These Trends Paint A Bright Future For Rectifier Technologies (ASX:RFT)

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? Firstly, we'd want to identify a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and then alongside that, an ever-increasing base of capital employed. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. And in light of that, the trends we're seeing at Rectifier Technologies' (ASX:RFT) look very promising so lets take a look.

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. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Rectifier Technologies:

Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)

0.24 = AU$3.3m ÷ (AU$18m - AU$4.5m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2020).

So, Rectifier Technologies has an ROCE of 24%. That's a fantastic return and not only that, it outpaces the average of 8.4% earned by companies in a similar industry.

View our latest analysis for Rectifier Technologies

Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Rectifier Technologies' ROCE against it's prior returns. If you're interested in investigating Rectifier Technologies' past further, check out this free graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What The Trend Of ROCE Can Tell Us

Rectifier Technologies is displaying some positive trends. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 24%. The company is effectively making more money per dollar of capital used, and it's worth noting that the amount of capital has increased too, by 669%. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, a combination that's common among multi-baggers.

One more thing to note, Rectifier Technologies has decreased current liabilities to 25% of total assets over this period, which effectively reduces the amount of funding from suppliers or short-term creditors. This tells us that Rectifier Technologies has grown its returns without a reliance on increasing their current liabilities, which we're very happy with.

The Bottom Line

All in all, it's terrific to see that Rectifier Technologies is reaping the rewards from prior investments and is growing its capital base. And with the stock having performed exceptionally well over the last five years, these patterns are being accounted for by investors. Therefore, we think it would be worth your time to check if these trends are going to continue.

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