10 U.S. Manufacturing Stocks with EPS Growth More than 100%: Investment Idea of the Day

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Recently, the Federal Reserve announced that U.S. factory production increased 0.3 percent in December and recorded its fourth straight gain. The increase came after output jumped 1.3 percent in November and finally surpassed its pre-recession peak. The figures suggest that U.S. manufacturers are adding modestly to economic growth with increased consumer spending due to job gains and big drop in oil prices.

Today, we have shortlisted 10 U.S. manufacturing stocks that are expected to report strong sales growth (>10%) and high EPS growth (>100%) for the period Q4’FY14. During the past one month, majority of the stocks have registered price gains with daily average trading volumes in excess of 100,000.

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Company Name

Ticker

Exchange

Market Cap
(U.S$ MN)

Last Price

Average Volume
(1 Month)

Price Change (1-Month)

Sales Growth Q4’FY14E

EPS (adjusted) Growth Q4′ FY14E

Kate Spade & Co

KATE

NYSE

3,504.5

27.57

2,037,460

-7.5%

42.6%

1226.1%

Sequential Brands Group Inc

SQBG

NASDAQ

379.4

9.94

155,990

-22.2%

104.4%

1066.7%

Perry Ellis International Inc*

PERY

NASDAQ

400.3

25.82

144,688

4.0%

12.8%

658.8%

Nautilus Inc

NLS

NYSE

465.9

14.88

296,771

5.0%

87.8%

618.2%

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc

SCMP

NASDAQ

629.3

14.04

319,035

3.5%

61.1%

527.3%

Skullcandy Inc

SKUL

NASDAQ

281.3

10.00

269,742

13.9%

51.7%

476.7%

Universal Display Corp

OLED

NASDAQ

1,186.5

25.98

411,183

-6.0%

34.7%

267.0%

Guess? Inc*

GES

NYSE

1,711.4

20.08

1,144,309

-1.7%

42.7%

236.0%

Vera Bradley Inc*

VRA

NASDAQ

761.8

18.90

426,938

-9.7%

27.2%

136.6%

Harvard Bioscience Inc

HBIO

NASDAQ

175.4

5.41

105,058

5.9%

13.3%

133.3%

Source: Bloomberg
*Fiscal year ends Jan’2015

Company Description

Kate Spade & Co (NYSE: KATE)
Kate Spade & Company designs and markets branded women’s and men’s apparel, accessories, and fragrance products. The Company’s portfolio of brands includes most apparel and non-apparel categories. Kate Spade’s products are available at retail locations throughout the world, including its own retail and outlet stores, and on its e-commerce sites.

Sequential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: SQBG)
Sequential Brands Group, Inc. owns, promotes, markets, and licenses a portfolio of consumer brands to retailers, wholesalers, and distributors primarily in the United States and internationally. The Company licenses apparel, fashion accessories, eyewear, and footwear brands.

Perry Ellis International Inc (NASDAQ: PERY)
Perry Ellis International, Inc. designs, imports, and markets men’s fashion sportswear. The Company’s products are marketed under a variety of names such as Perry Ellis, Perry Ellis Portfolio, Perry Ellis America, Crossings, and John Henry. Perry Ellis’ products are sold to department stores, chain stores, and mass merchants throughout North America and other countries.

Nautilus Inc (NYSE: NLS)
Nautilus, Inc. markets, develops, and manufactures branded health and fitness products. The Company’s products are sold under brand names such as Nautilus, Schwinn, Bowflex. and StairMaster. Nautilus sells its products through direct marketing channels, its own sales force, dealers, distributors, and retailers worldwide.

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SCMP)
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. researches and develops drugs based on protones, which are derived from functional fatty acids. The Company produces a prescription drug for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation.

Skullcandy Inc (NASDAQ: SKUL)
Skullcandy Inc. sells audio equipment. The Company supplies headphones, gaming headsets, earbuds, and sports buds. Skullcandy also sells apparel and accessories in the United States and Europe.

Universal Display Corp (NASDAQ: OLED)
Universal Display Corporation is a member of the United States Display Consortium. The consortium is a cooperative industry/government effort aimed at developing an infrastructure to support a North American flat panel display infrastructure. The Company and its partners are developing high-resolution, full color, light weight Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology.

Guess? Inc (NYSE: GES)
Guess? Inc. designs, markets, distributes, and licenses a collection of casual apparel, accessories, and related consumer products. The Company’s apparel for men, women, and girls are marketed under branded names. Guess? provides full collections of denim and cotton clothing and has granted licenses to manufacture complementary products.

Vera Bradley Inc (NASDAQ: VRA)
Vera Bradley, Inc. designs, produces and retails fashion accessories for women. The Company markets handbags, accessories and travel and leisure items through its chain of retail stores and independent retailers.

Harvard Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ: HBIO)
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets tools used in drug discovery research and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities, and government laboratories. The Company’s tools include proteomics products that allow researchers to purify and analyze proteins and ADMET screening products that test drug candidates.

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