Profit margins of how much a company makes in earnings for every dollar of sales. A 30% profit margin means the company earns 30 cents per $1 in sales. A strong profit margin gives some indication on how well a company will leverage rising demand into additional profit, fueling shares. IBD’s Screen of the Day is Healthy Profit Margin, which includes top-rated stocks with high profit margins based on the last fiscal year. Here are five
China’s surprise interest rate cut Friday could deliver a shot in the arm to flagging economic growth and top-performing Chinese stocks like Baidu and BitAuto. Today’s IBD 50 includes five Chinese Internet companies that are outperforming the market and in position to capitalize on the new monetary stimulus. BitAuto (BITA) is No. 1 on the IBD 50. China is the world’s largest auto market, and lower interest rates could further spur sales, providing
With the holiday shopping season underway, smartphones such as Apple’s (AAPL) new iPhone 6 and consumer electronics of all sorts are in high demand. Semiconductor companies are making billions of chips to run them. Today’s Screen Of The Day is Big Cap Leaders, companies with excellent fundamentals that have a market value of at least $15 billion. The list includes four large chipmakers that have strong niches in hot markets, and are all Apple