Yahoo Finance We Like Teradyne's (NASDAQ:TER) Returns And Here's How They're Trending
What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term? Amongst other things, we'll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an expansion in the company's amount of capital employed. Ultimately, this demonstrates that it's a business that is reinvesting profits at increasing rates of return. And in light of that, the trends we're seeing at Teradyne's (NASDAQ:TER) look very promising so lets take a look.
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE): What is it?
For those who don't know, ROCE is a measure of a company's yearly pre-tax profit (its return), relative to the capital employed in the business. The formula for this calculation on Teradyne is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.40 = US$1.2b ÷ (US$3.6b - US$712m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to April 2022).
Therefore, Teradyne has an ROCE of 40%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Semiconductor industry average of 14%.
See our latest analysis for Teradyne
In the above chart we have measured Teradyne's prior ROCE against its prior performance, but the future is arguably more important. If you'd like, you can check out the forecasts from the analysts covering Teradyne here for free.
The Trend Of ROCE
Teradyne has not disappointed with their ROCE growth. Looking at the data, we can see that even though capital employed in the business has remained relatively flat, the ROCE generated has risen by 191% over the last five years. So our take on this is that the business has increased efficiencies to generate these higher returns, all the while not needing to make any additional investments. On that front, things are looking good so it's worth exploring what management has said about growth plans going forward.
The Bottom Line On Teradyne's ROCE
To bring it all together, Teradyne has done well to increase the returns it's generating from its capital employed. And a remarkable 240% total return over the last five years tells us that investors are expecting more good things to come in the future. In light of that, we think it's worth looking further into this stock because if Teradyne can keep these trends up, it could have a bright future ahead.
Like most companies, Teradyne does come with some risks, and we've found 1 warning sign that you should be aware of.
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