Best Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now

We've already had a quick look at some companies�reporting quarterly earnings�next week. But there are a lot of�FTSE 100�firms with first quarters ending in March, and a good number of them are due to report in the coming days. Here are three bringing us Q1 figures, all next Thursday:

Royal Dutch Shell
Valued at 140 billion pounds,�Royal Dutch Shell� (LSE: RDSB  ) (NYSE: RDS-B  ) �is the biggest company in the FTSE -- and�it might also be the cheapest. The Shell share price has gone nowhere over the past year, currently standing at 2,226 pence. And that is likely to be, in part at least, due to forecasts of falling earnings per share, or EPS, for this year, which follow on from a drop in reported earnings for 2012.

But those forecasts put the shares on a forward price to earnings, or P/E, �ratio of only a little over eight, which is way below the long-term FTSE average of around 14. And there are dividends too -- last year, Shell provided shareholders with a 5.1% yield, and with a rise expected this year, City analysts are predicting 5.4%.

Best Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now: RECORD PLC ORD GBP0.00025 WHEN ISSUED(REC.L)

Record plc engages in the provision of currency management services for the institutional clients primarily in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland. It offers various services comprising currency for return and currency hedging services, as well as provides currency transaction analysis or currency audit services. The company also offers management services to other Group undertakings, as well as operates as a trust company. Record plc was founded in 1983 and is based in Windsor, the United Kingdom.

Best Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now: Superconductor Technologies Inc.(SCON)

Superconductor Technologies Inc. engages in the development and production of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies worldwide. The company is leveraging its technologies, including HTS materials and cryogenics, to develop second generation (2G) HTS wire for power applications. Its HTS-based products play a role in emerging power generation, conversion, and distribution applications by enhancing grid reliability and efficiency. The company?s flagship wireless product, SuperLink, combines a specialized filter using patented HTS technology with a proprietary cryogenic cooler and a low-noise amplifier. Its commercial product offerings include SuperLink, a receiver front-end HTS wireless filter system that eliminates out-of-band interference for wireless base stations; AmpLink, a ground-mounted unit for wireless base stations that includes a high-performance amplifier and up to six dual duplexers; and SuperPlex, a multiplexer that provide s low insertion loss and cross-band isolation. The company also grants the U.S. government a royalty-free, non-exclusive, and nontransferable license to use its intellectual property. It sells its products primarily to wireless carriers through direct sales force in the United States, as well as through indirect channels internationally. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

Top 5 Performing Companies To Own In Right Now: Globus Maritime Limited(GLBS)

Globus Maritime Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of a fleet of dry bulk vessels providing maritime services for the transportation of dry cargo products worldwide. Its dry-bulk carriers transport various major bulk cargoes, such as grain, coal, and iron-ore; and minor bulk cargoes, including bauxite, phosphate, sugar, cement, steel products, and alumina. The company charters its vessels to operators; trading houses, including commodities traders; shipping companies; and government-owned entities. As of November 21, 2011, the company owned and operated seven dry bulk carriers consisting of one Kamsarmax, two Panamax, and four Supramax vessels. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Athens, Greece.