6 Companies Growing Revenue and Earnings

Lincoln National tops the list

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Jan 17, 2018
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According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following companies have grown their revenues and earnings over the past several years.

Lincoln National Corp.Ă‚ (LNC, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 11% and a five-year annual earnings per share (EPS) growth rate of 33%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.1 and has a positive six-month return of 20.4%.

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The insurance company has a market cap of $18.46 billion and an enterprise value of $21.85 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While the return on equity (ROE) of 9.31% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets (ROA) of 0.54% is underperforming 50% of companies in the Global Insurance - Life industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.37 is below the industry median of 6.48.

The company's largest shareholder among gurus is Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.47% of outstanding shares, followed by Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.45% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.

Masimo Corp. (MASI, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 12% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 32%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.4 and has a negative six-month return of 7.8%.

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The medical device manufacturer has a market cap of $4.43 billion and an enterprise value of $4.14 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The ROE of 58.66% and ROA of 41.86% are outperforming 98% of companies in the Global Medical Devices industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10 with no debt.

Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.87% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.25% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%.

Employers Holdings Inc. (EIG, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 12% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 14%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.5 and has a positive six-month return of 3%.

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The property and casualty insurance company has a market cap of $1.4 billion and an enterprise value of $1.35 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The ROE of 12.05% and ROA of 2.76% are outperforming 55% of companies in the Global Insurance – Specialty industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 3.47 is below the industry median of 5.79.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.43% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

Brinker International Inc. (EAT, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 12% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 12%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.8 and has a positive six-month return of 3%.

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The restaurant operator has a market cap of $1.76 billion and an enterprise value of $3.11 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The ROA of 9.62% and return on capital (ROC) of 24.44% are outperforming 62% of companies in the Global Restaurants industry.Ă‚ Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.01 is below the industry median of 0.67.

Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.97% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.43%, Royce with 0.08% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.

Royal Bank of Canada (RY, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 7% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 9%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 13.9 and has a positive six-month return of 15%.

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The Canadian bank has a market cap of $121.82 billion and an enterprise value of $107.81 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The ROE of 15.40% and ROA of 0.96% are outperforming 54% of companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.56 is below the industry median of 2.05.

With 0.07% of outstanding shares, Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Grantham with 0.02%.

American Financial Group Inc. (AFG, Financial) has a five-year annual revenue growth rate of 10% and a five-year annual EPS growth rate of 9%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 14 and has a positive six-month return of 12.8%.

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The property and casualty insurance company has a market cap of $9.62 billion and an enterprise value of $8.55 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While the ROE of 13.37% is outperforming the sector, the ROA of 1.21% is underperforming 66% of companies in the Global Insurance - Property and Casualty industry.Ă‚ Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.83 is below the industry median of 3.15.

Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.24% of outstanding shares, followed by Royce with 0.12% and Caxton Associates with 0.01%.

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