Yahoo Finance Returns On Capital At Schweiter Technologies (VTX:SWTQ) Have Stalled
To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, 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. However, after investigating Schweiter Technologies (VTX:SWTQ), we don't think it's current trends fit the mold of a multi-bagger.
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 Schweiter Technologies is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.098 = CHF88m ÷ (CHF1.1b - CHF235m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2022).
So, Schweiter Technologies has an ROCE of 9.8%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Building industry average of 24%.
Check out our latest analysis for Schweiter Technologies
In the above chart we have measured Schweiter Technologies' prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
The Trend Of ROCE
Things have been pretty stable at Schweiter Technologies, with its capital employed and returns on that capital staying somewhat the same for the last five years. This tells us the company isn't reinvesting in itself, so it's plausible that it's past the growth phase. With that in mind, unless investment picks up again in the future, we wouldn't expect Schweiter Technologies to be a multi-bagger going forward. On top of that you'll notice that Schweiter Technologies has been paying out a large portion (82%) of earnings in the form of dividends to shareholders. These mature businesses typically have reliable earnings and not many places to reinvest them, so the next best option is to put the earnings into shareholders pockets.
The Bottom Line
In a nutshell, Schweiter Technologies has been trudging along with the same returns from the same amount of capital over the last five years. And in the last five years, the stock has given away 34% so the market doesn't look too hopeful on these trends strengthening any time soon. In any case, the stock doesn't have these traits of a multi-bagger discussed above, so if that's what you're looking for, we think you'd have more luck elsewhere.
On a separate note, we've found 3 warning signs for Schweiter Technologies you'll probably want to know about.
While Schweiter Technologies may not currently earn the highest returns, we've compiled a list of companies that currently earn more than 25% return on equity. Check out this free list here.
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