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Zacks.com featured highlights Trip.com, Medpace, Centrus Energy, Suzano and NVIDIA

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Chicago, IL – February 23, 2024 – Stocks in this week’s article are Trip.com Group Ltd. (TCOM - Free Report) , Medpace (MEDP - Free Report) , Centrus Energy (LEU - Free Report) , Suzano (SUZ - Free Report) and NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) .

5 Best Profitable Stocks to Buy Using Net Income Ratio

Investors should use the concept of accounting ratios to assess a company’s profitability. After all, they always seek a profitable company over a loss-making one. They also look for companies that offer sturdy returns even after meeting all operating and non-operating costs.

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, Trip.com Group Ltd., Medpace, Centrus Energy, Suzano and NVIDIA 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 the net income ratio, one can determine a company’s effectiveness in meeting 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.

Here are five of the nine stocks that qualified for the screening:

Trip.com Group is a one-stop travel service company. The 12-month net profit margin of TCOM is 22.4%.

Medpace is a scientifically-driven, global, full-service clinical contract research organization. The 12-month net profit margin of MEDP is 15%.

Centrus Energy supplies enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants. The 12-month net profit margin of LEU is 26.4%.

Suzano is a producer of eucalyptus pulp as well as paper producers. The 12-month net profit margin of SUZ is 38.4%.

NVIDIA is the worldwide leader in visual computing technologies. The 12-month net profit margin of NVDA is 48.9%.

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