Solutions 30 SE's (EPA:ALS30) Stock Is Going Strong: Is the Market Following Fundamentals?

Most readers would already be aware that Solutions 30's (EPA:ALS30) stock increased significantly by 57% over the past three months. Given that the market rewards strong financials in the long-term, we wonder if that is the case in this instance. Specifically, we decided to study Solutions 30's ROE in this article.

ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders.

Check out our latest analysis for Solutions 30

How Is ROE Calculated?

The formula for return on equity is:

Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity

So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Solutions 30 is:

28% = €39m ÷ €138m (Based on the trailing twelve months to December 2019).

The 'return' is the yearly profit. That means that for every €1 worth of shareholders' equity, the company generated €0.28 in profit.

What Has ROE Got To Do With Earnings Growth?

So far, we've learned that ROE is a measure of a company's profitability. We now need to evaluate how much profit the company reinvests or "retains" for future growth which then gives us an idea about the growth potential of the company. Assuming everything else remains unchanged, the higher the ROE and profit retention, the higher the growth rate of a company compared to companies that don't necessarily bear these characteristics.

Solutions 30's Earnings Growth And 28% ROE

Firstly, we acknowledge that Solutions 30 has a significantly high ROE. Second, a comparison with the average ROE reported by the industry of 12% also doesn't go unnoticed by us. As a result, Solutions 30's exceptional 44% net income growth seen over the past five years, doesn't come as a surprise.

We then compared Solutions 30's net income growth with the industry and we're pleased to see that the company's growth figure is higher when compared with the industry which has a growth rate of 14% in the same period.

Earnings growth is a huge factor in stock valuation. It’s important for an investor to know whether the market has priced in the company's expected earnings growth (or decline). Doing so will help them establish if the stock's future looks promising or ominous. If you're wondering about Solutions 30's's valuation, check out this gauge of its price-to-earnings ratio, as compared to its industry.

Is Solutions 30 Using Its Retained Earnings Effectively?

Solutions 30 doesn't pay any dividend currently which essentially means that it has been reinvesting all of its profits into the business. This definitely contributes to the high earnings growth number that we discussed above.

Summary

In total, we are pretty happy with Solutions 30's performance. Specifically, we like that the company is reinvesting a huge chunk of its profits at a high rate of return. This of course has caused the company to see substantial growth in its earnings. With that said, the latest industry analyst forecasts reveal that the company's earnings growth is expected to slow down. To know more about the latest analysts predictions for the company, check out this visualization of analyst forecasts for the company.

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