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4 Solid Profitable Stocks to Invest in Using Net Income Ratio

Investors should look for companies that offer sturdy returns even after meeting all operating and non-operating costs. Hence, we have used the concept of accounting ratios to evaluate a company’s profitability. There are various profitability ratios, from which we have chosen the most successful and frequently used profitability metric to determine a company’s bottom-line performance.

To that end, Tecnoglass TGLS, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals AMPH, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri TKC and Copa Holdings CPA have been selected as the top picks with a high net income ratio.

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.

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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 have narrowed down the universe of more than 7,685 stocks to only 17.

Here are four of the 17 stocks that qualified for the screening:

Tecnoglass manufactures and sells architectural glass, windows and aluminum products for the residential and commercial construction industries. The 12-month net profit margin of TGLS is 23.8%.

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company. The 12-month net profit margin of AMPH is 20.8%.

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri is the leading provider of mobile communications services in Turkey. The 12-month net profit margin of TKC is 42.3%.

Copa Holdings offers airline passenger and cargo services. The 12-month net profit margin of CPA is 75.4%.

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