4 Profitable Stocks To Boost Returns Using Net Income Ratio

Investors always look for companies with a high level of profitability regardless of the present market condition. In this context, profitability analysis is used to identify a profitable company over a loss-making one. Profitability analysis is the best tool to measure the ability of the company to offer sturdy returns to investors even after meeting all its operating and non-operating costs.

Here, we have used the concept of accounting ratios to evaluate a company’s profitability. There is a variety of profitability ratios, from which we have chosen the most successful and frequently used metric to determine the bottom-line performance of a company.

Net Income Ratio

Net income ratio gives us the exact profitability level of a company. It reflects the percentage of net income to total sales revenues. Using net income ratio, one can determine a company’s effectiveness to meet operating and non-operating expenses from revenues. A higher net income ratio usually implies a company’s ability to generate ample revenues and successfully manage all business functions.

Screening Parameters

Net income ratio is not the only indicator of future winners. So, we have added a few more criteria to arrive at a winning strategy.

Zacks Rank Equal to #1: No matter whether the market is good or bad, stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) have a proven history of outperformance. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Trailing 12-Month Sales and Net Income Growth Higher than X Industry: Stocks that have witnessed higher-than-industry sales and net income growth in the past 12 months are positioned to perform well.

Trailing 12-Month Net Income Ratio Higher than X Industry: High net income ratio indicates a company’s solid profitability.

Percentage Rating Strong Buy greater than 70: This indicates that 70% of the current broker recommendations for the stock are Strong Buy.

These few parameters narrowed down the universe of over 6,811 stocks to only seven.

Here are four of the seven stocks that qualified the screen:

ACM Research, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACMR) is a supplier of wafer cleaning technologies for advanced semiconductor devices. Its 12-month net profit margin is 16.6%.

The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ:JYNT) is an operator, manager and franchisor of chiropractic clinics. Its 12-month net profit margin is 6.6%.

Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX:LAC) is engaged in the exploration of lithium deposits. Its 12-month net profit margin is more than 100%.

Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO) is an independent oil exploration and production company. Its 12-month net profit margin is 38.3%.

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