Top 10 Air Transportation Stocks with Highest Return on Equity: GOL, UPS, CAL, TAM, CPA, PNCL, ALK, EXPD, AIRT, ECHO (Aug 10, 2010)

Below are the top 10 Air Transportation stocks with highest Return on Equity (ROE) ratio for the last 12 months. ROE shows a company's efficiency in making profits from shareholders' equity. It is equal to net profits divided by shareholders' equity.

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (ADR) (NYSE:GOL) has the 1st highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 44.21% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 13.68% for the same period. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) has the 2nd highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 36.62% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 5.66% for the same period. Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:CAL) has the 3rd highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 32.08% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 1.15% for the same period. TAM S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TAM)has the 4th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 30.24% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 3.73% for the same period. Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) has the 5th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 25.58% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 16.06% for the same period.

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ:PNCL) has the 6th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 24.58% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 2.88% for the same period. Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) has the 7th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 21.57% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 4.85% for the same period.Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD)has the 8th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 18.13% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 5.58% for the same period. Air T, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRT) has the 9th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 16.11% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 4.63% for the same period. Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO) has the 10th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 15.05% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 2.19% for the same period.

source:cnanalyst