Yahoo Finance How Good Is Funko, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNKO) At Creating Shareholder Value?
Today we are going to look at Funko, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNKO) to see whether it might be an attractive investment prospect. Specifically, we're going to calculate its Return On Capital Employed (ROCE), in the hopes of getting some insight into the business.
First, we'll go over how we calculate ROCE. Second, we'll look at its ROCE compared to similar companies. Finally, we'll look at how its current liabilities affect its ROCE.
Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
ROCE measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. All else being equal, a better business will have a higher ROCE. In brief, it is a useful tool, but it is not without drawbacks. Author Edwin Whiting says to be careful when comparing the ROCE of different businesses, since 'No two businesses are exactly alike.
So, How Do We Calculate ROCE?
Analysts use this formula to calculate return on capital employed:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
Or for Funko:
0.13 = US$85m ÷ (US$810m - US$166m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2019.)
Therefore, Funko has an ROCE of 13%.
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Is Funko's ROCE Good?
One way to assess ROCE is to compare similar companies. We can see Funko's ROCE is around the 13% average reported by the Retail Distributors industry. Regardless of where Funko sits next to its industry, its ROCE in absolute terms appears satisfactory, and this company could be worth a closer look.
You can click on the image below to see (in greater detail) how Funko's past growth compares to other companies.
It is important to remember that ROCE shows past performance, and is not necessarily predictive. Companies in cyclical industries can be difficult to understand using ROCE, as returns typically look high during boom times, and low during busts. ROCE is, after all, simply a snap shot of a single year. Future performance is what matters, and you can see analyst predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
Funko's Current Liabilities And Their Impact On Its ROCE
Current liabilities include invoices, such as supplier payments, short-term debt, or a tax bill, that need to be paid within 12 months. The ROCE equation subtracts current liabilities from capital employed, so a company with a lot of current liabilities appears to have less capital employed, and a higher ROCE than otherwise. To counter this, investors can check if a company has high current liabilities relative to total assets.
Funko has total liabilities of US$166m and total assets of US$810m. As a result, its current liabilities are equal to approximately 20% of its total assets. A fairly low level of current liabilities is not influencing the ROCE too much.
What We Can Learn From Funko's ROCE
With that in mind, Funko's ROCE appears pretty good. There might be better investments than Funko out there, but you will have to work hard to find them . These promising businesses with rapidly growing earnings might be right up your alley.
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