Yahoo Finance Investors Will Want Aya Gold & Silver's (TSE:AYA) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Firstly, we'll want to see a proven return on capital employed (ROCE) that is increasing, and secondly, an expanding base of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. So on that note, Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) looks quite promising in regards to its trends of return on capital.
What Is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?
Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. The formula for this calculation on Aya Gold & Silver is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.012 = US$1.6m ÷ (US$159m - US$19m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2022).
So, Aya Gold & Silver has an ROCE of 1.2%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Metals and Mining industry average of 2.4%.
View our latest analysis for Aya Gold & Silver
Above you can see how the current ROCE for Aya Gold & Silver compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report for Aya Gold & Silver.
What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us
Aya Gold & Silver has recently broken into profitability so their prior investments seem to be paying off. The company was generating losses five years ago, but now it's earning 1.2% which is a sight for sore eyes. And unsurprisingly, like most companies trying to break into the black, Aya Gold & Silver is utilizing 711% more capital than it was five years ago. We like this trend, because it tells us the company has profitable reinvestment opportunities available to it, and if it continues going forward that can lead to a multi-bagger performance.
In another part of our analysis, we noticed that the company's ratio of current liabilities to total assets decreased to 12%, which broadly means the business is relying less on its suppliers or short-term creditors to fund its operations. So this improvement in ROCE has come from the business' underlying economics, which is great to see.
The Bottom Line On Aya Gold & Silver's ROCE
In summary, it's great to see that Aya Gold & Silver has managed to break into profitability and is continuing to reinvest in its business. Since the stock has returned a staggering 659% to shareholders over the last five years, it looks like investors are recognizing these changes. With that being said, we still think the promising fundamentals mean the company deserves some further due diligence.
If you want to know some of the risks facing Aya Gold & Silver we've found 2 warning signs (1 is a bit unpleasant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
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