion.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% of outstanding shares, followed by Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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