100 Of Americas Fastest Growing Stocks That Made Investors Rich

The Fastest Growing Companies At The Stock Markets Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Sometimes I ask myself how it could be to be an owner of a small company that would be 10 times bigger in five or ten years. If I pay an acceptable price for the company, I could make a significant amount of money with these stocks. Well, stop dreaming! I screened companies with the currently highest growth and return figures from the actual business year and made them available in my 100 fastestgrowing stocks list.

Below is a short overview of the 10 best stocks. Only four of them pay dividends but most of the companies are very cash rich and could initiate a dividend if the growth slows.  

Here are my favorite stocks:

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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a market capitalization of $654.97 billion. The company employs 60,400 people, generates revenue of $108,249.00 million and has a net income of $25,922.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $35,582.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 32.87 percent (operating margin 31.22 percent and net profit margin 23.95 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 41.67 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $42.54. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.42, P/S ratio 6.08 and P/B ratio 8.52. Dividend Yield: 1.51 percent. The beta ratio is 1.22.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Apple (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Apple (AAPL) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) (Click to enlarge)

Baidu.com (NASDAQ:BIDU) has a market capitalization of $38.88 billion. The company employs 16,082 people, generates revenue of $2,298.39 million and has a net income of $1,049.33 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,329.84 million. The EBITDA margin is 57.86 percent (operating margin 52.25 percent and net profit margin 45.65 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 10.70 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 16.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 56.03 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.89. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.59, P/S ratio 17.34 and P/B ratio 16.44. Dividend Yield: None percent. The beta ratio is 1.79.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Baidu.com (Click to enlarge)

Silver Wheaton (NYSE:SLW) has a market capitalization of $14.03 billion. The company employs 24 people, generates revenue of $730.00 million and has a net income of $550.03 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $615.63 million. The EBITDA margin is 84.33 percent (operating margin 76.49 percent and net profit margin 75.35 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 7.29 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 7.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.38 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.60. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.18 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.82, P/S ratio 19.30 and P/B ratio 5.31. Dividend Yield: 1.00 percent. The beta ratio is 1.58.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Silver Wheaton (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Silver Wheaton (SLW) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW) (Click to enlarge)

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) has a market capitalization of $10.87 billion. The company employs 5,807 people, generates revenue of $1,000.84 million and has a net income of $184.96 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $316.98 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.67 percent (operating margin 28.67 percent and net profit margin 18.48 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 37.12 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.49. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 50.80, P/S ratio 8.48 and P/B ratio 18.15. Dividend Yield: None percent. The beta ratio is 2.40.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Lululemon Athletica (Click to enlarge)

HollyFrontier (NYSE:HFC) has a market capitalization of $8.53 billion. The company employs 2,382 people, generates revenue of $15,439.53 million and has a net income of $1,059.70 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,876.14 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.15 percent (operating margin 11.12 percent and net profit margin 6.86 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 11.78 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 23.34 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.68 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.09. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.34 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.91, P/S ratio 0.53 and P/B ratio 1.63. Dividend Yield: 1.48 percent. The beta ratio is 1.00.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of HollyFrontier (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of HollyFrontier (HFC) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HollyFrontier (NYSE: HFC) (Click to enlarge)

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion. The company employs 2,137 people, generates revenue of $474.48 million and has a net income of $121.01 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $193.70 million. The EBITDA margin is 40.82 percent (operating margin 36.99 percent and net profit margin 25.50 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 4.01 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 5.50 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 30.86 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.64. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.04, P/S ratio 6.70 and P/B ratio 6.69. Dividend Yield: None percent. The beta ratio is 1.57.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of IPG Photonics (Click to enlarge)

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion. The company employs 676 people, generates revenue of $426.84 million and has a net income of $87.98 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $89.54 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.98 percent (operating margin 18.63 percent and net profit margin 20.61 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.46 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.27. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 34.29, P/S ratio 6.64 and P/B ratio 6.07. Dividend Yield: None percent. The beta ratio is 0.77.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Cirrus Logic (Click to enlarge)

RPC (NYSE:RES) has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion. The company employs 3,400 people, generates revenue of $1,809.81 million and has a net income of $296.38 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $661.99 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.58 percent (operating margin 26.64 percent and net profit margin 16.38 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 15.19 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.66 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 45.54 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.42. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.21 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.88, P/S ratio 1.54 and P/B ratio 3.69. Dividend Yield: 2.51 percent. The beta ratio is 1.40.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of RPC (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of RPC (RES) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of RPC (NYSE: RES) (Click to enlarge)

Northern Oil & Gas (NYSEAMEX:NOG) has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion. The company employs 19 people, generates revenue of $149.39 million and has a net income of $40.61 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $108.36 million. The EBITDA margin is 72.54 percent (operating margin 45.02 percent and net profit margin 27.19 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 9.63 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 14.08 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.72 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.27. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.99, P/S ratio 7.63 and P/B ratio 2.28. Dividend Yield: None percent. The beta ratio is 1.71.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Northern Oil & Gas (Click to enlarge)

HFF (NYSE:HF) has a market capitalization of $587.94 million. The company employs 498 people, generates revenue of $254.68 million and has a net income of $42.05 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $60.05 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.58 percent (operating margin 20.96 percent and net profit margin 16.51 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 32.40 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 122.22 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 37.72 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.02. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.65, P/S ratio 2.30 and P/B ratio 4.51. Dividend Yield: None percent. The beta ratio is 2.58.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of HFF (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of the fastest growing companies at the market. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 22.12 and forward P/E ratio is 16.04. The dividend yield has a value of 1.66 percent. Price to book ratio is 5.94 and price to sales ratio 6.36. The operating margin amounts to 35.28 percent and the beta ratio is 1.61. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 0.34.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

