Ubika Research has shortlisted 11 stocks across sectors which are scheduled to report strong first quarter results for fiscal 2014. Based on the consensus estimates of analysts polled by Bloomberg, these companies are estimated to report strong growth in sales and EPS with strong operating margins of over 10% during the quarter. Moreover, cash flow per share (CF/S) for these stocks is estimated to grow significantly during the first quarter of 2014. We note that during the past three months, the majority of these stocks have accumulated gains, with daily average trading volume in excess of 100,000 shares.
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Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Industry |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
3-Months Average Volume |
3-Months Price Return |
Sales Growth |
EPS Growth |
Operating Margins (1Q 2014E) |
CF/Share Growth |
Return on Equity |
|
Abraxas Petroleum Corp |
NASDAQ |
AXAS |
Energy |
486.0 |
5.23 |
1,574,528 |
65.0% |
15.9% |
73.3% |
21.3% |
26.6% |
57.9% |
|
Triangle Petroleum Corp |
NYSE |
TPLM |
Energy |
834.5 |
9.71 |
1,449,570 |
19.7% |
563.1% |
242.9% |
17.4% |
182.5% |
20.3% |
|
IPG Photonics Corp |
NASDAQ |
IPGP |
Communications |
3,754.4 |
72.18 |
420,599 |
4.9% |
18.4% |
12.2% |
34.3% |
538.4% |
18.6% |
|
Flotek Industries Inc |
NYSE |
FTK |
Energy |
1,627.3 |
30.32 |
762,138 |
56.5% |
33.2% |
48.0% |
19.2% |
54.7% |
17.9% |
|
Altra Industrial Motion Corp |
NASDAQ |
AIMC |
Industrial |
943.8 |
34.87 |
158,775 |
8.7% |
13.2% |
10.0% |
10.8% |
144.5% |
16.1% |
|
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp |
NYSE |
KOG |
Energy |
3,546.5 |
13.32 |
5,918,376 |
24.5% |
64.2% |
61.8% |
37.0% |
50.5% |
12.7% |
|
Bonanza Creek Energy |
NYSE |
BCEI |
Energy |
1,937.7 |
48.12 |
848,179 |
15.3% |
60.0% |
29.0% |
33.0% |
110.9% |
11.2% |
|
PetroQuest Energy Inc |
NYSE |
PQ |
Energy |
373.2 |
5.66 |
916,939 |
36.7% |
63.4% |
140.0% |
30.3% |
231.4% |
9.6% |
|
Sovran Self Storage Inc |
NYSE |
SSS |
Financial |
2,456.2 |
74.76 |
227,150 |
17.9% |
11.3% |
29.8% |
53.0% |
190.9% |
9.3% |
|
GasLog Ltd |
NYSE |
GLOG |
Industrial |
2,203.6 |
27.43 |
1,091,821 |
38.9% |
172.0% |
218.0% |
39.6% |
797.1% |
9.2% |
|
Diamondback Energy |
NASDAQ |
FANG |
Energy |
3,735.6 |
73.89 |
954,111 |
51.2% |
241.6% |
275.3% |
52.7% |
222.1% |
8.3% |
Source: Bloomberg
Company Description:
Abraxas Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ: AXAS)
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation acquires producing oil and gas properties. The company explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas in Texas, Wyoming, and Canada. Abraxas also operates or owns an interest in various gas processing plants in Canada.
Triangle Petroleum Corp (NYSE: TPLM)
Triangle Petroleum Corp. is an oil and gas exploration company. The company is focused on the acquisition and development of acreage in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and the development and exploitation of its existing asset base in the Maritimes Basin in Nova Scotia.
IPG Photonics Corp (NASDAQ: IPGP)
IPG Photonics Corporation produces high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers. The company develops and commercializes optical fiber-based lasers used in a wide range of applications such as materials processing, telecommunications and medical applications.
Flotek Industries Inc (NYSE: FTK)
Flotek Industries, Inc. manufactures and markets downhole equipment and specialty chemicals. The company also engineers, designs, and constructs equipment for cementing and stimulation. Flotek serves major and independent companies in the international oilfield service industry.
Altra Industrial Motion Corp (NASDAQ: AIMC)
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. designs, produces, and markets a wide range of mechanical power transmission, or MPT, and motion control products. The company’s product portfolio includes industrial clutches and brakes, enclosed gear drives, open gearing, couplings, engineered bearing assemblies, linear components and other related products.
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE: KOG)
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corporation is an independent energy company. The company is focused on the exploration, exploitation, acquisition and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United States. Kodiak’s operations are primarily concentrated in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana and the Green River Basin of Wyoming and Colorado.
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (NYSE: BCEI)
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company. The company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of onshore oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas, primarily in southern Arkansas (Mid-Continent region) and the Denver Julesburg (“DJ”) and North Park Basins in Colorado (Rocky Mountain region).
PetroQuest Energy Inc (NYSE: PQ)
PetroQuest Energy, Inc. explores, develops, acquires, and operates oil and gas properties onshore and offshore in the Gulf Coast Region.
Sovran Self Storage Inc (NYSE: SSS)Sovran Self Storage Inc (NYSE: SSS)
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. acquires, develops and operates a chain of self storage facilities, operating under the Uncle Bob’s Self Storage trade name. The company’s facilities offer storage space to customers on a monthly basis.
GasLog Ltd (NYSE: GLOG)
GasLog Ltd. is an international owner, operator and manager of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) carriers. The company provides support to international energy companies as part of their LNG logistics chain.
Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FANG)
Diamondback Energy Inc is an independent oil and natural gas company currently focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas.
