The following companies have grown their earnings per share over a three-year period. According to the GuruFocus discounted cash flow calculator as of June 11, some of them also trade with a margin of safety.

McGrath

McGrath RentCorp.'s (MGRC) earnings per share have grown 24.10% per annum over the past five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued with a 5.30% margin of safety at $59.48 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 14.91. The share price has been as high as $83.95 and as low as $44.32 in the last

The news this morning brought word of a major retail casualty; the J. Crew Group, which operates both J. Crew and Madewell. It announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection. Not surprisingly, the news stories also mentioned several other venerable retail names that have been brought low by the pandemic, the latest in a stream of challenges.

Leverage is one of the main reasons why J. Crew and those other retailers are having trouble getting through the pandemic and past the continuing threat from Amazon.com (AMZN) and other online competitors. J. Crew will continue to operate, presuming bankruptcy allows it

Mix together adverse weather, a pandemic and a gloomy forecast for 2020 and you have the ingredients for an undervalued stock. This is its year-to-date chart:

But Lennox International Inc. (LII) is also a predictable stock; it gets a full five out of five from GuruFocus for consistently improving its bottom line. Will it return to glory once the current health and economic crisis passes?

According to its 10-K for 2019, the company designs, manufactures and markets products that move air around your home and elsewhere; “heating, ventilation, air conditioning and

According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, a Premium feature, the following companies have high business predictability ratings and a wide margin of safety as of April 16.

Asbury Automotive Group

Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG) has a business predictability rank of five out of five stars and, according to the discounted cash flow calculator, a 80.41% margin of safety at an average price of $53.20 per share.

The regional automobile dealer has a market cap of $1.03 billion and an enterprise value of $2.69 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue

According to a 2018 report from the International Energy Agency, the number of air conditioning units in the world is expected to rise from 1.6 billion units to 5.6 billion by the time 2050 rolls around. That’s an estimated 250% increase per year.

With average global temperatures on the rise, more and more people are finding air conditioning to be a necessity. Although warmer regions such as Asia, the Middle East and the Americas already have AC units installed in most homes and businesses, only 5% of European homes have AC, which is why the heat waves this past summer

Shares of Lennox International Inc. (LII) fell almost 5% after the company posted second-quarter results Monday. Revenue declined 6.8% from the prior-year quarter to $1.1 billion, falling short estimates by $40 million. The company posted earnings of $3.74 per share, missing analysts' estimations by 38 cents.

In the trimester, gross profit was $332 million, down 8% on a GAAP basis and down 6% on an adjusted basis. The gross margin was 30.2%, down 60 basis points on a GAAP basis and down 140 basis points on an adjusted basis. It was negatively affected by a tornado and unfavorable weather conditions.

Lennox International (LII) is a leading manufacturer of climate control solutions for the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.

The company posted strong third-quarter results. It is driving shareholder value with a disciplined use of free cash flow. The company is on a growth spree with strategic acquisitions and is trying to drive growth organically.

Strong third quarter

Revenue for the third quarter was $955 million, (which was an increase of 6% from the prior-year quarter). At constant currency, revenue was up 11%.

Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations were $1.82, (which was an increase of 26% from the

Stocks that are profitable in the first-quarter fiscal 2014, which also have encouraging projections for the entire fiscal 2014, have been drawing the attention of investors. This is the case of Johnson Controls (JCI), a diversified enterprise with a promising outlook.

Even though JCI has to deal with big competitors such as Lennox International Inc. (LII) or Siemens AG (SI), the company successfully conducts three operating groups. These are: the building efficiency segment, the automotive segment, and the power solutions segment. Each segment is a multi-billion operating business, that respectively showed revenue growth throughout fiscal 2013.

The Advantages of Diversification

Meridian Funds just reported their fourth quarter portfolio. The funds are run by Richard Aster, who manages both value fund and growth fund. For the 10-year period ended on Dec. 31, 2011, Meridian Value Fund had a cumulative return of 55.8%, while the S&P 500 had 32%. Last year the fund lagged the market slightly, down 2.39%. As of 12/31/2011, Meridian Fund owns 151 stocks with a total value of $3.1 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. Meridian Value Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth. In this fund, Aster invests primarily in equities that are

This is the group of companies who raised their dividend during the week: Lennox International Inc. (LII), Warwick Valley Telephone Company (WWVY), Birner Dental Management Services Inc. (BDMS), Cohen & Steers Inc. (CNS), and Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT).

Lennox International Inc. (LII)

Lennox International Inc. is a global provider of climate control solutions. Lennox International Inc. has a market cap of $2.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $43.42 with a P/E ratio of 24.9 and P/S ratio of 0.9. The dividend yield of Lennox International Inc. stocks is 1.2%. Lennox International Inc. had an annual average earning growth

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