10 Of Americas Fastest Growing Stocks (Click to enlarge)

Here is the full list:

	Company	Earnings Growth	Revenue Growth	Total Return
1	Silver Wheaton	340%	76%	49%
2	Cirrus Logic	450%	39%	88%
3	Baidu	99%	72%	56%
4	HollyFrontier	93%	51%	64%
5	HFF	341%	41%	53%
6	lululemon athletica	81%	45%	109%
7	Northern Oil and Gas	122%	237%	36%
8	Apple	70%	52%	60%
9	IPG Photonics	100%	37%	58%
10	RPC	121%	38%	50%
11	Catamaran	52%	72%	98%
12	3D Systems	272%	26%	112%
13	Impax Laboratories	85%	43%	40%
14	priceline.com	66%	33%	81%
15	Coinstar	74%	43%	37%
16	Bridgepoint Education	187%	57%	9%
17	Alexion Pharmaceuticals	34%	43%	69%
18	American Equity Investment Life	87%	42%	27%
19	Epoch Holding	53%	41%	45%
20	51job	89%	25%	57%
21	Warner Chilcott	72%	51%	23%
22	Hi-Tech Pharmacal	69%	29%	54%
23	Pan American Silver	241%	44%	-2%
24	ZAGG	71%	104%	17%
25	United Therapeutics	195%	42%	6%
26	Wynn Resorts	81%	26%	53%
27	Gulfport Energy	89%	26%	44%
28	Questcor Pharmaceuticals	32%	34%	120%
29	Pioneer Natural Resources	95%	23%	51%
30	TransGlobe Energy	40%	38%	50%
31	OYO Geospace	98%	22%	52%
32	Concho Resources	25%	63%	44%
33	MarketAxess Holdings	79%	27%	43%
34	Cliffs Natural Resources	71%	35%	28%
35	Green Mountain Coffee Roasters	78%	78%	3%
36	TPC Group	60%	24%	111%
37	Acme Packet	65%	43%	23%
38	TTM Technologies	105%	40%	6%
39	SciClone Pharmaceuticals	60%	32%	40%
40	Darling International	52%	37%	36%
41	MercadoLibre	59%	30%	42%
42	Hollysys Automation Technologies	110%	32%	14%
43	Opentable	81%	40%	14%
44	Triumph Group	28%	50%	42%
45	Netgear	131%	23%	34%
46	Medifast	59%	40%	20%
47	IAMGOLD	421%	28%	7%
48	Silvercorp Metals	48%	47%	18%
49	Ultratech	84%	25%	37%
50	Intuitive Surgical	41%	28%	50%
51	Under Armour	37%	27%	62%
52	VMware	37%	30%	49%
53	F5 Networks	54%	27%	42%
54	Gentex	83%	28%	24%
55	Coherent	325%	21%	28%
56	Steven Madden	45%	29%	41%
57	Riverbed Technology	85%	32%	12%
58	Ascena Retail Group	38%	33%	38%
59	Materion	86%	30%	11%
60	AmTrust Financial Services	28%	34%	40%
61	ExlService Holdings	53%	30%	30%
62	EZchip Semiconductor	43%	31%	35%
63	Grand Canyon Education	68%	37%	8%
64	BorgWarner	189%	20%	24%
65	Internet Initiative Japan	55%	25%	40%
66	Titan Machinery	33%	34%	34%
67	Rackspace Hosting	45%	25%	47%
68	Cymer	99%	21%	26%
69	Clean Harbors	43%	31%	28%
70	Whiting Petroleum	66%	25%	33%
71	Investors Bancorp	42%	38%	18%
72	NetApp	102%	24%	17%
73	Chipotle Mexican Grill	41%	20%	68%
74	Buenaventura Mining	53%	32%	18%
75	Lam Research	47%	37%	13%
76	SolarWinds	31%	30%	38%
77	Barrick Gold	90%	27%	5%
78	Broadcom	126%	23%	11%
79	East West Bancorp	31%	24%	55%
80	MWI Veterinary Supply	29%	28%	43%
81	NetEase	29%	41%	19%
82	IMAX	22%	28%	44%
83	SVB Financial	70%	23%	29%
84	AsiaInfo-Linkage	34%	51%	-12%
85	Cognizant Technology Solutions	27%	32%	31%
86	Fossil	42%	21%	47%
87	Ebix	33%	32%	24%
88	Semtech	78%	25%	15%
89	3SBio	36%	33%	18%
90	Encore Capital Group	56%	23%	31%
91	Celgene	47%	30%	10%
92	HMS Holdings	25%	27%	35%
93	Tempur-Pedic International	62%	21%	21%
94	Southern Copper	49%	24%	23%
95	Rush Enterprises	63%	24%	11%
96	Affiliated Managers Group	40%	26%	23%
97	Vale	45%	29%	7%
98	Super Micro Computer	29%	28%	27%
99	Electro Rent	32%	26%	25%
100	Portfolio Recovery	31%	23%	33%
Average		85%	37%	37%

Related stock ticker symbols:

RES, HFC, SLW, IPGP, LULU, NOG, AAPL, BIDU, CRUS, HF

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