Yahoo Finance What Can The Trends At Momo (NASDAQ:MOMO) Tell Us About Their Returns?
If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable initiatives that it can continue to reinvest in, which is a trait of a compounding machine. So when we looked at Momo (NASDAQ:MOMO) and its trend of ROCE, we really liked what we saw.
Understanding 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 Momo is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.16 = CN¥3.2b ÷ (CN¥23b - CN¥2.5b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).
So, Momo has an ROCE of 16%. On its own, that's a standard return, however it's much better than the 9.2% generated by the Interactive Media and Services industry.
See our latest analysis for Momo
Above you can see how the current ROCE for Momo compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us
Momo 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 16% which is a sight for sore eyes. Not only that, but the company is utilizing 593% more capital than before, but that's to be expected from a company trying to break into profitability. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, both common traits of a multi-bagger.
In Conclusion...
Long story short, we're delighted to see that Momo's reinvestment activities have paid off and the company is now profitable. Since the stock has only returned 5.9% to shareholders over the last five years, the promising fundamentals may not be recognized yet by investors. So with that in mind, we think the stock deserves further research.
Momo does have some risks though, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Momo that you might be interested in.
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